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How-to advice on getting the most out of your ponds and water gardens, including algae and weed control, building dams, adding water plants, stocking fish, and more.

Our Favorite Country Ponds

Achieving pond perfection
Pond aerators
10 tips for building a water garden

Latest Ponds Stories

Your Picture-Perfect Ponds
We love seeing what's going on at your place! Here are some...
Floating pond dredger
Clean out the pond with a floating vacuum cleaner
Raising crappie
Proper fish balance and harvest is the key
Early spring algae control in ponds
There are some things you can do now before it starts looking like...
Buying a canoe
Whether you live near a small pond or a big river, get a canoe and...
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More on Pond Management

Maintaining the pond spillway
Getting water out of the pond is just as important as filling it
Draining the farm pond
Draining the pond can be done several ways, and some quicker than...
Pond shoreline restoration
A pond with a deteriorating shoreline will eventually have decreased...
Controlling hydrilla in ponds
Hydrilla can take over the pond if not controlled
Filling a dry pond
If rainclouds don't do the filling for you, there are other...
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Our Country Pond: Water Gardens

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Latest Blogs

Hay, hay, hay
Betsy's Backyard |
7/31/14 | 4:59 PM
We've had no rain in three weeks, so Bob has been Crazy Hay Man. He even baled...read more
County Fair!
Betsy's Backyard |
7/25/14 | 10:47 AM
Our wonderful Warren County Fair (Iowa), now in its 158th year, is underway and I entered...read more