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Pond Plants 101
Choosing plants for your pond or water feature isn’t as complicated as it seems! PLANTING ZONES To make it easy to work out where particular plants should be planted, water plants are labelled and categorised by the ‘zone’ or areas they prefer to grow in. If you imagine a side-view of a lakeside or […]
Acclimatising new pond plants
Most pond plants are just “plug and play” in that you can take them home and pop them on your planting shelves as long as you’re putting them in the same depth of water as you found them in here. If you’re changing the conditions they’re used to, you either need to do it gradually, […]
Have fish tank, will travel!
Moving house with your aquarium isn’t as complicated as it sounds, especially if you plan it properly. If possible, do it on a separate day to moving all the rest of your furniture and belongings so you can give it your full attention. You’ll need a few essentials—there is a check list on the […]
Wildlife Pond – Tips & Tricks
Encouraging wildlife to our gardens is a hot topic at the moment, and rightly so! Even adding a little water feature to your outside space will attract all sorts of visitors. HOW BIG? The larger the body of water, the more wildlife you will attract and sustain, but even something the size of a sink […]
Sprung a leak?
There are several reasons why the water level in a pond can drop, and a hole in the pond liner is actually the least likely! Check down the following list before you resign yourself to emptying the pond to try and track down a hole or replace the liner. EVAPORATION Over time […]
Battling Blanketweed (and other algae!)
Preventing and treating algae Algae is something we all come to know (and hate!) at some point in the course of having a pond or water feature. It is basically a primitive version of a plant, and unless it completely takes over it is actually an important part of the ecosystem that helps to […]
Pond Predator Protection
Easily the most frustrating (and heartbreaking) part of keeping pond fish is losing them to predators. Whether the fish have vanished without trace or you’ve found their remains, it helps to know what is most likely to have taken them so you can take steps to protect your remaining and future fish. The first […]
Pond Care 101
How to care for your garden pond Whether you have inherited a pond or have designed and built your own, we hope that these tips will help you find water gardening as rewarding as we do. RESEARCH Give yourself some background knowledge on what makes a successful pond and how to avoid […]
Pond Care Calendar – a year in the life of your pond
Water Gardening Calendar A month-by–month guide to maintaining your pond January—February Usually the coldest months of the year and the quietest time in your pond. Most fish will be dormant at the bottom of the pond and will not be interested in feeding if the water temperature is below 6oC. Throughout the winter the […]
Coldwater Fish in a Nutshell
Welcome to keeping coldwater fish! We hope this quick introduction will put you on the right track so that you enjoy your fish as much as we do. Thankfully the old-fashioned idea of keeping fish in stagnant bowls has been replaced with an exciting variety of filtered tanks to suit every home and budget. These […]