Articles related to "Watering Garden"

A water garden can add an interesting and attractive element to your landscape plan. Enjoy all the benefits that a beautiful water garden can add to your property.

An aquatic polyculture is a pond and garden that combines fish and edible plants. Species support each other in this traditional aquaculture system.

Maianthemum species have heart shaped leaves and edible berries. They are a shade-loving spring flower for the water garden.

Getting things together can make for an interesting and portable water garden feature.

The cattail is an excellent choice for the water garden. It is a hardy, useful food plant with beautiful foliage.

You will look at clovers in a whole new light after you read this. They might be the menace of your yard, but will certainly become the gem of your water garden.

Take a look at the water garden plant Colocasia esculenta and its uses as a root vegetable and ornamental aquatic decoration.

A spicy scented shrub that makes for interesting stories, the Spicebush is also good for a water garden marginal plant.

A look at the water hyacinth, a plant that is invasive but still adored in the garden.

The pros and cons of Water Hyacinth for your pond

The term is thrown around the water garden community, but how many really know what they mean when saying it? Just what is a marginal water plant?

A rain garden is a planted area of the yard that acts as a natural filter and drain for storm water from a home. It can also be a beautiful water or marsh garden.

There are five more alternatives to the koi and goldfish for a pond or water garden; see if one entices you.

While many will naturally use water lilies in the water garden for floating plants, there are those that will like a change of pace.

Be wild, be daring! Here are choices that are much different than the basic koi and goldfish for a water garden.

Insight into using city parks and water gardens to cleanse stormwater in an effort to decrease pollution.

Once water gardening was a novelty. Now, any gardener can have a garden pond with water plants and fish, even in container gardens.

Create a quiet water garden for meditation. Choose pond ornaments and plants that create small ripples and reflect in the water.

An edible bog or wetland garden can add interest to a food garden or existing pond or wetland garden. Here are edible plant suggestions for temperate climates.

A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Winter season.

These water garden plants are both edible and unique. Grow these herbs to add flavor to a pond or wetland garden or expand a vegetable patch.

Use angel and cherub statues and fountains to lend a serene or playful tone to the water garden.

Building a water garden is a wonderful hobby, but it can take several seasons to get the balance right to create the perfect atmosphere. Patience is the key to success.

A look at two types of banana plants that work well in bog garden settings.

Common Periwinkle is an evergreen bog plant that grows fast and easy.

The Water Poppy may or may not even be a family of plants, depending on where the question is asked.

Short on space? Or maybe you simply want to add a patio water feature instead of building a huge pond. This container water garden adds drama to your deck.

An unusual plant with a lot of character adds color to a shallow shelf in your water garden.

Hailed as one of the founders of French Impressionism, Claude Monet often sought inspiration in his own Giverny Garden which reflected his passion for colour and water.

Keep water gardens and ponds mosquito free with insect-hungry, floating bladderworts.

Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), Virginia Native Plant Society 2009 Wildflower of the Year, is an early blooming native plant at home in bog and water gardens.

A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Fall season.

Selecting fish for a water garden may not be as easy as you think. Here are 12 steps to a better buying experience.

Colocasia esculenta is a hardy, prolific bog plant perfect for water gardens and small ponds. Its long, fibrous roots make an excellent "veggie filter."

Learn how to grow aquatic mint, zebra rush, and water celery in one spectacular pot!

Water Hyacinth is a showy floater that doesn't need anything but H20...perfect for a container water garden.

Having a healthy pond assures a healthy start for the fish you add to it. Fish will thrive with little care if proper set up is done before they are brought home.

This article on Hydroponic Gardening gives an overview of hydroponic gardening: what it is, why people do it, where to buy hydroponic gardening supplies and kits.

Many years ago, the Aztecs used hydroponics to produce fast-growing floating plant gardens. Today, hydroponics, also known as pond culture, is employed worldwide.

No pond is complete without the Louisiana Iris! This statuesque plant is a must for every water garden. I'll tell you why.

Cattails are a water garden favorite, here is more about them.

A look at four varieties of Marsh Marigold and how they work in a marginal water garden.

A look at a few bog plants designed for water gardens or just plants for a bog garden.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Five good choices are given for the water or bog garden that is in the shade.

Is your pond only a foot deep? Or do you have a shallow area you just don't know what to do with? I'll show you why yellow water snowflakes just might fit the bill.

You might have thought long and hard before deciding to take the plunge and transform your backyard into a water oasis. But before you get out the shovel, read this.

A look at seasonal maintenance for water gardens in the Spring season