Emergent plants allow insects that start life in the water - such as dragonflies - to exit the pond when they are ready to transform into adults. For a bigger pond you should also aim to have marginal ...

De-icers are essential for ponds in areas where freezing temperatures are sustained throughout the winter and a thick layer ...

The key to a healthy pond is keeping the water clear and ensuring that plants do not take over. If you have the right balance of plants and oxygen, you will encourage wildlife and your aquatic ...

Let's take a look at the best water plants for an aquatic area of the garden. Veronica (V. longifolia) thrives in moist soil ...

Marginal benefit and marginal cost are two measures of how the cost or value of a product changes. Marginal benefit impacts the customer, while marginal cost impacts the producer. Companies need ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

For regions with long, harsh winters, the best way to keep even hardy ... This seasonal pond care includes cleaning out ...

The law of diminishing marginal returns is a theory in economics that predicts that after some optimal level of capacity is reached, adding an additional factor of production will actually result ...

Remember, not every aquatic pond plant is cold hardy and they'll die and rot as temperatures fall. Add beneficial bacteria: Healthy bacteria keep your pond ecosystem balanced by breaking down ...

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