Create zen in your outdoor space without spending a fortune.

Just to be clear, the kind of pond we’re referring to doesn’t involve swimming, fishing, or boating. We’re talking about a decorative garden pond for goldfish, koi, or plants—a water feature that will ...

Building a front yard pond to enjoy the soothing qualities of water can add a diverse habitat for birds, aquatic plants, and insects. A couple weeks back we hosted a work bee with Reno’s “Permaculture ...

Some call the small, self-contained bodies of water koi ponds, backyard water gardens or yard ponds. They’re indicative of a homeowner’s desire to make the dream of a peaceful and inspiring fish ...

Kevin Thompson stumbled into the business of creating custom ponds by accident. "I went to St. Louis and they have great public parks there," he recalled. "They have waterfalls and ponds and I said, ...

It’s not easy being green, as a famous frog once sang — and in recent decades, just surviving has become even harder for frogs and other amphibians. They are experiencing a 3.79 percent average annual ...

It’s April, and the backyard paradise at Lee Neiman’s Pittsburgh home has returned to life. The cascading waterfall has started running again, and the pond catching it has thawed. The fish that went ...

Rick and Kathy Runyan don’t need Zen. They’ve got their koi pond. The sounds of the four waterfalls running like silk over the rocks soothe them more than any “Sounds of Nature” compact disc. The ...

About this time of year, Lee Neiman walks outside to his backyard every morning and impatiently counts the days. It’s not until late March or early April that the backyard paradise at his Pittsburgh ...