What About A Micropond? Garden Inspiration Via TikTok - November 2024

I've found myself drawn to a creator on TikTok named "Artful Roger" who combines his love of gardening with his other interests (like building miniature things, vintage Christmas and interior design).  I'm much more likely to 'swipe' up/past the miniatures/interior/tablescape design videos, but I never skip one of his garden TikToks.  And...as I've shown...I'm a sucker for Vintage Christmas.  

In a series of videos, he posted about how he created what he calls a "Micropond" in his backyard.  Here's one of the videos showing the completed project - linked here - and embedded below:

@endtable Here are the pond details. #micropond #gardenpond #waterfeature #gardenwaterfeature #artfulrodger #gardeningbasics ♬ Happy - Calming Tune

The photo at the top of this post is a screenshot from that very TikTok.  There's a lot to like about this.  Boulders that he found on-site.  The use of mixed materials like the driftwood.  Pea gravel in the bottom.  No 'rock necklace' that is so often found in backyard ponds.  A simple recirculating pond/stream that doesn't take up too much space. 

A pond is such a big project, but could this 'micropond' be an entry-point for me?  

Sure could be a 2025 project.  By the patio?  Using the excavated material from a retaining wall?  Something like a 10' wide by 20' long liner would do the trick.