Plants for Your Pond – Elephant Ears

Taro Colocasia Habit: marginal aquatic or pondside perennial Height: 20″-6 1/2′ Spread: 20″-6 1/2′ Hardiness: tender perennial often grown as an annual If your pond is too small to accommodate a mature elephant ears plant, it can be grown on dry land in a large container of consistently moist soil. It will make a striking [...]

Is Your Pond Eco-Friendly?

Ecosystem ponds can be easy to understand if you have a good grasp of what components go into a basic, functioning ecosystem. An ecosystem pond works with Mother Nature to provide food, shelter, and safety to the wildlife around it. It also provides you with an all-natural, low-maintenance piece of paradise. It’s important to remember, however, [...]

Pond Design

Pond design is one of the most important things to consider during the “pondering” stage of your water gardening journey. There are several key things to keep in mind when designing and installing your pond, such as budget, style and size, just to name a few. Budget Your budget will directly affect the size and [...]

The Key to a Low-Maintenance Water Feature

Water features are arguably one of the most relaxing and enjoyable landscape features ever created. Who doesn’t love the sights and sounds of a beautiful garden pond or a babbling fountain? But let’s face it, nobody loves the maintenance required with many man-made water features. For many people this is the one thing that is the deciding factor against having a pond installed. Sadly, these people do not even realize that they are being deceived by a “Pond Myth”, maybe the most widespread, and untrue, “Pond Myth” out there.