Episode 274: Natural Swimming Ponds

Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - A podcast by Sarah Wilson - Mondays

Caroline & Jon have created the most amazing swimming pond in their back garden and have documented their journey on social media, posting videos of year-round swimming adventures and pond-life. If you need inspiration to tackle a garden project you’ve always thought was just a pipe-dream, listen in as Caroline & Jon offer their refreshingly optimistic and can-do approach. What we talk about What made Caroline & Jon install a pool in their garden? Planning permission Filling the pond Cleaning the pond Swimming year round Bringing in wildlife The planting scheme - aesthetic or functional? Build cost   Links Caroline & Jon on TikTok Caroline & Jon on Instagram Other episodes if you liked this one: Creating Wildlife Habitats Bats Support the podcast on Patreon