Flower bed and pond for the frogs

I wanted to build a pond for the frogs but only wanted a small one due to lack of space. I looked up some ideas and found the barrel pond to be the best for me. I got hold of a large plastic planter that didn't have any drainage holes in the bottom. First my daughter made a flower bed to house the pond. I planted some lavender and some other plants to provide ground cover for the frogs to hide amongst and then dug a hole to sink the pond into. I then filled the pond with rainwater that had been collected in the water barrel next to the shed. The frogs would need to have ledges in the pond to provide and exit out of it do we put some bricks and rocks along one edge. My daughter broke a piece off a terracotta plant pot and put it upside down next to the pond to provide the frogs somewhere else to hide.

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We have had mixed comments about the pond. Some people say we need to sink it lower into the ground, others say the frogs will find their way in. I will probably sink it lower into the ground in the future. I also needed to get some pond plants to oxygenate it.

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