About 3 years ago, I made a nice little pond from a 50 gallon stock tank. Since I wanted it to have a sort of tropical/jungle feel, I planted it lushly with interesting plants.
It's mostly all in shade. I've tried all sort of plants in the pond itself, but everything seems to die pretty quickly. It currently has 4 goldfish, a couple of minnows, and 3 huge bullfrogs.