by Mike | Apr 24, 2024 | Garden Pond Care, Ideas to Freshen Up Your Patio, Plants, Pond Blog, Ponds
Discover the essential steps and tips for creating a stunning backyard pond in the unique climate of Colorado. The Ultimate Guide to Building a Backyard Pond in Colorado Building a backyard pond in Colorado can be a rewarding project that adds beauty and tranquility...
by Mike | Jul 24, 2022 | Plants
Hardy water lilies do well in a sunny Colorado pond. Benefits in the pond are many! The shade they provide gives shelter to fish from predators (you can’t eat what you can’t see!) as well as keeping the pond cool. Shade stabilizes the water...
by Mike | Jul 1, 2022 | Plants, Pond Blog, Ponds
These are not in the order of what we like best because we love them all! Really, picking just 10? Ridiculous! Remember on the Colorado Front Range we are in Zone 5. If you are in a valley or in the mountains you may be in Zone 4. #1 Marsh Marigold This is the plant...
by Mike | Jul 1, 2022 | Plants, Pond Blog, Ponds
Does a pond have to have plants? Of course not! If you prefer a very rocky backyard pond, with no lush, green beauty and dirty water, then the pond definitely does not need plants…Alright, no need to get snarky. But who doesn’t love plants?? Do the two pictures...
by Mike | Apr 23, 2022 | Plants, Pond Blog
Lily pads are a favorite for so many reasons. They add dimension to the water, the flowers are always a surprise of beauty, and because of the many varieties of water lilies, they can come in almost every color and many sizes, too. These plants grow from tubers (or...
by Mike | Mar 7, 2022 | Fish Care, Garden Pond Care, Plants, Pond Blog, Ponds
We don’t! When we build a backyard water feature we work with Mother Nature. We mimic her as best we can by providing the 5 basic elements of a healthy ecosystem. A healthy ecosystem pond has: Filtration We do this through the use of a skimmer to skim off leaves...
