If you love the idea of having a backyard pond but don't have the space—or even the yard!—to put one in, a water garden in a container is a deck and balcony-friendly alternative. Photo by ...

Ann and Glen Gage downsized to a container pond in a planter at their San Francisco townhouse. (Glen Gage - AP) When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland ...

The Gages assembled their container ponds using large planters, which they made water-tight by caulking any drainage holes. Then they added gravel and a few larger rocks, and filled the container ...

That's right; garden pond ideas are no longer reserved for those of us with bigger backyards, as there's a growing trend in the US of creating ultra-small, container-based ponds – often referred ...

“A lot of people treat patio ponds a bit like annuals and restart their ponds every spring. They just transfer the fish to an indoor aquarium in winter and drain the container pond.

Although container ponds work year-round in warmer climates, they are more challenging where winters are harsher. Hachadourian said most container ponds, ...

Create a Place for the Pond . Anything that can hold water will do for this first step. Try re-using an old barrel, large pot, or another container that's the appropriate size for your project.

"Putting a koi in a little container pond would be like trying to raise a German Shepherd in a box," said Don Chandler, chairman of Koi USA, based in Costa Mesa, California. "The smallest possible ...

The Gages assembled their container ponds using large planters, which they made water-tight by caulking any drainage holes. Then they added gravel and a few larger rocks, and filled the container ...