Garden ponds blog | filters, plants, fish and winter
Garden ponds guides for British gardens: green water, blanketweed, feeding, ice, liner leaks, banned plants, wildlife planting, pumps, and filter rinses.
Blanketweed in the pond: when raking is enough
The net comes up heavy, and the green ropes hang off the frame. That is blanketweed in a pond: filamentous algae, also called string algae, and you ca
How often to clean a pond filter: follow the outlet
The hose is already on the foam because that is what you did last Saturday, or the lid has stayed shut since the pond was filled and the return has th
Frozen pond fish: what to do without smashing the ice
You come out after a hard frost and the pond is one white sheet, with goldfish or koi somewhere under it. Frozen pond fish are the case the Royal Hort
Garden pond cost UK: what to buy before you add fish
You have a tape measure and a forum figure for liner, pump, and plants. A garden pond cost in the UK is not one shelf price. Those buys are different
Green pond water: what to do before you drain it
You filled the liner in May. By the end of June the water is the colour of pea soup, the fish are only shapes, and someone has told you to pump the po
How often to feed pond fish: read your thermometer
You are at the pond in a coat. The summer pellets are still in the tub, the fish are slower than in July, and someone has told you to stop on a date.
Banned pond plants UK: what you must not buy or dump
You have a trug of feathery stems on the lawn, and a neighbour with a jam jar. A listing that says oxygenator may never print a species. Banned pond p
Solar pond pump vs mains: circulation is not a filter
You are by the pond at dusk. The fountain has already died, or the filter box still needs water pushed through it after dark, and a solar kit looks si
Wildlife pond plants: a clear plan for a small tub
You have a tub on the patio, or a small lined hole, and no fish. The bag in your hand may still be an aquarium bunch. Wildlife pond plants for this wa
Pond liner leaking: a hole, overflow or evaporation
The water sits below the mark on the coping, and the filter is still running. Pond liner leaking is the search that follows. Three losses look the sam