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Educational Brochures

Your gateway to practical knowledge and expert guidance on water gardening and pond care.

Welcome to our library of educational brochures! Each brochure is designed to provide easy-to-understand guidance, best practices, and expert tips for creating and maintaining thriving water gardens. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced pond enthusiast, you’ll find valuable insights to help your pond flourish.

Browse the collection below and click any brochure to view the full guide. You can also filter by topic or search for a specific subject to quickly find what you need.

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Pond Care Year-Round

Winterizing Your Pond – Koi and Water Gardens

I have two ponds, one is a Koi pond in which I have some water plants and the other is a water garden pond. I pull all my water plants...

Pond Care Year-Round

Winterizing Your Pond

Even though we are having a warmer (and rainier) September than normal, soon Fall and Winter weather will be heading our way. Here is some information and tips about how...

Marginal Plants - Hardy & Tropical

Wintering over Tropical Marginal Plants

Many water plants are perennial plants meaning they will endure for a number of years, going dormant during the fall and winter seasons and returning the following Spring season. There...

Marginal Plants - Hardy & Tropical

When Should you Divide Marginals?

Marginal Aquatic Plants When dividing hardy marginals, remember these plants are generally very strong and hearty. There are two basic types with different growth habits, which affect your repotting method....

Water Lilies - Hardy

When Should you Divide Lilies?

How do you know if your plants need to be divided? The main way is by assessing if the plant has overgrown its pot. In general, waterlilies need dividing every...

Snails & Mussels

When is a Clam a Mussel?

You have all heard about the colorful frogs that lead such an interesting life leaping from lily pad to pickerel rush, catching dragonflies. There is another little addition available now,...

History

What is the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society? (IWGS)

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to join the board of the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society (IWGS). What is the IWGS? It is an organization much like...

General

What is IT? And why does it SMELL? (Chinampas Garden)

These two questions, among others, are often asked of us as we work on the latest aquatic display at Denver Botanic Gardens. The answer to the second question is “anaerobic...

General

What’s THAT in my pond! (Pond Lifeforms)

When you’ve noticed strange insects, egg sacks, or gooey invertebrates in and around your pond, you’ve probably wondered how to research these oddities. Now there’s an easy reference guide for...

General

West Nile Virus, Mosquitoes and Pesticides

Aside from the irritation and annoyance that mosquitoes inflict upon humans and livestock alike, the threat of disease pathogen transmission is always present as the current outbreak of West Nile...