My "Shipwreck" Water Lily Pond

by Yvette Gray

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What do you do when you find awesome 10 foot long pallets that look like boardwalks and rescue an unloved, cracked and weathered 8 foot boat hull? Turn them into a water garden with a "boat dock" seating area!

The completed boat water garden.

my shipwreck water lily pond, I found this fiberglass boat hull for free on Craigslist so I took her home I already knew what I wanted to do with this and I liked the rusty old weathered interior

I found this fiberglass boat hull for free on Craigslist so I took her home. I already knew what I wanted to do with this and I liked the "rusty" old weathered interior.

There was a big crack down the back which needed to be repaired.

my shipwreck water lily pond, I found these two awesome huge pallets while driving by a coffee shop on my way to work Getting them home in my SUV was an adventure in itself but so worth it

I found these two awesome huge pallets while driving by a coffee shop on my way to work. Getting them home in my SUV was an adventure in itself but so worth it.

I painted the boat a calming blue/gray color.

my shipwreck water lily pond, I repaired the crack with some epoxy and silicone and gave the boat a new name I wasn t too concerned about the name being perfectly centered as it wasn t going to be very visable in it s new home

I repaired the crack with some epoxy and silicone and gave the boat a new name. I wasn't too concerned about the name being perfectly centered as it wasn't going to be very visable in it's new home.

my shipwreck water lily pond, I purchased this gorgeous tropical water lily named Key Largo which opens in the daytime and closes at night It is a beautiful lavender purple with an orange center

I purchased this gorgeous tropical water lily named "Key Largo" which opens in the daytime and closes at night. It is a beautiful lavender purple with an orange center.

The lily pads spread out and covered the entire four foot width of the boat.

I also added some water hyacinths which produce beautiful blue flower stalks.

I placed the boat where it appears to have crashed into rocks.

I created boat seats simply by laying boards across the front and back of the boat.

my shipwreck water lily pond, Finally I placed cinder blocks under both ends of the pallet to elevate it and make it level This is now a boat dock seating area

Finally, I placed cinder blocks under both ends of the pallet to elevate it and make it level. This is now a "boat dock" seating area.

View from the back.

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Olga Salmon on May 18, 2017

how do I keep water from evaporating

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Olga Salmon on May 18, 2017

how do i keep water from evaporating

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Happy Days Hometalker on Dec 27, 2018

Did you install a pump to keep the water clean? It's very picturesque indeed.

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Crafty Little Hippy on Jun 19, 2023

Love the creativity!! Has it held up pretty well?

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Carey Marshall on Dec 04, 2023

I really like this idea as well!! I have always thought that it would be nice to use one to plant flowers in, but I like this even better. I put goldfish in my pond and they kept my water nice and clean, and fertilized the Lilies as well.

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