and flowers of these pond plants need to live above the surface of the water. According to the North Carolina Garden Extension, water poppies will spread up to 5 feet, covering the outer surface ...

Garden ponds help increase biodiversity, which is crucial for the local ecosystem. Encouraging wildlife into the garden can ...

A pond is the perfect picturesque garden addition as it adds vibrancy, colour and character - but make sure you're looking ...

Returning to the garden after a bleak ... not work against higher or vascular plants like duckweed, watermilfoil, or pondweed. Algae blooms in household ponds are incredibly problematic because ...

Position plants and add oxygenators ... (ROSPA), children below the age of five are most at risk of drowning in garden ponds. The only way to avoid potential disasters is to not have a pond.

On Sunday, the Friends of Bryan Park celebrated the completion of its Azalea Garden Pond restoration project. The Bryan ...

Don't worry too much about exact proportions, but some open areas of water are important to allow light to reach the oxygenating plants and to allow space for growth over spring and summer. You can ...

Plants have also adapted to pond life ... Throughout the UK, pond habitat is being destroyed or degraded. Creating or maintaining a pond in your garden is one way to help reverse this trend.

This article originally appeared on pages 6 and 7 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer The Center for Public Service (CPS) at ...