Direct Global Trading The Shannon Black Plastic Garden Pond

Absolutely amazing product. It has been in place and survived for years. High temperatures in summer and freezing in winter has not damaged it, even winter with a very thick sheet of ice over the top has not caused it to damage. The plastic rim may undulate given heat but this is normal for most plastic products. It is used as a wildlife pond. No leakage and fantastic value for money as you won’t need another one. Installation was easy, dig the whole wider then the plastic shell and make it deep enough that it will sit nicely. Then use the excess soil to fill down the sides. I used rocks to hide the plastic rim and it looks amazing.

Absolutely delighted with the pond, it is sturdy and a lovely design. Created the pond for a Mother’s Day gift and she loves it!

Didn't arrive well packaged as the box was open so haven't given it 5 stars. It's a good quality pond, easy enough to dig out the shape and fill with pond plants. I put in some broken bricks to balance the plants pots on as the edging isn't wide enough. The depth is good too, would be ok to over-winter pond plants. Bring on the frogs

Have built a raised wildlife pond. Just starting to get life and plants thriving after a year.

I have only rated this as three stars for sturdiness and thickness, but actually those two things are pretty irrelevant once its in the ground as its supported by the surrounding earth. Took about an hour to dig a hole, place the pond, level it and backfill - can't complain about that. I have a 7 metre x 5 metre fish pond in my garden but the fish eat any wildlife unfortunate enough to get in there. I wanted a little pond for the newts and frogs. I put lots of pebbles in there and hid the sides with stones and logs. The pond has been in situ since the summer and the sides are already coated with algae and insects, so I'm hoping for frog spawn this spring. It looks like its been in place for years. I would imagine this would be ideal for someone wanting a bit of wildlife who doesnt have much space. It wasn't expensive, so don't expect something fantastic, but it does a job.

Buying a pond liner would have been cheaper

I bought this as a wildlife pond for my garden and it does rug at job very well. If you’re thinking of a pond for fish, then this is not the pond to buy, it is too small. The pond is sturdy enough for the job. The margin shelves needed to be a little wider. I’ve found plants I’ve put in small pots have toppled into the pond quite frequently, especially is birds have been drinking from the pond. For the money this is a great little pond.

Okay yes it is flimsy, but easy to install and the fact that it is flimsy in away helps you with uneven ground. I dug a hole way bigger than i needed. I used soft compost as a bottom layer to get level, then filled the pond to the first depth line then watered in. I did this through the whole of the back fill process. The pond stayed level through out. Take your time, back fill, water into the vacant space around the form.