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Pointers on Pond Maintenance
Even without fish, residential decorative ponds require regular care to remain healthy and attractive.
Water Features for a Decorative Pond
Moving water features are perennially popular additions to decorative ponds.
Getting Down to the Details for Decorative Ponds
Once you’re satisfied with the location for your pond, it’s time to nail down its shape and size.
Designing a Decorative Pond
What comes to mind when you visualize the ideal backyard pond? How would it fit into your yard?
Starting Small with Decorative Ponds
Ideally, a backyard pond should be about 10’ x 15’ on average for a balance of flexibility, impact, and budget
The Power of Pond Plants
Plants not only create visual interest with a variety of growth patterns and leaf structures, but many provide a profusion of beautiful, fragrant, colorful blooms
Kitchen Garden Ponds
A relatively unusual “style” of pond that is increasing as people become more interested in self-sufficiency, local food production, and sustainability, is the concept of a kitchen garden pond.
Natural Ponds
A truly natural pond is one that has formed without the influence of human activities.
Water Conscious Gardens
As our climate continues to change and temperature extremes become more common, gardeners must adapt.
The Beauty of Decorative Ponds
Of all the beautiful gardens that are lovingly tended throughout the world, surely the most memorable and compelling are those that include some element of water