Direct Global Trading The Shannon Black Plastic Garden Pond

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!

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.

It's a nice little pond which is ideal for my garden. Easy to install- dig a hole, insert, make sure it's level and you're done. Would have been five stars but I took one away for the shelves. Be aware that these are pretty much useless. I checked and double checked the level - which is spot on, but the plant baskets keep slipping off the shelves, they are just not wide enough for a standard 11cm basket. I'm going to send for some of those soft round pond baskets which I'm hoping I'll be able to 'mould' into the gaps between the shelves while being lifted up to the required height by some stones. If anyone else has had the same problem I'd like to hear if they found another solution.

Bought this some years ago and it's still ok

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.

Looks ok, seems to be sturdy enough,will know better when I install it.

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

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.