PONDS, WATER FEATURES AND WATER GARDENING recommended Web Sites

For some books you might also enjoy on this topic see our suggestions.

In Wisconsin:

The Wisconsin Gardener - Creating a Water Feature
Wisconsin Public Television's gardening series shows us how to create a simple water feature.

Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine - A Walden of One's Own
Do some planning before you build a pond or you might end up with a "swamp of complications".

In the Great Lakes and North America:

International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society
The Society maintains this Web site loaded with information about all aspects of water gardening for amateur and experienced gardeners. Site includes back issues of Pond & Garden magazine.

Water Gardening
University of Illinois-Extension produced this helpful site containing information on selecting and planting aquatic plants. It also tells you how to start a mini-water garden in a tub and what to do about algae problems.

Container Water Gardening
Useful tips from University of Minnesota Extension for planting and maintaining container water gardens in the climate of the upper Midwest.

Building a Pond

Gosta Lovgren, the author of the common-sense "Ponder's Bible," presents everything you need to know to build and maintain a pond. 

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