Needed some positivity in life, so just upped and decided to rewild our front garden.

My wife and I have talked about making the front garden a wildflower meadow (which will be step 3 or 4), but my wife likes frogs so I thought I’d gamble on the chance that a little pond might attract some - as well as being a boon for wildlife in general.

We used the kids’ old paddling pool, as you can see, and I’m following guidance found on various websites (e.g. rewildingbritain.org.uk, RSPB, etcetera).

Step 2 will be buying some native pond plants once we’ve got some rainwater in.

Once we’ve got the meadow going, I’m planning on seeing if I can recruit any neighbours. (First target is next door who has never once used their garden and only goes out to strim it down. I’m hoping I can tempt them with an offer of turning it into a meadow for free, seeing as they paid for our shared fence.)

  • Mex
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    1 year ago

    No problem, I built a bucket pond (large planter) this year will be interesting to see how it does over the winter.

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      1 year ago

      Ooh! Share pictures! How’s it progressing so far?

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        1 year ago

        Need some taller plants in and around it still.

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      1 year ago

      I’m interested in this. Did you read anything? I know nothing but it sounds like a cool project for me and my kid.