We are just beginning to explore this newest of gardening environments ourselves, and find there is much to learn, so we thought we'd pass on what we have learned over the past 3 years from our experience in setting up our own pond display at the greenhouses, and outdoors in the garden.  Please feel free to contact us if you have anything to add, or have come across anything new in your water gardening venture.  For our local customers, please feel free to drop by during regular business hours to view our display.

As there is so much information to pass on, and download time would be incredible for just one page, we have categorized it into links for you to follow.  Because of the amazing diversity in water gardening, assume that there will be many additions to these pages of information, and stop by often to check them out.

Water gardens can be as inexpensive or as elaborate as you feel the need to create, providing a miniature sanctuary for plants, animals, and yourself!  Even a small tub can be turned into a charming display, with just one water lily floating in it.  The best reason for building your own water garden is for the sheer pleasure and enjoyment of it! We tend to be enthralled by informal design, rather than formal, in any type of garden, so this will be our focus in the following links.  Please proceed!

WATER GARDENING   •Beginner's Guide (pdf)   •Building   •Calculating liner size   •Sample supplies list   •Water quality   •Maintenance   •PLANTS     •Floaters     •Marginals     •Oxygenators     •Overwintering     •More on plants & overwintering (Word)   •Animal life