Have you considered bringing a water feature into your garden? Strange as it may seem, a water pond uses less water than a lawn of comparable size. Roughly speaking, there are two kinds of water ...

In terms of care, plumeria has cactus-like qualities. It is extremely water thrifty and its roots are shallow and non-invasive. I have never heard of plumeria roots damaging adjoining hardscape. From ...

I have spent the last 40 years growing water lilies. They are beautiful, easy to grow and tend, and give great pleasure to my pond, as well as my troughs. You see, I love water features, koi and ...

If you have an area in your yard that regularly collects water after a downpour, you can turn it into a landscaping asset by ...

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 ...

Throughout most of the year, water gardens are relatively carefree. Maintenance can be as simple as a daily check of the skimmer to remove debris and the periodic cleaning of a pump filter. But as the ...