Pond

March is an important month for pond care, and there are a few tasks you can carry out, such as fertilising aquatic plants. This is also the ideal time to plant lotus flowers, if you wish to add this beautiful type of plant that will bring an oriental touch to your pond. Before fertilising your […]

In this article, we will look at the tasks to be carried out in the pond in February, starting with pond cleaning. As February approaches, the end of winter is near, making it the perfect time to start taking care of your pond with aquatic plants again. Here are some essential tasks to keep your […]

In this article, I want to answer a question that I am frequently asked in autumn: Should I do anything with my pond and aquatic plants in autumn to prepare for winter? (At the bottom of this page, you can also watch the video). The first key consideration is the presence of trees that shed […]

Your pond is an oasis of peace and beauty in your garden. Besides aquatic plants, you may also want to introduce fish to enhance its appearance or simply for personal enjoyment. In this article, we explore which fish are best suited for a pond.   Do you really need fish in your pond? First of […]

Green water in the pond is due to single-celled algae, which can occur in a pond where there is a very high organic load, which is normally due to the presence of lots of fish, or even worse due to the presence of turtles, ducks or geese. Other factors that generate this high organic load […]

The water to fill the pond can come from the aqueduct, from a well, from a stream, from a water spring, from a rainwater collection tank, or directly from the rain (albeit very slowly). If you have the chance of drawing water from a river, from an irrigation canal, or from the rain, it is […]

In this article we will discuss about aquatic plants and turtles in the pond. If you have Trachemys scripta turtles or other herbivorous turtles, they are not compatible with any aquatic plant species. If you have a pond with turtles and you want to make the water clean, you will have to create a second […]

Like every year, after summer comes autumn and then winter. Do I have to do anything to my aquatic plants in winter? Do I have to prepare the pond for winter in some way? These are the recurring questions that all our customers ask us during this season. Aquatic plants are divided into hardy and […]

If the fish in the pond have been gasping at the surface for a few days, read this article before it is too late. I will give you some tips to avoid having fish gasp and die. A possible cause may be excess ammonia in the water. A large quantity of tree leaves deposited at […]

Aquatic plants need a lot of direct sun to live, so the answer is no, you cannot set up a pond with aquatic plants in the shade. To have a pond with beautiful vegetation and abundant flowering, your pond should always be exposed to the sun. Even half a day in the sun is sufficient, […]

In this article we take a look at how to place aquatic plants without fouling the pond water. In the baskets of aquatic plants you should use common field soil and not soil such as universal potting soil, which floats and fouls the water. The baskets for water lilies and marsh plants that I recommend […]

In this article we take a look at how to solve the problem of a pond full of algae. In order to achieve a naturally balanced pond, you have to include these three types of plants: Water lilies, to be placed in the deepest area of the pond, whose leaves shade the surface and reduce […]

If you have just built a new pond, you are probably wondering what you should put at the bottom of it, e.g. sand, soil, gravel, or white stones… At the bottom you should put absolutely nothing! In a few months, a layer of silt will form at the bottom of it, that is created by […]

In this article we will discuss about the need or not to add a pump and filter in the pond. Aquatic plants live in stagnant water, and thanks to the phyto-depuration mechanism they are able to keep the water clean by themselves. There is therefore no reason to add a pump and filter in a […]

In this article I have collected photos of aquatic insects and pond creatures (ugly or cute) that you might find in a pond, such as water snails, larvae, worms, frogs, toads dragonfly, damselfly and other aquatic insects.   On the left you can see the aquatic snail Lymnaea stagnalis which are about 4-5 cm long […]