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Planted Aquarium Setup: Beginner's Guide(Post)
Along with being an exquisite aesthetic feature of your home, a fully planted freshwater aquarium offers a fully enveloping and rewarding hobby that brings a part of nature indoors. Looking at the p ...
Pond Waterfall Design: Sound & Flow(Post)A great pond waterfall should feel like it belongs in the landscape. It should sound pleasant, look proportional to the pond, and move enough water to support the health of the entire ecosystem. The ...
The ‘Really Good Price’ Story(Post)Consumers face a steep challenge selecting landscape contractors nowadays. An abundance of landscapers declare themselves ‘design, build, and maintenance experts’. Most every other indust ...
Essential Tips for a Stunning Koi Pond(Post)Building a koi pond is not just a “weekend project”—it requires creativity and accuracy. An amazing koi pond captures nature’s beauty nestled within thoughtfully and carefull ...
Plants That Will Naturally Clear Your Pond Water(Post)Duck Potato, American Pondweed, and Pickerel Weed are the three pond plants most often used to keep pond water clear, because they pull the dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus out of the water that wo ...
Placing Turtles in Your Backyard Pond(Post)Turtles can share a backyard pond with fish, but they need a pond built for them: varied water depth, a dry basking area, a puncture-resistant liner and more filtration than a fish-only pond. This gu ...
One Year Later: How the Vaynerchuk Recreation Pond Has Come to Life(Post)One year after Fitz’s Fish Ponds completed the transformation of Sasha Vaynerchuk’s massive backyard pond, the project has evolved into something even more impressive. What was once a mud ...
How a Koi Pond Is Built: A Step-by-Step Construction Guide(Post)Understanding how a koi pond is built starts with recognizing that it isn’t just a decorative water feature with fish added later. A proper koi pond is planned as a complete aquatic system, wit ...
Project Spotlight: A One-of-a-Kind Custom Koi Pond & Water Feature in Virginia(Post)Two streams. An infinity edge. Massive waterfalls. Crystal-clear water. And a koi pond designed to flow through the architecture of a dream home. Some projects challenge you to rethink what a backyar ...
Do Aquarium Plants Need Fertilizer?(Post)Creating a successful aquascape goes beyond its beautiful layout. It also requires knowledge of the growth and nutrition of aquatic plants. The careful arrangement of driftwood, rocks, and substrate ...