Take out the noise from the passing cars, add an oasis for local wildlife and put the worries of the day behind. Installing a garden pond, either large or small, can add depth to your backyard, in ...

What could be more relaxing than lounging in a flower-filled yard while listening to the sounds of a waterfall and pond? A month on a beach in Bali, you say? While that may be true, a trip to Bali ...

A backyard water feature can instantly elevate outdoor design. Some lesser-known options offer just as much beauty and impact ...

Jan Cassell looks over her backyard pond, an 8,000-gallon paradise for some three dozen fish, countless frogs, toads, dragonflies — and her. “This is my de-stressor, my salvation,” she says. “People ...

The sound of water gently lapping or cascading down a waterfall is soothing to your soul and it doesn't have to be big to make a difference. Building a pond is a relaxing feature to add to your ...

When Joan Doyle was a little girl, her Lakeview home featured a fish pond so large and elaborate that she and her siblings named the house after it. “When my sisters and I talk about our old family ...

If you build a pond, wildlife will find it. But how? There, at the bottom of the emptied pond, wriggled an unexpected cadre of eels. This body of water was huge, originally designed as an outdoor ...

While many garden designers would argue this point, we think that a great garden begins with basic elements: wind, sun, earth and water. To a large degree, the first three elements are in place before ...