Hi everyone! Here I am in upstate New York...might as well be Alaska. BRRRRR! I am happy to report that plans have been made to put in a bigger pond this spring. I have my drawings, have ordered some of the stuff I need already and I have been digging in my dreams LOL. HURRY SPRING!! Meanwhile,...

Greetings! I've "finally" gotten this winter's web page update finished. This year has more pictures than ever before. If you'd like to take a walk in our back yard and forget about winter for a few minutes please visit! http://ky-dan.com/garden2003.html

I'll just say that someone has very good woodworking skills :-) Denise

For the second time this winter, I found a frozen goldfish. I never had this before in 6 years so I can't figure out why the goldfish are all going up into the shallows and then freezing in solid. My pond has about a foot of water in the most shallow area and it's frozen to the bottom there with...

We live in Northern Michigan, and we've gotten lots of snow. Our 100watt heater keeps a hole open in the ice, but when we get a lot of snow, the heater doesn't melt the snow, and it covers the whole heater. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, have you solved the problem? I'm tired...

Hi all, I have a large (about seven thousand gallons) double pond with a waterfall ledge between them. When it gets REALLY cold that ledge freezes over and the water rises higher and higher until it goes over the uppper pond's edge and floods the area. For that and other reasons I've decided...

hey all trying to draw on the collective wisdom of this group. i've envisioned every aspect of my patio water garden/goldfish pond except this. i plan on folding the liner under paving stones and putting pavers on top to conceal the liner. this much i know. what's tripping me up is how to disguise...

I live in Central PA - current temp - 5 degrees F - nighttime temps are below zero. My question is, I have a *raised* pond made of cinderblock (was here when we moved in) and the single goldfish that was here when we moved in survived the winter last year just fine w/out any "assistance" - the...

We had a good freeze last week, ended up with ice across my entire pond except 1) where the water falls from the bio filter and 2) the skimmer. Question is this. In order to be prepared for the next freeze (spring ain't here yet) I'm wondering what type of heater (or bubbler) I should...

Hi All, I have three lily roots which are now floating on the surface of my pond in So. Calif. Is there an easy/best way to weight them down to the bottom? I don't want to plant them in a container. Best, Clarence

hi, i have a two acre neighborhood pond partially fed by a spring that flows into my pond. the pond is about 6 years old. my neighbor began diverting the spring water away from the intake pipe to the pond. i can't call the county today but was just wondering if anyone is aware of laws of diverting...

I would welcome any advice. I am building a pond for the first time, i is a large pond approx 60 feet by 30 feet and about 6 feet deep in th middle. It has been excavated and now I aim to put a layer of "Teram geotextile (bit like weedblock fabric) followed by about 1 inch of san and then I aim to...

Does anyone out there know how to repair a leak in a pre formed pond liner? My umbrella palms grew into the side of the pond causing it to bend and then crack. Thanks for any suggestions. Judi

Just made my website and am offering wood lighthouses for sale at below what the rest of the net has to offer, also have quite a few pictures of my outdoor pond located there also hope you take a look. http://showcase.netins.net/web/irc2535/

Thanks for the information you shared with me regarding turtles. I already have in place everything you listed in turtle needs. Out of all of the turtles that are available, I have finally decided on Painted Turtles. They seem to have a good combination of not being too large, being friendly,...

I have questions about keeping turtles in my pond. But first, I will give you a description of the pond. It is located in North-central Pennsylvania in Zone 5. We have had some low temperatures in the vicinity of -10 below recently but that is unusual. The pond is roughly 6’ by 16’. There are...

I've posted this msg. on the garden.rec news group and the gardeners are giving me some very good info. Now I was wondering if you ponders may have experience or info to share? I'm also a ponder but this bog will be seperate from my pond. I'm thinking of creating a bog garden this year but...

My first winter with my pond with fish and so far so good with the fish, but I think someone forgot to tell the fish thats its winter and they should just stay at the bottom. I put a black liner over 80% of the pond and the balance a clear plastic sheet with support beams to keep the liner about...

I was wandering if you received my email response: 1/13/04 Had a problem with my email server. Chagoi http://ourkoipond.com

On Long Island and my pond is completely covered in snow. I need opinions. I can hear my bubbler going but there is no visible hole. Will my bubbler motor burn out? Do I need to unplug it and deal with opening a hole another way (when and if it ever stops snowing and being artic cold)? Should I...