Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Plant Pond Margins and Shelves: A Step-by-Step Guide
The margin — that shallow shelf running around the edge of a pond, usually 2 to 10 inches deep — is the…
Water Gardens & Ponds
Few features transform a garden like the still surface of a pond. This section covers everything from compact container ponds on a patio to full koi ponds and lotus pools — the plant that gives Urban Lotus its name. Whether you want the calm of moving water, a home for fish and frogs, or a blooming display of water lilies, you’ll find practical, tested guidance here.Start with our complete walkthrough on how to build a backyard pond, then dig into the gear and care that keep it healthy — pumps and circulation, liners and construction, planting, fish, and the perennial battle against green water.Popular guides in this category:How to build a backyard pondThe best pond pumpsThe best pond linersHow to get rid of pond algae
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Balance a New Pond: Cycle, Clear Water & Plants
You filled the pond, switched on the pump, and within two weeks the water turned pea-soup green or cloudy white — and…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Make a Bog Filter for a Pond: Plants & Gravel
A bog filter is the most natural, lowest-maintenance way to keep pond water crystal clear — and it doubles as a lush…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Build a DIY Pond Filter: Barrel & Tote Build
A clear, healthy pond comes down to one thing: moving the entire water volume through good filter media often enough to keep…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Protect Pond Fish in Winter: Ice, Feeding & Care
Koi and goldfish are tougher than they look. In a properly prepared pond they survive the winter outdoors by slowing right down…
Water Gardens & Ponds
Preformed vs Liner Pond: Which to Build?
Deciding to add a pond to your garden is the easy part. The first real fork in the road is how to…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Make a Pebble Beach for a Wildlife Pond (Step by Step)
A pebble beach is the single most important feature you can add to a wildlife pond. It is a gently sloping shore…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Grow Marginal Pond Plants: Depth, Shelves & Top Picks
Marginal pond plants are the ones that grow in the shallow water around the rim of a pond, with their roots submerged…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Overwinter Tropical Water Lilies: Lift, Store & Replant
Tropical water lilies are the showstoppers of the summer pond — bigger, more fragrant, often blue or purple, and frequently night-blooming in…
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Propagate Pond Plants: Division, Cuttings & Plantlets
Pond plants are some of the easiest plants in the entire garden to multiply, because the same vigor that lets them colonize…