Take out the noise from the passing cars, add an oasis for local wildlife and put the worries of the day behind. Installing a garden pond, either large or small, can add depth to your backyard, in ...

A backyard pond brings plenty of tranquility to a yard, but it also requires a fair bit of maintenance to stay clean year-round. That's even more important if your pond is a home for koi fish, who ...

What could be more relaxing than lounging in a flower-filled yard while listening to the sounds of a waterfall and pond? A month on a beach in Bali, you say? While that may be true, a trip to Bali ...

A look at creating competing underwater structures for a backyard pond, focusing on habitat design, fish behavior, and seeing ...

The sound of water gently lapping or cascading down a waterfall is soothing to your soul and it doesn't have to be big to make a difference. Building a pond is a relaxing feature to add to your ...

Jan Cassell looks over her backyard pond, an 8,000-gallon paradise for some three dozen fish, countless frogs, toads, dragonflies — and her. “This is my de-stressor, my salvation,” she says. “People ...

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 ...

St. Louis Water Garden Society’s Pond-O-Rama returns June 27-28, 2026, with 23 backyard water gardens across Greater St.

While many garden designers would argue this point, we think that a great garden begins with basic elements: wind, sun, earth and water. To a large degree, the first three elements are in place before ...

One year ago, when Rhonda Shoemaker began scouting gardens in preparation for this month’s Open Days, she was on a mission to find a diversity of styles that hadn’t previously participated in the ...

Almost no one knows about this gorgeous hidden garden in Oklahoma, but those who do tend to make it a regular stop. Tucked ...

Which is antithetical to the inherently good-natured, friendly fish. But as Phil Goulding perches on the cold stones by the side of his backyard koi pond, his beloved shimmering beauties aren’t ...