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| So I "pulled the trigger" and got a 6 foot diameter stock tank 2 foot deep for my watergarden/pond. I want to dress it up to not LOOK like a stock tank. I would like to (of course), do these as cheap as possible without it LOOKING cheap.
I have thought of paint, but that isn't my first choice. Another choice is tile? But would it stick, and that could get pricey. Next would be the landscape retaining wall rocks, but that might be a little too pricey too. Then of course building some type of wooden structure, but then I'd have to figure out how to dress THAT up. What do ya'll suggest? |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (eyuracleo@hotmail.com) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 21:11
| Personally I would have part of it, maybe half, as part of a deck and the exposed part sitting on a concrete slab with planter boxes around it filled with whatever seems interesting. Maybe even smaller bodies of water around the exposed side using preforms or what have you. Lots of leeway here. |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 19:54
| I agree, rocks can be pricey if you don't have access to free ones. If you want a funky "natural" look, you could get a bunch of branches and vines and make a twiggy fence/arbor/trellis around it. I'm going to be doing something like that for a trellis for a hummingbird vine to grow on next year. I may even venture into a "fish-watching" chair if I am brave enough. |
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- Posted by gardengimp 9B Seminole Cnty FL (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 20:40
| This has been an interesting to think on. I think rather than 'disguising' the stock tank, to hide it in plain site. Do something to make the stock tank the center piece of a garden. For example,
We recently put a stock tank in the front of our house, under the eaves. It is being used as a rain barrel and standing water prevention. We just had >10" rain in three days so all the caladiums and most of the canna's are laying down right now.
~dianne |
Here is a link that might be useful: More pictures ....
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (eyuracleo@hotmail.com) on Thu, Oct 20, 11 at 1:59
| Just ran across a product for treating the inside of the stock tank on regular pond use only. It is a rubberized coating. Check the link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: PermaFlex
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