Among my favorite spring wildflowers are the amazingly beautiful native Louisiana iris species. You may see them blooming in swampy or boggy areas or in ditches along roads. In gardens and landscapes, ...

Dear Helen: A natural pond on my property has no water in it now, because of the dry spring. It usually contains water until August I’m concerned about drought, but on the other hand this does give me ...

One of the joys of having a pond or water feature in your garden is that you can grow plants that won’t grow anywhere else. I studied horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin where, in ...

Backyard ponds have been popular since they enjoyed a boom in the 1990s, but in recent years demand has shifted to water features such as pondless waterfalls and fountains, according to Water X Scapes ...

Pond-life sinks to the bottom for the winter so November is a good time to do some maintenance-clearing in and around the pond. Leaves to leave? Water lily foliage causes no problems as it dies right ...