Artificial Ponds, Pools, Water Gardens
Information on water gardens. Are you a beginner who needs to install a water garden or landscaping around swimming pools, buy a pump and choose aquatic plants? Or a long-time lover of water gardens seeking ideas for new plants, inexpensive fountains, waterfalls or new artificial pond designs? Either way, these links will lend a guiding hand.
Garden Fountains
This do-it-yourselfer's tutorial centers around the use of high-quality ceramic planters that function as decorative garden fountains. Such ceramic planters can be expensive but make great garden fountains.
This do-it-yourselfer's tutorial centers around the use of high-quality ceramic planters that function as decorative garden fountains. Such ceramic planters can be expensive but make great garden fountains.
How to Build Waterfalls
Building waterfalls is a step up in complexity from building ponds. It is a two-step process, involving the construction of a pond to catch the water and the cascading structure itself (the "waterfall"). This project focuses on inexpensive waterfalls suitable for landscaping in small spaces.
Building waterfalls is a step up in complexity from building ponds. It is a two-step process, involving the construction of a pond to catch the water and the cascading structure itself (the "waterfall"). This project focuses on inexpensive waterfalls suitable for landscaping in small spaces.
How to Build Simple Water Features
Using cheap materials you can build low-maintenance, low-cost water features. This step-by-step tutorial is designed to help the beginner build do-it-yourself artifical ponds and water fountains. The soothing gurgling of such water features is ideal for patio and backyard relaxation and for contemplative gardens.
Using cheap materials you can build low-maintenance, low-cost water features. This step-by-step tutorial is designed to help the beginner build do-it-yourself artifical ponds and water fountains. The soothing gurgling of such water features is ideal for patio and backyard relaxation and for contemplative gardens.
Top 10 Plants for Wet Areas
Solutions to drainage problems sometimes take the form of installing drains, but another possible route is simply landscaping wet areas with native plants. Many native plants have evolved to grow in wet areas, so they're natural solutions to poor drainage problems.
Solutions to drainage problems sometimes take the form of installing drains, but another possible route is simply landscaping wet areas with native plants. Many native plants have evolved to grow in wet areas, so they're natural solutions to poor drainage problems.
Bamboo Plants for a "Japanese Feel"
The feathery texture of bamboo's leaves looks great near water gardens. But note that, while you can use bamboo around water gardens, you cannot plant them in water gardens. That's because bamboo roots require good drainage. Learn more in this FAQ on bamboo plants.
The feathery texture of bamboo's leaves looks great near water gardens. But note that, while you can use bamboo around water gardens, you cannot plant them in water gardens. That's because bamboo roots require good drainage. Learn more in this FAQ on bamboo plants.
Book Review: "Complete Idiot's Guide" to Water Gardens
This book takes on a lot, as it instructs us in not only water features, but also rock gardens. Rock gardening and water gardening are two separate topics. Why combine them in one book? Perhaps to make the point that rock gardening and water gardening can complement each other beautifully!
This book takes on a lot, as it instructs us in not only water features, but also rock gardens. Rock gardening and water gardening are two separate topics. Why combine them in one book? Perhaps to make the point that rock gardening and water gardening can complement each other beautifully!
Water Garden Book Review
Book review of Kathleen Fisher's "Complete Guide to Water Gardens." Photos and illustrations introduce the novice to every aspect of the subject, from pond liners to adequate filtration for koi.
Book review of Kathleen Fisher's "Complete Guide to Water Gardens." Photos and illustrations introduce the novice to every aspect of the subject, from pond liners to adequate filtration for koi.
"Nancy's Pond": A Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide
This site documents the progress of one do-it-yourselfer's water feature. Lots of good pictures and information to help you get going on your own artificial pond projects.
This site documents the progress of one do-it-yourselfer's water feature. Lots of good pictures and information to help you get going on your own artificial pond projects.
Edible Aquatic Plants
Water features with curb appeal plus edible aquatic plants. Materials and hardiness zones for aquatic plants discussed. Suggested aquatic plants: Chinese water chestnut, chameleon plant, duck potato, lotus, pickerel rush, water cherry, watercress, water fern, water mint, water spinach and wild rice.
Water features with curb appeal plus edible aquatic plants. Materials and hardiness zones for aquatic plants discussed. Suggested aquatic plants: Chinese water chestnut, chameleon plant, duck potato, lotus, pickerel rush, water cherry, watercress, water fern, water mint, water spinach and wild rice.
Supplies, Information
"The Water Garden" is a business that offers hundreds of pages of tips on installing and maintaining water gardens. I love the way they have integrated the selling of supplies online with both product information and general information.
"The Water Garden" is a business that offers hundreds of pages of tips on installing and maintaining water gardens. I love the way they have integrated the selling of supplies online with both product information and general information.
Planting Aquatic Plants in Ponds
Here’s what makes or breaks a water garden: installing the aquatic plants in such a way that they will thrive. WaterGarden.com makes effective use of images to explain the process of planting aquatic plants. The page is loaded with further useful links as well to help you grow attractive aquatic plants in water gardens.
Here’s what makes or breaks a water garden: installing the aquatic plants in such a way that they will thrive. WaterGarden.com makes effective use of images to explain the process of planting aquatic plants. The page is loaded with further useful links as well to help you grow attractive aquatic plants in water gardens.
Faux Rocks for Water Features
Superior Faux Products, Inc., offers a useful FAQ to introduce novices to the use of faux rocks in water features. Learn the answers to such questions as how long faux rocks last, how you go about cleaning them, and whether or not they're safe to use in fish ponds.
Superior Faux Products, Inc., offers a useful FAQ to introduce novices to the use of faux rocks in water features. Learn the answers to such questions as how long faux rocks last, how you go about cleaning them, and whether or not they're safe to use in fish ponds.