Many thanks for all the suggestions. Tigerburnie , I will take up your idea of leaving it full through the winter as it took a long time for the wood to swell initially. I much prefer not using a liner as it is a large barrel and it would be very difficult to hide the folds . By the way there is qui...

Hi tigerburnie, It was bought from a Cooperage in Scotland. I believe it was a Whiskey barrel that had been done up and re- banded. Don’t know if that is the correct term. I intend to use it just as a pond for plants. There will be no fish. The inside does appear to have been coated with something (...

Hi, I have a new Barrel pond and I’m having trouble with an oily film on the water. I have syphoned it out and refilled it and left it for a few weeks. I intend to skim the oily water and then syphon and refill. Does anyone have any tips, ideas ? I don’t know if a liner is the answer. Would the wood...

Hi , I have been searching online to buy these and it seems that a company called The Cornwall Hamper company sells them. Good luck.