One of the best additions to a home garden or landscape is the element of water. Fish, plants and water are all of the makings of a small ecological unit that attracts a lot of life to the garden as ...

Enhance your garden with a backyard wildlife pond. Learn how to build a backyard pond and get tips for pond plants and wildlife pond-edging ideas. Having a water source, especially a pond, on your ...

With these care tips for water, fish, and plants, your pond will be able to weather even the deepest chill. While backyard koi ponds provide a tropical oasis in the warmer months, they go dormant in ...

Make your backyard pond into a refreshing focal point by adding features such as seating and a waterfall. Keep koi fish and welcome wildlife to your pond to lend a sense of tranquility and movement to ...

The sound of water gently lapping or cascading down a waterfall is soothing to your soul and it doesn't have to be big to make a difference. Building a pond is a relaxing feature to add to your ...

When Joan Doyle was a little girl, her Lakeview home featured a fish pond so large and elaborate that she and her siblings named the house after it. “When my sisters and I talk about our old family ...

Q. I put in a backyard fish pond in the spring. How should I prepare it for winter? A. Winterize your pond when the water temperature is consistently about 50 degrees. If you have a pump and/or a ...

There’s just something about the presence of water that lends a calming feel to any backyard, especially in the summer months when we want to spend as much time outside as possible. If your outdoor ...

These landscaping and styling tricks can turn the area around your backyard pond into an idyllic staycation spot. Make your backyard pond into a refreshing focal point by adding features such as ...