Sloping from front to back of yard

QuestionHi, -Interesting that you want a challenge. Heres one I hope, but it may not strictly be a pond question, but it sure is water. And I am looking for a decorative as well as utilitarian solution

Do goldfish sleep?

QuestionI have had a few common goldfish during my life, each living about five years. I have never, ever seen any of my fish resting. Each fish has lived alone in a large tank in a quiet room with regul

Garden Ponds

QuestionDear Leigh, I would like to know if it is absolutely necessary to purchase all these expensive pond pumps, filters and such like if I want to keep a sma

koi or Japanese koi

QuestionWe live in mid Missouri. Winter temps get down to zero or below. We have a 1500-2000 gallon, lined fish pond in the garden. (cement with a rubber lining) We have been told that the ko

taro

Questionwe had a black magic taro plant in our pond.it was in a pot, filled with rocks,in the water. it thrived all summer.we were told to bring it in for the winter. we put it in a pot of dirt and brought it in 4 d

Baby Kois

QuestionIs there any problem leaving last spring Koi babies outside. I live in the New York area. Over the last two weeks i lost 6 babies. The pond is above ground about 30 deep with insulated walls. AnswerIf the p

Green Algae

QuestionI made a small water garden last year (about 400 gal.). I had a couple of water lillies, and a few frogs moved in. I also added a small fountain. My problem is green algae. It grows like crazy, a

frogs and ponds

Questionim in southern california in sunland, and i want to build a pond and landscape to attract frogs and other little critters... what kind of plants do i put in the pond and what kind of insects do i attract for

Fish Pond Leak

QuestionI have a pond that seems to have sprung a small leak somewhere, and was just wondering the best way to find it . Its two large circles with a narrow bit joining them. Is there a way of damming one side off w

Springs

QuestionDear Leigh I built a large pond in October this year it is 5m x 8m x 2m deep at its deepest point and has about 40,000 litres of water. When the machine was digging the pond we came across two springs in the

Building a waterfall into my pond

QuestionLast spring I dug out a little pond, with a liner and pump. It is right below a steep little hillside. I think it would be nice to build a waterfall into the hillside to go into the pond. I

build pond-tree

QuestionI have dug out my pond and made sure there is enough sunlight, sloping, etc, but I did not take in account my Maple Trees roots. The pond comes withing two feet of the tree and roots are in the some of

tree roots during pond construction

QuestionDear Leigh Ball, I was referred to an arborist, but it seems you may be able to help me with this. I found what I thought was to be a perfect spot for my pond. Next to rose bush, plenty of sunlight,

Indoor Pond

Question Hi, Tom. My name is Pam, and my goldfish are Toshio, Taeko, and Shamu. They are two commons and a shubunkin, all under 3 inches. They have outgrown there home, and its ti

goldfishes

QuestionDear Robyn Rhudy, Hi. My name is Derek Lee. I am an 8th grade student in California, and I am currently doing a science fair project that concerns with goldfishes. I was and still am

cracked pond

QuestionI bought a tub like pond a few years back and last summer it cracked in the bottom, any ideas on how to fix? Crack is 4 inches or so long. AnswerYou didnt say what material this was made out of but no matte

building permanent rock perimeter to pond

QuestionHi, Leigh, and thanks for your time. Youve helped me in the past - so heres another challenge. We have a more than 100 square foot native plant/butterfly garden adjacent to our chruch property (no security)

filling in my pond

Question4 years ago we moved into our house, there was a sunken pond in the garden which had been drained down to just a few inches prior to our moving in, out of curiousity i filled the pond with water, and was ast

transplants

QuestionIm a gardener that works at local 5 & 10 store. I would really like to know if you can take a terestial plant; that has been grown in a pot(to be specific: calla lily) and set in a coy pond or water garden w

pond design and building

QuestionHello Leigh, We are looking to install a DIY pond in the back yard partially under a deck on the SE corner of the house. One of the prime functions would be to be able to sit in it in the hot weather - li