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Backyard Pond Landscaping – How to Do It

Written on February 8, 2010 – 10:51 am | by Backyard Pond

Your backyard pond landscaping can easily set or change the mood of your very home. A simple pond can easily turn a sullen home into a majestic environment, with the right designs and landscaping. In many ways, this can improve the overall look of your backyard, and turn it from a small and lonely part of your house to one of the most recreational spots in your home. There are a lot of materials that you can use for backyard pond landscaping, both natural and artificial aesthetic products to enhance the look of your pond. Prior to landscaping, you need to make sure that your pond is stable and can support all the products or materials that you choose to add with it. You can also mix various stones to add texture to your new landscape. Waterfalls can also be a good idea. Read the rest of this entry »

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Build an Outdoor Fountain Out of Flower Pots

Written on February 8, 2010 – 10:51 am | by Backyard Pond

Recycle old flower pots into an attractive fountain for your deck or patio. While one large pot or planter can make an attractive miniature water garden, a pair or even a trio of graduated flower pots can add more visual interest and the delight of trickling water sounds.

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This small type of outdoor water garden can be made in any style to match your home and garden. While terra cotta pots are ideal – especially since they come with a hole in the center bottom – you can use other types of ceramic and even plastic pots. These fountains can easily be built for deck, patio or even out in the garden as a focal point.

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Sunterra 337106 Prefilter Box for 500 Gallon Pond Capacity, Black

Written on February 1, 2010 – 8:37 am | by Backyard Pond

A contained body of water is subject to conditions such as dirt, insects, algae and decomposed vegetation that affect the water clarity and health. A filtration system is needed to balance the ponds ecosystem. This filtration system must match both the power of the pump and the volume of the water garden. The Pre Filter Box is for use with 200 and 320 Gallon Per Hour Fountain Pumps to provide mechanical filtration for use in water accent applications. In Mechanical filtration, (more…)

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Above Ground Koi Ponds – Things to Consider

Written on February 1, 2010 – 8:37 am | by Backyard Pond

An above ground koi pond can satisfy your desire to have a water garden in your yard. Whether you construct one in a spot on your lawn and surround it with flowers and benches or build it directly on your patio or deck, there are several important considerations to take into account. Above ground koi ponds require more specific planning and care than an in-ground water garden does.

When I dug the backyard pond in my yard, all I had to do was choose a location with minimal tree roots (to make digging easier) and the appropriate amount of daily sunlight. When building above ground koi ponds, it is important to take local climate into account. In hot areas or even in extra warm pockets of your yard, an above ground water garden will suffer from excessive warming. It would be virtually impossible to over-winter fish and plants in above ground koi ponds in colder climates. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pond Life: Revised and Updated (A Golden Guide from St. Martin’s Press) (Paperback)

Written on January 27, 2010 – 7:48 pm | by Backyard Pond

This guide describes and illustrates, in full color, the plants and animals that live in or near ponds, lakes, streams, and wetlands. It includes surface-dwelling creatures as well as those of open water, the bottom, and the shore and tells how various animals and plants live together in a community. Plus suggestions for:Where and when to lookObserving and collecting specimensMaking exciting discoveriesAbout the Author
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Goldfish – Outdoor Pond Tips for Healthy Fish

Written on January 25, 2010 – 4:35 am | by Backyard Pond

If you want to keep a goldfish outdoor pond that will support aquatic life in a healthy manner, is it important to plan from the beginning. Many people purchase standard comet or even feeder goldfish to live outside in a water garden. They are hearty in cool weather and are very showy with their bright orange scales. A goldfish outdoor pond can be a joy to have in your backyard.

Goldfish – Outdoor Pond Size and Depth

Some goldfish grow quite large and do well in a larger size pond. Even if your water garden is small, you can get smaller fish and not put so many in. Feeder goldfish usually come in two or three sizes at the pet store. Buy a few more than you think you’d like as some will undoubtedly die off. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gardens of Water: A Novel (Paperback)

Written on January 18, 2010 – 4:32 am | by Backyard Pond

From Publishers Weekly
In Drew’s well-intentioned if overwrought first novel, cultures clash as a teenaged Kurdish girl and an American boy fall in love over the objection of the girl’s father, a Muslim Kurd living in Istanbul. Sinan, a shop owner, tries to keep his American upstairs neighbors, Marcus Hamm and his family, at arm’s length. But this is impossible after an earthquake devastates Istanbul, and Sinan and his family end up living in a tent city provided by American mission (more…)

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Container Water Gardens: A Mini Pond in Small Package

Written on January 11, 2010 – 4:18 am | by Backyard Pond

Setting a full-scale pond just to attain the look of a water garden is no longer necessary. These days, you can take pleasure on the sight of aquatic plants through the use of container water gardens. Some people may not be accustomed as to what this new found way of creating a different kind of water-garden effect minus the pond is all about. So, to provide you a clearer picture, here’s a brief overview – It’s as simple as water plants are for container water gardens as garden plants for potted soil containers.

What you need

Container water gardens may look complicated upon setting eyes on it, but if you will try to discover the necessary things needed to come up with water garden plants in a container, you’ll realize that it doesn’t really necessitate acquiring special pots to create more mystery in your plants. What you precisely need is a container enough to hold a specific amount of water. Basically, doing the math will help – the smaller plants to put in the container, the smaller the pot, and the bigger the aquatic plants, the larger the pot. As simple as that! Read the rest of this entry »

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Smart Guide: Ponds & Fountains: Step-by-Step Projects (Paperback)

Written on January 4, 2010 – 3:04 am | by Backyard Pond

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“The Smart Guide series of books by Creative Homeowner are step-by-step projects that are easy to understand, completely illustrated, and provide handy guides to the tools you’ll need and HOW to use them, if you’ve never tried before.”-Bill Ervolino, Sunday RecordHackensack, NJDecember 15, 2002 — Review

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CHERUB TABLE TOP WATER FOUNTAIN INDOOR OUTDOOR GARDEN

Written on December 31, 2009 – 1:16 pm | by Backyard Pond

A charismatic cherub pours water into a graceful basin. Soothing water sound creates serenity in any room or garden. Pump included. UL recognized. Polyresin. 11 1/2″ x 11″ x 12″ high. … Outstanding Customer Service!!!

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