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 ...
Creating a backyard fish pond adds value and beauty to your landscape, giving you an oasis for relaxation while supporting local wildlife. Whether starting from scratch or upgrading an existing pond, ...
The calming sound of a trickling waterfall combined with the faint sweet smell of a blooming waterlily are an alluring combination for many homeowners. Backyard ponds, it seems, haven’t gone out of ...
IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE SPRING OUT THERE THIS MORNING, BUT THE HOME AND GARDEN SHOW IS HELPING YOU GET READY FOR ONE. WARMER WEATHER RETURNS. THE ANNUAL EVENT IS BACK OPEN TODAY AT STATE FAIR PARK. GREG ...
Adding water lilies to your garden or landscape can provide round-the-clock flowering performance all summer long. The plants come in two varieties: hardy water lilies are perennial and produce red, ...
Scott and Shawn Petersen already had a striking water feature at their Oak Creek home when the coronavirus hit. They had a large koi pond, two waterfalls, a brook, a stone bridge, and a two-level deck ...
Vanessa and Richard Crisler designed a pond in their Betton Hills backyard, not for fish, but for frogs, dragonflies, and other wildlife. It is shallow and includes a sandy, gravelly beach along one ...
As the UK faces freezing temperatures and snowfall, a gardening expert has warned people not to smash holes into their frozen ...
“If you’re thinking about a pond and want to stock it with fish, it takes a lot more than digging a hole, installing a liner, filling it with water and putting in the fish. Instead you have to think ...