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Make a Water Garden: Materials

No space for an in-ground water garden? Never fear. You can still enjoy your own aquatic haven by crafting this miniature water garden in a box.

Water Garden Materials:

Wood
Water sealant
Plastic liner
Water plants (We used Japanese sweet flag, arrowhead, common duckweed, broadleaf, stonecrop, houseleek, deer fern, and blue-eyed grass.)
Potting soil
Pea gravel
Gazing ball or other ornament

Water Garden Tools:

Handsaw or circular saw
Hammer and nails
Drill
Wood screws, screwdriver

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