Aquatic Plants, Pond Plants, Locally Grown, Minneapolis St. Paul MN, Native Type: Marginal pond plant, good bog plant Flower: Spring, bright gold flowers Height: 12-18 inch, clump forming Light: Full sun to part shade Zone: 3-9 One of the brightest, golden spring...
Find out if your Edina, Plymouth, Minnetonka, or Twin Cities pond needs a bottom drain. The quick answer is that you probably don’t need one for your backyard pond. Most Minnesota ponds are small or shallow enough so installing a bottom drain would be a...
Aquatic Plants, Pond Plants, Locally Grown, Minneapolis St. Paul MN, Floating Plant Type: Floating water plant Blooms: Purple spikes during summer ~3 – 6 inches Light: Full to Part Sun Zone: 8-11 Not frost hardy. Water Hyacinth will bloom more if fertilized...
You want a pond, but you might want to know what problems come with a pond before purchasing it… Good idea! Dave Ramsey says, “Never buy something you don’t understand.” So, let’s have an honest conversation. What are the most common problems with...
Looking over a pond to see how the water flows through the babbling stream and over the waterfall is exciting. Seeing the beauty in flowering water lilies, watching the antics of koi or gold fish, or admiring the rock work laid out by the artist is...
As winter is giving way to a new beginning for spring, we look forward to meeting our fish friends, who are similar to our “snowbird” friends that disappear for the winter! While our pond fish weren’t someplace warm, we sure do miss them! Twin cities residents, is...
