I have a Yellow Canary Helvola in my 50 gallon pond, and it usually covers the surface in the summer, and the blossoms are beautiful. I have been repotting it every year, but I have not done so this year because it actually had several leaves all winter long. My questions is should I re-pot it...

Is it cheaper to buy it online with shipping, or better to pick it up at the local lowe's, home depot, ect? The price Lowe's gave me was .40 a sq foot, and they only carry it in varying sizes. When we looked at it, the epdm roofing material was actually more expensive then the prepackaged pond...

Finally got a chance to play with the fire & water idea today, had the kids take pictures, they can be seen he http://www.the-patterson-family.com Materials used were a fresh 20 pound propane tank, a 5-gallon plastic bucket, a number 3 washtub, a valve and hose assembly from a gas burner, and...

I live in North Central Pennsylvania (Zone 5). My pond is about 1000 gallons and ranges from 1' to 4' deep. It was built last summer. It contains 19 goldfish type fish, tadpoles, two small turtles and newts. The many plants consist of anacharis, iris, cattails, pennywort, water celery, primrose,...

Thanks for those of you that responded to my pond-cleaning questions. After deciding not to invest in a shop-vac (and getting very negative responses from tool rental places when I told them what I wanted to do with THEIR shop-vac), and went out and bought a pair of hip wader boots at the Army/Navy...

OK, you know me...I can't sit and not mess with the pond. Last night it was nice and warm out. I put on some shorts, and an old T-shirt and went digging for my lotus. The tubors were in 4 inches of mud that I planted, as well as a nice layer of elephant scented mulm. These lotus were planted in a...

I live in North Central Pennsylvania (Zone 5). My pond is about 1000 gallons and ranges from 1' to 4' deep. It was built last summer. It contains many plants, 19 goldfish type fish, tadpoles, two small turtles, newts and NO snails. Whay suggestions do any of you have regarding the best snails...

Hi all, wonder if you can help solve a mystery - My pot pond is a couple of months old, roughly. Full details of pond at bottom of post. After I had my 'pot-pond' set up for about a month or so, a tiny cluster of leaves appeared floating on the surface. Three tiny green leaves. Then they started...

Does anacharis have to be potted, or can it simply be weighted with lead weights and dispersed in the bottom of the pond? My pond is small - 250 gallons, with a shallow end and a deeper end. Thanks in advance for the info.

Hi Again, Well, after a few days with no response from the group, I figured nobody out there had experience with marsh marigold plants. I took a chance and divided them as I would a hosta and it worked out well. So... If anyone is looking to divide a marsh marigold, simply take it out of the pot,...

Does anyone here know what causes a fish to loose it's buoyancy? Kinda wobbles and floats tail up. I have a friend who has a shebunkin that's doing this. Any advice on saving the fish is welcome. thanks, Scott

Check out this link, it is ingenious...and cheap ! http://www.mnwgs.org/articles/diyuwlts.htm John

That my humble little pond in the UK is featured in a gardening magazine in Atlanta Georgia ... based on "what you can achieve in a small garden" The magazine is Bloomers in your garden. Fame at last..... Steve http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steve.thomas4/MyPond.html

Have you seen the new web site. http://www.geocities.com/swimbladderhelp/welcome.html Check it out.

Hello everyone. I'm a newbie to pond construction. So please excuse my questions if they sound dumb. I'm planning to put in a liner pond.. about 15 x 20 x 2.5 Do I need both a skimmer and a bottom drain. My pump is only 1.5" diameter. Will this work for a bottom drain. Any advice is...

Hi I am just about to assist my friend in building a 12 000 litre koi pond. It will be made from cement blocks and rendered in waterproofed plaster and finally fibreglassed. So the lights will be incorporated into the walls during construction. Are there any particular lamp types that provide...

I've seen above-ground indoor pond/waterfall constructions made entirely with natural stones (dressed stones for the pond perimeter and rough stones for the waterfall). The stones were held together by something the colour of cement (sand mix perhaps), but the pond interior was coated in a thick...

Anyone have any recommendations for normal potted plants (like available at home depot) that would work good as marginals (shallow, always wet, not too tall)? Trying a new bog filter type and looking for plants, now. -- J.D. Stone http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone/

I feel compelled to post again before the 'turnaround' time is complete. Hoping maybe someone can see a pattern. I am still watching my ph and I think it is stablizing around the 7.8-8.4 mark throughout the day. Some of the fish are cause for concern. Pretty sure the koi is getting worse. ...

HI!! I am hoping I can get some advise. I live in FL, and I have thre red-ear sliders that are quickly outgrowing their tank. I have a 1 year old, broken jacuzzi that is to be their new home. (In a month o so, so i have some time.) I've been to a few pond/pet stores nearby and i'm not really...