How to create a sustainable water feature in your garden

Gardeners’ interest in ponds and water features shows no sign of drying up, says Peter Dowdall.

There was a time that seemingly every garden had or needed to have the ubiquitous “water feature” or pond. Whilst the trend for water gardens has not dried up, excuse the pun, it has certainly lessened in recent years. Gardening is like any other walk of life in this regard, it goes through fads and stages, elements in design come in and out of fashion.