Tips & Tricks
Clearing Your Pond’s Green Water
Well, Spring is finally here in much of the country, and that’s the most exciting time of the year for many pond owners. I know that I get hugely stoked to... Read More »
How to Choose a Fountain Pump
A lot of people end up getting the wrong pump when they’re putting together a fountain or pondless waterfall. If the pump is too powerful, they end up with jets... Read More »
Fertilizing Pond Plants
Here are a couple of quick(ish) answers to questions that I get a lot about pond plants. Do I need to fertilize my pond plants? Not always. It can depend... Read More »
5 Things You Should Have Before Spring
Are you ready for Spring? These 5 items will help. Thermometer – Here are some key temperatures: Constant 50 degree water temperature – you can start feeding fish (cold water food)... Read More »
How to Plant a Lotus
A Lotus seems to be the plant that every water garden owner yearns for. They tend to be sun loving, dramatic plants that can be the exotic centerpiece of... Read More »
What Type of Pond Liner is Right for You?
So, you’re ready to build a new pond, or expand the one in place already. One of the first questions that you need to figure out is how you’re going... Read More »
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Construction Tips: Using Waterfall Foam [Video]
Ed Beaulieu from Aquascape shows us some best practices for using waterfall foam. Waterfall foam is used to fill in the gaps between the rocks and boulders in your waterfall.... Read More »
Clean Your Pond During Winter (Without Getting Wet)
So, did you get your awesome new pond net up in time to keep the leaves out of your pond? Even if you did, there’s still almost certainly a fair... Read More »
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Ponds Gone Wrong… [Video]
In this video, the team over at Pond Digger take us through some of the more common design problems water garden builders run into. Here are a couple points they’ll... Read More »
Predator Birds and your Favorite Fish
I love birds! Let’s get that said right up front. However, when I was driving into our neighborhood yesterday, I saw a bird, and, from the way my stomach flipped,... Read More »
Pond Netting Made Easy
It may not be the sexiest item I’ve ever featured on this blog, but the Atlantic Pond and Garden Protector is actually one of the items that can change the... Read More »
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Choosing and Installing Your Pond Edging [Video]
It’s definitely not too early to start thinking about and planning a pond to build in the spring. In fact, I’m a big advocate of starting to plan in autumn,... Read More »
