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 ...

These charming and colorful insects have an appetite for mosquitos. Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for ...

There, at the bottom of the emptied pond, wriggled an unexpected cadre of eels. This body of water was huge, originally designed as an outdoor swimming pool by whoever lived in the house previously.

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Ponds are taken for granted. Perhaps it’s because most of us have seen them – and on occasion, fallen into them – and think they’re only good for goldfish. Ponds may be the number one habitat for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While some people like to focus on creating grand areas for ...

For all of the high-end accoutrements and little extravagances that have worked their way into everyday home landscaping discussions in recent years — from simple fire pits to elaborate outdoor ...

On a small residential close in Willingdon, near Eastbourne on the southeast coast, Peter Birchall shares his humble 50ft-by-30ft garden with 180 native plant species, a fox, and many other animals.