Water Gardening Articles and Information

• Your First Water Garden - A water gardening crash course.
• Water Plant Descriptions & Culture - A brief primer on the most common aquatic plants.
• Creating A Balanced Pond - Everyone's goal is to have clear water. Here's how to do it...
• Victoria's Cousin - A brief introduction and my experiences growing the Euryale water lily.
• A Pond Made in the Shade - Everyone knows you can't have a pond in the shade...right?

  The Enabled Gardener This is my column from Pond & Garden Magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine went out of business shortly after I started. The sixth article was never published, but it is included here.

• Water Gardens are for Everyone! (Jan/Feb '01) - Creativity is the key to water features for the physically challenged.
• The Enabled Gardener (March/April '01) - Column introduction
• The Enabled Gardener: Water Gardening In Containers (May/June '01) - Container water gardens are for everyone.
• The Enabled Gardener: Essential Tools (July/Aug '01) - Pond keeping can be easier and less time consuming with the right tools
• The Enabled Gardener: Winterizing Container Ponds (Sept/Oct '01) - Take these steps to ensure your container pond will survive the winter successfully.
• The Enabled Gardener: Winter Rest - Winter gives us time to reflect back on our garden.

  Seasonal Pond Care

• Spring Reminders - Spring "to do" list for ponders.
• Preparing For Winter - Detailed procedures for getting your pond and its inhabitants safely through the winter.

  Water Plant Profiles Detailed growing instructions. New plants added regularly!

• Marsh Marigold
• Water Hawthorn
• Water Hyacinth
• Water Lettuce