Water Gardens
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Planting Mosses in Your Garden
Attractive options are available even in gardens in shady conditions. Mosses are easy to grow and are low maintenance. Proper preparation will ensure planting success.
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Prevent Algae Growth in Fish Ponds
Taking steps to prevent algae growth in a fish pond with natural prevention methods helps pond owners avoid all types of algae, including toxic blue-green algae.
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How to Create a Wildlife Friendly Garden Pond
Creating a natural pond is the most important thing you can do to attract wildlife into the garden. Provide a few creature comforts and it will soon be a wildlife haven.
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How to Make a Bog Garden
This is an easy to follow tutorial on putting in a bog garden for water plants and other aquatic life.
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Fish Pond Maintenance for Fall
Maintaining a Koi pond or goldfish pond takes extra effort in the fall of the year to help the fish and plants transition to a dormant state for the winter months.
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How to Grow Waterlilies
A simple to follow tutorial on the care and culture of waterlilies Nymphaea.
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Backyard Pond Basics
Building a water garden is a wonderful hobby, but it can take several seasons to get the balance right to create the perfect atmosphere. Patience is the key to success.
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Garden Water Fountains for a Pool or Patio
The sparkle and murmur of a garden fountain can transform a garden. There are many types of ready to instal fountains on the market, but it's also easy to create your own
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Create a Pondless Water Feature
Want the tinkling serenity of moving water in the garden without the mess of a traditional waterfall and pond feature? A pondless water feature can liven any space.
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Hydroponics – An Effective Way to Grow Plants
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil. This unique method has numerous advantages and has the ability to solve the food problems of the world.
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Hydroponics
Many years ago, the Aztecs used hydroponics to produce fast-growing floating plant gardens. Today, hydroponics, also known as pond culture, is employed worldwide.
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Tips for Creating a Pond
By building a pond you are helping support your local wildlife and it's easier than you would think.
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How to Make a Simple Water Feature
This easy-to-build water feature requires no plumbing, electrical wiring or expensive materials, and can be completed in an afternoon.
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How to Fight Pond Algae
Pond algae can be fought in a number of ways, and the sooner you take steps to control algae, the better the chances will be that your pond stays clear all summer long.
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Pond Plants In Summer
Early summer is normally the best time to organise the plants in and around your garden pond.
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The Best Pond Pump for Your Water Feature
Pumps vary in water flow and capacity, power supply, filtration, possible uses, durability, size, maintenance and cost. All these matter when choosing a pool pump.
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How to Build a Waterfall in Your Garden
Modern garden pond pumps and preformed pond liners or flexible liners make it easy to create water features like streams, waterfalls and cascades for your water garden.
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Water Lilies
Water lilies are beautiful plants. Given the bewildering range, knowing their purpose and disadvantages of the main types helps one make the right selection for the pond.
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Types of Fish for A Fish Pond
When purchasing fish for a fish pond, consider the environmental factors such as plants, temperatures, depth and other elements to insure you choose the correct fish.
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How to Build a Pond Using a Flexible Liner
Good quality EPDM and PVC pond liners, and butyl rubber liners, are easy to use and make it easy to build a pond or garden water feature of almost any shape or size.
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Choosing the Material for Your Pond
Garden pools can give hours of pleasure, and modern materials make it easy to build your own pond, but it's important to choose the right material for your situation.
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Ornamental Water Features for the Garden
Pond, fountain, stream or waterfall, water features can enhance most gardens. Many can be bought ready to install; creating your own is easy, and often more attractive.
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Water Gardening
A water garden can add an interesting and attractive element to your landscape plan. Enjoy all the benefits that a beautiful water garden can add to your property.
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Opening a Pond in Spring
After winter, ponds need some maintenance to get them started. Taking a few things into consideration while opening a pond will help ensure it stays healthy all season.
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Pond Cleaning
Ponds need to be maintained to keep pet fish clean and healthy. As well as regular routines, a yearly clean is a sensible precaution.
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Green Taro in the Water Garden
Colocasia esculenta is a hardy, prolific bog plant perfect for water gardens and small ponds. Its long, fibrous roots make an excellent "veggie filter."
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Bog Garden Spotlight on Water Poppy
The Water Poppy may or may not even be a family of plants, depending on where the question is asked.
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Bog Garden Spotlight on Vinca Minor
Common Periwinkle is an evergreen bog plant that grows fast and easy.
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Winter Water Garden Maintenance
A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Winter season.
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Fall Water Garden Maintenance
A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Fall season.
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Summer Water Garden Maintenance
A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Summer season.
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Spring Water Garden Maintenance
A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Spring season
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More Out of the Norm Fish for a Water Garden
There are five more alternatives to the koi and goldfish for a pond or water garden; see if one entices you.
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Submerged Plants as Natural Water Purifiers
Aquatic plants are important to the water garden or pond both in beauty and in function.
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Water Plant Spotlight on Common Reed
Overview of Common Reed, an invasive water plant, and what it can and can't do for a garden.
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Water Garden Spotlight on Water Hyacinth
A look at the water hyacinth, a plant that is invasive but still adored in the garden.
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Water Plant Spotlight on Salvinia
Have a look at the floating water moss plant of Salvinia and its use in the water garden.
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Water Plant Spotlight on American Frog's Bit
American Frog's Bit is a spongy perennial that can do well in water gardens.
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Out of the Norm Fish for a Water Garden
Be wild, be daring! Here are choices that are much different than the basic koi and goldfish for a water garden.
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Water Garden Spotlight -Taro
Take a look at the water garden plant Colocasia esculenta and its uses as a root vegetable and ornamental aquatic decoration.
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Marginal Water Plant Spotlight - Cattails
Cattails are a water garden favorite, here is more about them.
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Marginal Water Plant Spotlight on Marsh Marigold
A look at four varieties of Marsh Marigold and how they work in a marginal water garden.
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Water Garden Spotlight on Spicebush
A spicy scented shrub that makes for interesting stories, the Spicebush is also good for a water garden marginal plant.
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The Fred Fletcher Park Water Garden
Insight into using city parks and water gardens to cleanse stormwater in an effort to decrease pollution.
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Water Garden Spotlight: Chinese Lizard Tail
Chinese Lizard Tail has many uses, the least of which is a charming water garden plant.
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Non-Water Lily Floating Water Garden Plants
While many will naturally use water lilies in the water garden for floating plants, there are those that will like a change of pace.
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Bog Garden Spotlight: Jewelweed
Find out how to use Jewelweed in a Bog or Water Garden.
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Bog Garden Spotlight: Seashore Mallow
Find out how to use seashore mallow in a Bog or Water Garden.
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Control Mosquitoes in The Water Garden or Pond
Keep water gardens and ponds mosquito free with insect-hungry, floating bladderworts.
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Shady Water Garden Plants
Five good choices are given for the water or bog garden that is in the shade.
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