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Caring for Your Pond Fish During an Emergency
Do you have an emergency plan for your pond fish? When you're making plans with your family about what to do during natural disasters like hurricanes, blizzards, or fires, you...
How Much Snow is Too Much Snow on a Pond?
When you're checking on your pond during the winter, it's important to make sure there's not too much snow stacking on top of the pond. How much snow is too...
Enhance the Beautiful Sounds of Your Pond: A Guide to Water Features and Nozzles
Discover the joy of a relaxing pond with captivating sounds that harmonize with nature.
How to Drain Your Pond for Winter
Whether or not you need to drain your pond depends on a few different factors. The depth of your pond will be the difference between your pond freezing all the...
Pond Fish Care in Winter
Winter isn't the most exciting time of the year to be a water gardener, but it's one of the most important times for maintenance. Starting in the fall, water quality...
Prepare Your Plants for Closing Your Pond
Get your pond plants ready for winter with these tips for when to store, prune, and relocate your plants indoors for the winter shutdown.
What Pond Equipment Should be Removed for Winter?
Water gardening tends to slow down in the late fall and winter. Once the water temperature drops to 40°F, it's time to bring your pond equipment inside.
The Importance of Fall Pond Aeration
Fall is an important transitional season for pond owners. While you may not immediately consider aeration a vital part of your fall maintenance, it can help keep your pond clear...
How to Test Pond Water & How to Read Results
When was the last time you tested your pond's water? Even if the water is crystal clear, you can have too much ammonia or imbalanced pH levels. Catching these issues...