Yes we have inherited a leaky pond with a broken paving edge so thats a project soon to be started. Also we're building some decking and I'm considering extending the decking slats around two or three sides of the new pond. The garden is surrounded by unpainted breeze-block walls, so I'm desperate to get them painted but the weather is not on my side!

Hi, if you'd like something big I'd go for a fountain in a pool or cascading waterfall and include lighting for the extra wow factor. Bear in mind that it won't come cheap.

Hi Carolina thanks so much for taking the time to advise. I like the look of the water running down the hill but wonder if that might work better in a different setting. The side sections of the rockery are very close to the main living room patio. i really like the idea of the water running down from the top but I wonder it might be too much of a tight squeeze for the pond part as the lawn is very narrow above it and to the retaining wall, such a skinny strip to play with. It is so frustrating! Or did you mean putting the pond part on the bottom section? Sorry! I suppose this is another option but nowhere near as attractive as your suggestions but if the pond isn't an option on the middle section, what do you think about something like this wall hung in centre of bottom wall?

Look carefully before you leap. When deciding on your water feature think carefully about maintenance - particularly algae. With the metal trough with 3 bubblers most of the water is hidden from the sun and so less stimulation of algae growth - although it will come. The water being hidden also keeps it cooler which helps. You could hide a UV filter under the metal as well which helps kill floating algae (microscopic) and you would need ideally to treat the water with a chemical (lots on the market that are safe for animals etc). The real challenge with this feature is making sure the top is exactly level, otherwise the water will flow off to one side. With a glass/mirror wall you are exposing quite a lot of water to the sun (depending how high it is) and the trough will get direct light as well. All stimulators of algae growth. You could still use the UV filter and chemical treatment though.