Nancy’s Pond. . .
I add lilies that have longer bloom times throughout the day and that bloom from first bloom til frost. I add interest by adding complimentary colors with my bog plants and ones with interesting shapes (sword-like leaves, fern-like foliage, spiky blooms, etc. ) Nothing is quite as peaceful as water lily pads and blooms “floating” magically on the calm water. It’s also exciting to hear and see splashing water from the waterfalls and the flash of orange, red, yellow, or white koi or other fish in the water.
Bird Lovers can’t be Koi Lovers…I explain
This post will definitely go under “off topic” though it dose pertain to water gardens. I would assume many gardeners are bird lovers and outdoor lovers as well. And if you are a brand new water gardener, then you may not know that the arch nemesis of a water garden with goldfish or koi, throughout most of [...]
Please don’t break the ice!
Have you ever seen someone tap their finger on the glass of an aquarium? The fish jump, the sound waves scare the crap out of them. This is not healthy for fish, for some reason making lound noises affects fish very badly causing them to become succeptable to bacterial infections and viruses. Were am I going with this? It is winter and if you have fish in your pond you probably know that a frozen over pond or water garden often has fishkill, (fish that die during the winter). Some people think they see the fish under the ice which dont appear to be moving are actually dead, frozen in the pond.
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