If you love the idea of having a backyard pond but don't have the space—or even the yard!—to put one in, a water garden in a container is a deck and balcony-friendly alternative. Photo by Editor B.

Repurposed garden containers made from household items are a great way to add personality and points of interest to your garden or patio. The possibilities of what you can turn into a planter are ...

When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco townhouse, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond they’d built and tended for years ...

This summer, CBC Edmonton's Tanara McLean is doing a special column focusing on gardening in our Zone 3 climate. Everything from knowing your planting zone, to ditching the lawn for a water-wise ...

This final instalment in my series on adding water features to your garden looks at ways in which even the very smallest garden can include a pond. Any garden pond is essentially held within a ...

When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco town house, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond they’d built and tended for ...

Even a small water feature can be a focal point for wildlife. Insects and maybe frogs and toads will find your pond by themselves so there is no need to stock the pond from another source which risks ...

In Buddhism the lotus represents purity of body, speech and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire — pretty heady stuff for a plant that prefers to grow in the thick mud of ...

When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco town house, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond they'd built and tended for ...