When fall arrives, pond owners need to start thinking about preparing their small backyard pond for the winter temperatures. This isn’t a large natural water runoff pond that can fend for itself.

This season-by-season checklist of pond maintenance tasks will help keep your water feature clean and beautiful year-round. Most backyard ponds require weekly maintenance, especially those housing koi ...

A small backyard can often feel limiting. There’s no room for a huge playscape or outdoor kitchen. Throwing backyard parties or installing a huge in-ground pool is probably out, too. Despite these ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

A water garden is a small ecosystem filled with floating plants—like water lilies, lotuses, and hyacinths—along with earthy accents and sometimes live fish. Not only do water gardens create a serene ...

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.

Dana and Timmie McGehee of Mesa consider themselves outdoor people, but not pool people. So when they planned their backyard landscape redesign, they pictured tropical lushness and resortstyle luxury ...