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 ...

Some prospective home buyers are wooed by a move-in-ready kitchen or expansive picture windows. For Mark Vander Linden, the selling point for the Des Moines house he wound up buying was a small koi ...

Waterfront property is pricey, but did you know there's a way you can create your own? That's right: All you need to know is how to build a pond in your yard. And unless the body of water you want is ...

It’s April, and the backyard paradise at Lee Neiman’s Pittsburgh home has returned to life. The cascading waterfall has started running again, and the pond catching it has thawed. The fish that went ...

A well-placed pond will elevate your front yard aesthetically as well as help to boost biodiversity by attracting wildlife. Your design should complement the landscaping and style of your property.

Building a front yard pond to enjoy the soothing qualities of water can add a diverse habitat for birds, aquatic plants, and insects. A couple weeks back we hosted a work bee with Reno’s “Permaculture ...

Kevin Thompson stumbled into the business of creating custom ponds by accident. "I went to St. Louis and they have great public parks there," he recalled. "They have waterfalls and ponds and I said, ...

To Vineeta Anand, all the creatures that flock to her backyard pond are so familiar they’re like pets to her, with the pond being the common bond. It’s the center of the ecosystem she’s created in her ...

A thriving backyard pond is more than just a pretty view—it’s a living ecosystem that needs year-round attention. From seasonal maintenance to water quality testing and plant selection, small steps ...

Q. I put in a backyard fish pond in the spring. How should I prepare it for winter? A. Winterize your pond when the water temperature is consistently about 50 degrees. If you have a pump and/or a ...

It rained and rained, and as always happens after torrential precipitation, a pond appeared in our yard where no pond had been. After the pond appeared, a duck showed up and sat by it. This wasn't ...