What could be nicer than to let your thoughts drift and relax as you reflect on the soft rippling of your own pond? Water has always signified pure life, nature in its elemental form, and has captured our imagination since our very origins. Is it the glittering surface caressed by a light summer breeze, the contented gurgle of a spring, the fascinating iridescence of the dragonflies or the calming murmur of a meandering brook? It's probably a combination of many factors. A water garden has a special fascination all of its own any time of year - the constant change in the flora and fauna on and in the water is an exciting experience. Children especially love to watch wriggling tadpoles emerge from frogspawn.

A water display will even fit in a small garden. A pond of just a few square metres, built for example from a GARDENA Rigid Pond Liner of robust plastic, is easy to install and highly effective. The various GARDENA PVC Pond Liners are very flexible and can be easily adapted to special circumstances. GARDENA Gargoyles add fresh verve, not only of the optical kind, to your new biotope. That's because the water can take on lots of oxygen where it splashes and gurgles, which is good for the biological equilibrium. It also lends a pleasant freshness on hot days.

Another way of creating a small water garden is a container adorned by selected plants. Whether you choose a rustic wooden tub, a nostalgic stone trough, a modern zinc vat or an elegantly glazed pot, every variant has its special charm. Spring is a great time to add atmosphere to your water world with slow-growing varieties such as umbrella plant, dwarf water lilies and pickerel weed.