Building a Floating Island with Plants
Why a floating island or boulder? It provides shade for the water and fish beneath it. You will also find that the fish hide or swim under it, if frightened. […]
Build Your Own Shishi Odoshi Deer Scare Bamboo Fountain
A solitary clack echoes through the garden and fades. We are reminded of the passage of time. The shishi odoshi, a traditional Japanese fountain, was originally used to scare away […]
Casting A French Village Fountain
With a little background in casting plaster and cement molds, this backyard feature has come to life. Modeled on a composite of several fountains (dating from a hundred and fifty […]
A Quick Filter to Remove Tannins From Your Pond Water
Warmer weather lures water gardeners outside to check on their ponds. Often all they see is their own reflection in the dark water that’s been “steeping” brown tannin from leaves […]
The Rain, it’s Plain, Falls Mainly Down the Drain . . . (Rain Harvesting)
At the cusp of the practice of water gardening there’s growing interest in construction of a range of landscape features that use storm water attractively and for practical effect. The […]
Basics of Biological Pond Filtration – Lecture for the International Waterlily Society Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, July 31, 1995
Basics of Biological Pond Filtration Various things can make pond water cloudy and of poor quality: • Decaying material in the pond e.g., dying plants • Excreta from organisms in […]
Why I Built a Pond
I was inspired to build a pond by an article in the weekend newspaper on ‘How to Install a Pond in a Weekend’. It was done using a pre-formed pond. […]
Comparing Pump Types & Pricing
Is there information on types of external pumps to use for ponds? Swimming pool pumps are a lot cheaper than pumps specifically made for ponds. When comparing the cost of […]
Filtration
Host ponds have been built as part of the general landscaping when it was considered a nice idea to have the sound of water in the background. Later on, some […]
On the Waterfront . . . Plants & Clear Water (Water Quality)
Is your pond green and dirty? Do you find yourself telling friends and neighbors that ‘everybody’s pond looks like that’? Would you appreciate a simple and quick way to clear […]