The terms “water garden” and “garden pond” are often used to mean the same thing. A garden pond normally contains plants and fish like goldfish, while a water garden will contain a variety of aquatic plants and may contain fish typically like gold fish. The term Koi pond differs entirely, from both a water garden and a garden pond because a koi pond will have a limited amount, if any plants in it, basically because the koi will eat most of them. In general, a pond is a small area of still fresh water. A pond differs from a river or stream as it does not have moving water. Some man-made ponds do have elaborate mechanism for water movement like fountains and waterfall but none of these are natural. A natural pond differs from a lake as they are typically smaller and much shallower, and normally filled by rainwater or by underwater springs. These natural ponds are commonly known as dew ponds.
Another less known fact is the history of ponds. For centuries every village and farm would have a pond. The water would be used by both animals and Continue Reading…
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Not only are they visually appealing and wonderfully fragrant, they provide your fish with cover and help keep the algae down in your pond. Water lilies need at least 5 hours of sunlight a day and calm water. With water lilies you have many varieties to choose from, the two general types are hardy and tropical. Hardy water lilies will reward you year after year with abundant foliage and a wide variety of colorful flowers. Tropical water lilies have leaves with serrated edges and they stand above the water.
Lotuses are popular even though they have a reputation of being hard to grow or tropical. While it is true that they may overwhelm a small pond they Continue Reading…
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A garden pond can offer great value to a property and make you feel like you are exploring the wilderness every time you leave the house. This type of landscaping also looks great and offers great curb appeal if placed in the front of a house.
There are many steps to building a perfect garden pond. First, planning is of the utmost importance. You will need to plan what kind of plants you will keep in the pond, what kind of fish will live in it, and where you will put it. Depending on the quantity of water and size, you will also need to find the right garden pond pump.
A garden waterfall is also a great feature to plan for. Not only does this look good, it will provide an excellent sound of crashing water. It is also a nice moving aspect that you can add to your yard’s landscape. Continue Reading…
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