A water garden is a man made or tended surface of water that contains plants, rocks and/or fish. They can vary in size from a small barrel or porch container to a full sized back yard pond. The elements within a water garden generally are reflective of its size. Smaller gardens may only contain a ...
Garden ponds are a great way to add value to your home, enhance a garden, or just a great, quiet place to relax and unwind. Although a garden pond may seem expensive, a little D.I.Y. attitude can change that. I’ll show you some cheap and easy designs for garden ponds that you can build yourself ...
Having a water feature in your garden is a great way to add some serenity to the area, but it’s also a great way to add the ‘wow factor’ to your outdoor space. However, gardeners and outdoor landscaping enthusiasts need to keep in mind that there is more to having a water feature than just ...
Just fifteen minutes North of Albuquerque, you will find Shady Lakes. What started off as a bait farm in the North Valley has become a place to bring your entire family to fish or to take in the beauty of the water lily gardens. Privately owned since 1962, Shady Lakes is no longer a bait ...
As much our family would love to have fountains, waterfalls and a Koi pond in the back yard, we really can’t justify the cost when the house needs a second coat of paint, new plumbing and about a dozen other necessities. For a low cost alternative, my daughter and I came up with a pee ...
Aside from its size, a larger fish pond has a lot of differences from the usual-sized ponds. The water system itself requires extra care and pond maintenance. The creatures like the fish and the aquatic plants that dwell in large ponds require even more attention and concern. Basic fish ponds normally use a biological pond ...
Few things will make a more dramatic visual impact in your backyard than a water garden. A beautiful pond filled with and surrounded by plant life, rocks, water falls and a few fish swimming around inside the water garden makes for a tranquil backyard retreat and focal point. Building a backyard water garden yourself requires ...
You could choose to purchase a moulded pond which will not need a pond liner but these will be restricted in size and also can prove to be quite costly. However, if you are thinking of moving house and taking your pond with you they might be a practical option in the short term, with ...
I have two goldfish ponds on my property and winter garden pond maintenance is necessary to prepare the ponds for the coming freezing weather, snow and ice. Since the freeze level in our area (Zone 6) is about 18″, a pond depth of 36″ is adequate for fish to survive in garden ponds during winters. ...
The edging you choose for the pond in your backyard water garden serves several purposes. While it will enhance the beauty of your pond, it will also hide the liner used to build the pond. If you have a more formal style of backyard water garden, you may wish to use more hard edging such ...
