How to Keep a Hole in Your Pond Ice During Winter: Essential Tips for Healthy Fish
Winter can be a challenging time for fish pond owners in colder climates. When temperatures drop, ice forms over the pond, creating a barrier between the pond’s surface and the air. Fish need...
Creating Small, Filter-Free Ponds: A 12-Month Experiment with Natural Filtration
About a year ago, I embarked on a new pond experiment: building small ponds with no filters or pumps. While I’ve tried ponds without mechanical filtration before, this time I used a method...
If you’re considering building a pond or planning one for the future, you might be wondering what materials are best for a long-lasting, healthy pond. With so many options—each with pros and...
I think I was first contacted by Gary back in 2022. I had a bit of spare time and Gary and I emailed back and forth about his pond. I still get asked quite often if I can help people out with...
How to Build a Budget-Friendly Wildlife Pond: A Guide to Attracting Frogs and Boosting Biodiversity
Creating a wildlife or frog pond in your backyard is not only easy but also a great way to improve the biodiversity in your local area. Birds, frogs, and insects all need water to survive, and...
How to Use a Bog Filter to Process Greywater: My Experience with a Greywater Wetland System
One of the questions I’ve been getting lately is whether a bog filter can be used to process greywater. Interestingly, one of my earliest pond-related projects was setting up a greywater...
