Choosing Fish for the Garden Pond
Choosing Fish While plants make the major contribution to the appearance of the water garden, fish bring it to life. They also play an important part in the ecology of the pool, feeding on aquatic...
View ArticleFish Pests and Diseases Symptoms, Causes and Cures
Symptoms Cause Cure Small lesions and tumour-like growths, often with algal covering Anchor worm Dab affected areas of fish with a 0.1 per cent solution of potassium permanganate, remove parasites...
View ArticleWater Garden Care Seasonal Care
Water Garden Care Having created a water garden, you can begin to enjoy the fruits of your labours — the splashing of the waterfall or fountain, brightly coloured goldfish gliding serenely beneath soft...
View ArticleWater Garden Care – Essential Tasks
ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR SPRING • Tidy up bog garden and apply a mulch • Tidy up pool margins, dividing plants as necessary • Clean out pool if necessary • Remove pool heater, overhaul and store • Inspect...
View ArticleGarden Ponds, Pools and Swimming Pools
Pools From the earliest times when gardening developed into an art form in the long pre-Christian civilisations of Asia Minor, water has been an integral part of gardens. Pools, fountains, rills,...
View ArticleHow to Look After Hemerocallis or the Daylily
Daylilies are so called because each individual flower does last only a day. Plants can be grown in any part of the garden, but they perform best in reasonably moist soil, which means that they can...
View ArticlePlanting Combinations for the Water Garden
It is immediately obvious to even the most casual observer let alone the serious and experienced gardener, that some plants do not sit comfortably with others. Perhaps they both have small leaves of a...
View ArticleWater Garden Problems and Remedies
Acid Water When fish are prone to disease, sudden death and red fins, this is a sure sign that the water has a high level of acidity (or low pH). Other indications are when oxygenating plants do not...
View ArticleOxygenating Plants
Peltandra or Arrow Arum A hardy, semi-evergreen perennial originally from North America, this is a plant highly regarded for its form and structure — considered by many to be architecturally...
View ArticleHow to Create Water Gardens
This is one of the most satisfying of all forms of gardening and whilst few gardens have a pond that is a natural feature of the landscape, the smallest of gardens may have their pools constructed from...
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