For many, there’s nothing better than relaxing in a backyard garden and listening to water gurgling over a small waterfall. “We did a survey and the No. 1 reason people wanted a water feature was for ...

When Denise Carroll jumps into her pond from its ledge, she swims alongside kois named Cutie, Baby and Jason (names chosen by her two young children). She’s not crazy about sharing the water with the ...

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 ...

When Joan Doyle was a little girl, her Lakeview home featured a fish pond so large and elaborate that she and her siblings named the house after it. “When my sisters and I talk about our old family ...

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 ...

Eric Triplett will present “Creating a Backyard Pond” when the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society meets 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Redlands Church of the Nazarene, 1307 E. Citrus ...

Andy Dinh has always found the sight and sound of water to be tranquil, almost hypnotic. It’s a calming, multisensory experience that takes him to another place, far removed from the here and now.

As small aquatic habitats disappear at an alarming rate, private garden ponds may help compensate for the loss of natural habitats and support biodiversity in urban areas. However, as these ponds ...