As humans, we are all instinctively drawn to the site and sounds of water. Our bodies are mostly water, we need to drink it to survive, we vacation on the beach and we will walk for miles to catch a glimpse of a waterfall. We just can’t resist the it.
If you’ve every been out hiking and you’ve heard the sound of water, even if it was a small trickle, I’ll be that you went out of your way just to see it. Water is also the lifeblood of your landscape.
Creating a water feature in your yard is the single most spectacular landscape installation that your money can buy!
Fish Health Management Fundamentals and Treatments for Common Fish Diseases
If you are going to own fish, whether, in your garden pond or an aquarium, you should really…
Waterfall and Stream Construction
Waterfalls and streams are very different water features, but they have more in common than differences. These are…
Raising Fish in a Backyard Pond
Raising fish in your garden pond is a good idea for many reasons. Maybe you just want to…
Large Natural Ponds
The term “Natural Pond” indicates a harmonious and balanced setting where plants, animals, microbes, and water support each other to…
Detention Pond and Retention Pond: What Are They?
Detention ponds (dry ponds) and retention ponds (wet ponds) are two different types of water management ponds. In…
Pond Water Aquaponics – Growing Food in Your Water Garden
What else could be more beneficial than growing vegetable/food crops using the water existing in your own backyard?…
Aquatic Plant Functions and Types
No aquarium, pond, or water garden is complete without the presence of aquatic plants. However, picking the perfect…
Aquatic Plants
Aquatic plants are equally beneficial for the pond water in which they are planted and the surrounding environment…
Wetland Filtration
Any area that is wet either due to a rainstorm or industrial/sewage discharge would not be considered a…
Windmill Pond Aeration a Comprehensive Not-so-breezy Guide
Windmill pond aeration is the best solution to improve the quality of water in your rural pond. Simply…
What is Bioremediation?
Biological treatment is possible by harnessing plants and microbes’ natural ability to absorb phosphorus, nitrogen, and other nutrients…
What is Pond Water Ecology?
Pond water ecology is the circle of life within your pond. Natural pond balance works, but most people…
How to Control Algae in a Large Pond
Is your pond 6 ft. deep or deeper? Do your fish seem to be gasping for oxygen at…
Floating Plant Islands Clean Our Water
Nutrient pollution and sunlight cause the overgrowth of algae. High nutrient levels and other chemical pollutants can be…
How to Control Algae in your Small Pond
There are hundreds of types of pond algae. The two most common are string algae which look like…
Backyard Pond Ecosystem
Every backyard pond that you have ever seen is a functioning ecosystem. Just as all plants and animals…
Barley Straw for Ponds
For many hundreds of years, barley straw has been used to control algae growth in ponds. There is…
