PondPlantsUK - Complete Patio Pond Set - Dwarf Lily - 3 Marginal Plants - Pots and Compost - Just Pot up and add Water

This is really lovely on my decking. Don't have much space but, it looks so nice. The plants have grown really well. Very happy with this purchase & would highly recommend

It's a lovely little garden feature, but the plants were not as easy to deal with as it lead me to believe. The basket was massive and took up all the room. I finally solved the problem by putting each plant in their own pot, put a few pebbles on top to stop the soil floating everywhere. Finished it off with a solar fountain that stays in place with 4 straws that came with it. Each plant has enough room to grow without getting tangled in the fountain. Added some elodea to help keep the water clear. Put some old garden odds and ends around it to cover the large flagstone it's sat on. It will do for now till my I have the energy to sort my odds and ends out properly. All in all very happy with it, it's a waiting game now to see how the plants go. Additional feedback, plants still going ok, the lilly is bit sorry for its self but others are ok.Added 6 little White Clouds on thursday and they are still here today. Got a little pump and filter even though I was told I won't need one.so it's all good apart from the reduction in price of the kit. But hey ho.

Arrived sooner than expected, and when the plants arrived they were in a moist bag which is good, but they looked a bit rough. If anyone is assuming they will get fully developed plants, they will be more like rooted cuttings. I thought I'd give them time to grow or die. I can see they've grown loads since so I'm no longer worried. As others have said, my only issue is the barrel is smaller than I thought,but for a starter kit it's lovely for a patio or small garden feature. If the barrel is too small I'd still recommend getting it and probably get a bigger pot because it's good value for money. But overall I'm very impressed. Would definitely buy again or recommend it to someone else.

quickly delivered and product was just as described only thing i would quibble about the lack of instructions, i think they believe only ardent gardeners would be ordering, when in fact i have done very little gardening i just hope i have done everything right fingeers crossed

Bought this pond set and loved it! So cute. Came with everything you need. Planted it up, filled it up, it looked lovely. Within 2 weeks though, my plants got destroyed by pond snails! The plants must have had snail eggs on them, which then hatched. They have sadly decimated the 3 plants that were included in the kit. I should have quarantined the plants separately before planting in the pond 😕

I absolutely love my little barrel pond. Really easy to set up (optional tip - if you don't have any rattan to line the basket, use an old pair of tights). Quality and eye-catching plants will give you everything you need to get started, and you can then decide on purchasing extras to really make your pond thrive. In my case, the solar fountain and duck weed are separate finds, but they complement the pond kit and as you can see, my plants are thriving in this setup. Extra kudos to the company for being so quick to sort out a issue with the barrel itself - turns out there was a hairline crack in it causing a leak. They wasted no time in getting a replacement out to me, and I will keep the cracked barrel to plant some wildflower seeds so all is not lost.

Lovely item. Just a little small but ok. The wildlife water feature.

I received the package in good order. The box wasn't quite big enough & the 'barrel' stretched it a little bit eith lots of sellotape to close the box as the flaps could not meet together. I don't think my barrel was damaged or leaking, but it was raining when I set it up so no tell-tale leakage visible at the time. Seller could do with packing in a sturdier, better fitting box to avoid the splits other customers reported. Couriers are not necessarily known for careful handling in their time-pressured job. Having read others reviews before buying I bought hessian basket liners and pond gravel to top off. I was pleased to find more than enough pond soil was included in my purchase. The plants were packed inside the basket which protected them. 3 of the plants arrived in moist soil in tied plastic bags and looked very healthy. The water lily had bare roots contained in a bag with water in. The leaves were discoloured, and perhaps not so healthy looking. I guess they had been submerged in water which may have caused it. The roots seemed ok and I hope it will recover now planted. Although each plant has its own label it would be useful for less experienced gardeners to have some guidelines on how to plant up to avoid the negative feedback I've read. Many people buy in a hurry and don't have time to read reviews but just look at the overall rating score so a simple planting guideline would help them. Overall I am pleased with my purchase and time will tell on success. I'll post again on that in a few months. The price seems a bit expensive although I've not done a comparison on buying items separately. I guess part of the price is convenience of everything arriving together. I would say hessian and gravel are must-have's and should be included in the package. Perhaps an option of buying one with and without would be good as some people already have these items, and the inexperienced don't get caught out when soil leaks out into the water. I noticed in the reviews many people have added a fountain. I read the water lily info card which said they don't like water movement so maybe this is why many of the lillies have died, although one reviewer said they set theirs to a bubbling effect and the lily seemed happy. I have another pation pond and bought some pond plant nutrient and water treatment balls which have worked well to keep plants fed and water clear, reducing sludge too. I put some of these into this pond and will invest in some oxygenator plants too to give my pond every chance of success. A downside of having still water in mosquitos but I bought some anti-mosquito bits that fliat on top, until the magpies find them. I don't think they are harmful to wildlife. Just checked my pond now it's settled in and it's doing well. The pond lily is doing well despite my concerns and I'm looking forward to it flowering in due course.