Garden Ponds Garden ponds also known as aquatic gardens, backyard ponds and water gardens, have become popular in recent years. these gardens typically combine a pool with aquatic plants and fish. Fixed items such as rocks, fountains, statuary, waterfalls and watercourses can be combined with the pool to add visual interest and integration with the local landscape and environment. Before starting your own soothing spring, you should consider to a few detail. Determine the size and shape of your pond to help you select the appropriate plants, think about how much light is available. Lots of sunshine can help keep the plants growing, the fish eating, and the algae in check. Plant life does well in a foot or two of water, but if you want fish, you need much more depth to prevent birds from plucking the fish from your pond. Select aquatic plants: * Marginal plants are those that live with their roots under the water but the rest of the plant above the surface. These are usually placed so that the top of the pot is at or barely below the water level. * Floating plants are those that are not anchored to the soil at all, but are free-floating on the surface. In water gardening, these are often used as a provider of shade to keep down the growth of algae in a pond. These are often extremely fast growing/multiplying. * Algae is another plant type that is found in most ponds. There are hundreds of species of algae that can grow in garden ponds. Select Fish: * Koi * Goldfish http://www.gardening-kiki.blogspot.com/