Components for a Low Maintenance Garden Pond by Chris Deer Many of you may be considering putting a garden pond or koi pond in your yard. The biggest mistake someone considering a garden pond makes is improper planning. A water garden, just like a landscape, requires some thinking and planning before making a purchase. Where […]
The winter months bring lower temperatures, ice, snow, leaves, and a complete transformation of your water garden. To avoid any unwelcome trauma, it’s important to winterize your system. Most gardeners don’t realize that winterizing a water garden is more than pulling out tropical plants. Changing fish food, trimming plants, changing water, and adjusting equipment are all part of properly winterizing a garden.
Mechanical filtration is a reliable method to boost available oxygen in the aquarium or pond.
Preparing The Pond for Summer During the winter months, debris and waste accumulates in a pond. During the spring and early summer, many pond keepers and maintenance professionals perform a complete water change to remedy the buildup. Removing all of the water and fish offers both risk and reward. Before undertaking a complete cleaning, the […]