@happy.smallholding: Ad - gifted. Incorporating water is one of the best ways to encourage wildlife into the veg patch. Boosting biodiversity in the garden helps to naturally manage pest levels and improve pollination rates, overall giving us a better crop and making gardening a more enjoyable experience. We recently dug a pond in our veg patch. We did the hard work with a digger and finished it by hand, making sure there’s a beach for wildlife to easily climb in and out, and a shelf around 2 of the edges for plants. I’m adding pond plants from Sarah Raven to help encourage as much wildlife as possible: water mint, water forget me not, sedges, devils bit scabious and a couple of water lilies. I’ve also added some oxygenating plants to keep the pond healthy, and will be installing a solar powered water feature soon! I’m so excited to see how this new pond benefits the vegetable garden and wildlife within it. #gyo #growyourown #growyourownfood #homestead #smallholding #garden #lovegardening #kitchengarden #veggarden #plants #igrewthis #ediblegarden #gardendesign #pond

Jess Gough

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Saturday 29 March 2025 13:30:00 GMT