Dreamscape Water Gardens

I grew up in a time when young people we were very aware of the environment and cared about the land, air and water around us and how they were being abused. I was a bit idealistic and sometimes unrealistic I know, but I know some of us still do care about these issues, however in our hunger for adequate housing... some more adequate than others, jobs that support us... some with more support than others, and times of running around multitasking, it comes to mind that the things that we held dea… Continue

I said in previous posts I would talk about filtration. I'm here to say that it's not as daunting as some may feel after reading about different types of filter systems. I'll also say that there are many ways to filter a pond but most backyard ponds will benefit greatly with the information I am sharing here. I will not be giving advice on what brands of filters, pumps or skimmers or any other commercial product for that matter, those are decisions for you to make based on the information I give… Continue

So you think you might like to raise koi...or at least have a few in your pond?.

How about a short history of these beautiful and fascinating fish. The koi is believed to have originated in eastern Asia. It is thought that farmers working in rice fields saw brightly colored fish swimming in their paddies and captured them to breed, thus creating an ornamental fish. The word "koi" in Japanese means "carp". A homophone of koi means "love affection" and koi are therefore symbols of love and… Continue

I get more questions about the drought these days and how a water feature uses water. The short answer is that a water feature uses less water than watering a lawn. The explainination for this is fairly simple, a pond or waterfeature when properly built (with no leaks) recirculates the water over and over as part of the filtration and esthetic property of a pond. When you water your lawn the water is lost to the ground never to be retrieved for your use...and the real kicker is the lawn only use… Continue

Yes it's that time of year again here in the Carolinas,we're starting to see the lilies put up leaves and the fish are moving faster, the plants around the pond are beginning to awake, the long sleep of winter is just about over. That means its time to get your pond ready for summer. But wait, why are you cringing at the thought of that? A spring cleanup of a pond is actually less work than, let's say, raking all the leaves in your lawn left over from winter...right? So lets get to it..... Of co… Continue