| Water gardens are a great way to add a relaxing | | | | future. Remember that the size of your garden |
| environment to your yard. Most of us find | | | | will also determine the amount of maintenance |
| comfort in the sight and the sounds that are | | | | your garden will require. |
| associated with water, whether it be from a | | | | If you are planning to include both fish and plants, |
| natural source like the sea, a river or stream and | | | | you will want to pick a location with a sufficient |
| even a pond. There is a lot of history that | | | | amount of direct sunlight. When a water garden is |
| involves water gardens, whether it be for there | | | | located in a wooded area, tree leaves and debris |
| elaborate fountains or the simplest fish pond. | | | | can be a lot of maintenance. |
| Water gardening is an activity that has been | | | | When choosing aquatic plants, the plants should |
| around for centuries. | | | | cover about half of the water at the most. The |
| Water gardening is creative method of gardening | | | | plants you choose can be free floating, |
| and there is a lot of technology that can be | | | | submerged, or ones that grow near the edge or |
| incorporated in it, from prefabricated ponds, | | | | surface of the water. The types of plants you |
| fountains, waterfalls, lighting and pump systems or | | | | choose are personal preference. Some of them |
| they can be simply constructed as a container | | | | may be chosen for their scent and some for |
| garden. Whether your water garden is for just | | | | there beauty. There are also some plants provide |
| plants or a combination of plants and fish, the | | | | more oxygen than others which helps keep a |
| ideas are endless in what can be created. | | | | water garden healthy. |
| To create a water garden, a natural water source | | | | Algae is something that can be a major problem |
| is not required. It can consist of any type of | | | | in water gardening. Most of the time the problem |
| container that hold water, like a plastic tub, water | | | | results from having too many nutrients in the |
| tight plant containers or a half barrel. As long as it | | | | water. This can be from fish food or plant |
| holds water it can be used. Many local garden | | | | fertilizer. The proper construction along with |
| supply centers have complete kits that can include | | | | feeding of both plants and fish will keep algae to a |
| anything from the basic pond setup to the | | | | minimum. There are chemicals that can be used |
| sophisticated water gardens that include | | | | to reduce the algae but they can also kill your fish |
| waterfalls, fountains,pools, pumps and lighting. | | | | and plants. Algae can be eliminated by reducing |
| Your budget is the first thing to consider when | | | | the nutrients that cause it to grow, like cutting |
| creating a water garden, it can get expensive and | | | | back on feeding and fertilizing, adding more plants, |
| quick if you decide on a large water garden that | | | | putting in a filter system, or replacing the existing |
| is full of plants, fish, lights and other accessories. | | | | water with fresh. |
| Next you need to determine the amount of | | | | Water gardens need to be maintained throughout |
| space you have available for your water garden. | | | | the year, both small gardens and large. With the |
| Be reasonable in what you choose when starting | | | | proper planning of living and decorative features in |
| your garden and keep in mind the possibility of | | | | your water garden you can keep the |
| expanding the size of your water garden in the | | | | maintenance to a minimum. |