FAQs, Help, and Tutorials

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- Robyn Rhudy holds forth on all facets of ponds, pond animals and plants, with lots of photos and commentary based on her own ponds.

AOU: Building a Pond - - Home gardener offers his tips for building a pond, with details on pond construction materials, filters, and waterfalls, with diagrams to illustrate.

BackYard Ponds LLC - - Several photo galleries documenting the process of installing water gardens.

Building a Pitcher Plant Bog - - Article by Ron Determann at the Atlanta Botanical Garden on the construction of a bog garden: materials, choosing the site, step-by-step instructions, and planting.

Do You Want to Build a Pond? - - Using his own pond construction experience and photos, the author offers advice on how to build a pond with pumps and above-ground filter.

Greg's Goldfish and Koi Farm - - Design details of a large pond in which koi are raised, including some tips specific to larger ponds not found in most basic information sources.

Half-Barrel Pond Page - - Covers the basics of half-barrel pond construction and maintenance.

IHeartMyPond.com - - Directory of links to on-site and off-site articles and related businesses, arranged by water gardening topic. Also offers user forums.

Justin's rec.ponds FAQ - - A good collection of frequently asked pond questions and answers from rec.ponds newsgroup.

Pond Doctor Dave - - Arizona pond professional offers advice and information, with online question form and newsletter signup.

The Pond Lady - - The resource section of this site offers instructions and tips on many aspects of pond construction and maintenance.

Pond Life Identification Kit - - Guide to small and microscopic pond life, with brief tips on collecting, and overview of life forms from bacteria to small insects, with brief articles on many of them.

Pondfun.com - - Provides information for the construction, maintenance and enjoyment of backyard ponds and water gardens.

Pondinfo.com - - Directory of water gardening information. The Q&A and News&Notes sections contain useful information of general interest to the water gardener.

Pondkeeping Answers - - Information and advice on ponds aimed at fish pond keepers. Extensive articles, including encyclopedic reference section.

The Real McKoi - - Beginners guide to building a pond and keeping koi carp and cold-water fish.

Selecting a Method for Sealing Ponds in Florida - - Specific information detailing how to seal a pond. From the University of Florida Extension.

Small Change Garden Pond - - Step-by-step information on how to build a pond on a small budget.

Water Gardening - - Provides basic information on choosing, designing, and building a water feature, and plants to complement it.

Water Gardening in Texas - - Comprehensive overview of topics in constructing and maintaining a water garden. By the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

The Wildlife Pond - - Home ponder tells about creating a pond, and provides some information about the lifeforms within.

Wildlife Pond Building - - Contains information on building a pond to attract wildlife such as frogs and birds, with additional pages on gardening for wildlife outside of the pond. Lots of photos from the author's own pond and garden.

Wildponds - - Organization promoting and supporting the creation of home wildlife ponds in Britain, offers a few tips and background information.

World of the water garden - - Basic information on building and maintaining water gardens for wildlife, by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council.