How To Build a Water Garden and Wildlife Pond

By Cindy Naas

Water features are popular with many homeowners.

A pond makes an attractive addition to your garden. Creating a pond to attract wildlife is easy and also is lower maintenance than the traditional fish pond. Following a few simple rules will attract wildlife and will also give your urban garden a place of calm beauty.

Getting Started

A wildlife pond should never be more than 3 feet deep. This is deep enough to allow frogs to thrive but is still a safe depth for the home garden. My own pond is 3′ deep by 5′ wide, and is home to frogs, dragonflies and is visited by many birds and Read the rest of this entry »