Building a Water Garden Pond
[caption id="attachment_225" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="On Garden Pond"][/caption]Building a water garden pond in your own backyard is something many dream about, but few accomplish. Many factors work together and help to put people off starting the process, and yet others are daunted when they are faced with a choice of pond kits and don’t know how to start choosing which one will be right for them.
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Backyard Waterfall Basics
Stop Farming Mosquitoes: Build a Garden Waterfall
Photo by KrossbowGarden ponds create a tranquil space within any backyard garden. In order to keep your garden from becoming a mosquito factory, you need to build movement into the water. What better way than building a garden waterfall? It is easier than it sounds, and your pond will be healthier for it.
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Beneficial Pond Bacteria is a Necessity for Healthy Ponds
Garden pond, by EjdzejPond bacteria exists in all ponds, large or small. However, there is both good and bad pond bacteria. The good bacteria (aerobic bacteria) exists to efficiently keep organic waste such as fish waste, excess food, dead vegetation and even fertilizer run-off broken down before they can cause water quality problems. The bad bacteria (anaerobic bacteria) is the …
Pond Maintenance 101
An Understanding of Water Chemistry, Basic Pond Supplies and Pond Maintenance Routines
Garden pond, by Pirate AliceA little can go a long way. Never has that been truer than in the case of pond maintenance. Sure, every pond is different and there is some very technical and biological information that is very important for the maintenance of a pond. However, …
What Causes Pond Algae and How to Control it
Garden pond, by Pirate AliceThe two most common forms of algae that ponds experience are planktonic algae and filamentous algae. Planktonic algae is the type that gives pond that distinctive pea green, soupy color. Planktonic algae in moderation is very important as is the base of the food chain in a pond. However, it is when it is in excess …
