Every single year, my garden is filled with confused frogs and toads looking for somewhere to rest. Finally, I decided to do something about it and build a mini pond for all my watery critters to ...

Mini ponds can be made from plant pots, old sinks, buckets – anything that can hold water (Credit: Heather Stuckey) When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a ...

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1. Choose your spot: Your mini-pond will need some sunlight, but make sure it's in shade for some of the time. The best way to create shade is with another plant or two (they can be in pots), perhaps ...

When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife moved in. "I hope we get frogs and newts, and animals ...