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Garden Ponds

Gardening is often about balance. For example, maintaining a proper soil pH balance helps plants acquire the nutrients they need. But sometimes an aesthetic balance is necessary too. Water and earth are a natural and necessary combination, and water garden ponds are a beautiful way to bring that lesson home.

Garden ponds have been used for centuries to promote tranquility and contemplation, most famously in ancient Japan. Modern gardeners love garden ponds for much the same reasons. The sight and sound of flowing water is very relaxing, and provides a perfect complement to standard terrestrial gardens.

Water garden ponds can be habitats for goldfish or koi, or visiting birds that bathe in the shallows. Many water gardeners enjoy the sight of water lilies, or additional water features such as windmills or waterfalls.

If you're thinking of adding a garden pond to your home landscape, the articles below list the steps that will get you started.


Garden Ponds Guides

  • Water garden ponds faq

    "Where should I locate my garden pond?" and "Why is the water green?" are probably the two most common questions asked by owners of new water garden ponds. We've got answers to those and a few more in our water garden ponds FAQ list.
  • Build your own garden pond

    With a shovel, rubber liner, and garden hose, you can transform your backyard from a lawn to an ornamental water garden in just a few hours. Our quick guide explains how you can build your own garden pond.
  • Garden pond supplies checklist

    The garden pond design has been chosen, but the work has just begun. Garden pond supplies such as aerators, pumps, and filters are essential for keeping water garden ponds healthy and beautiful. Our garden pond supplies checklist includes all that and a sexy pair of hip waders.
  • Garden ponds design ideas

    The purpose of a garden pond plays a big part in determining its style, size, and location, so we've created a guide of reasons for constructing different types of garden ponds.