Summer's heat is not far behind the bursting of spring blooms and windy rains. This summer imagine yourself cooling off by floating in a backyard pool that feels immersed in nature. Natural swimming ...

Backyards that feature natural pools trade chlorine for plants, don’t need to be closed for winter and may feature kois with names like Cutie. By Lia Picard When Denise Carroll jumps into her pond ...

A dragonfly garden can transform your yard into a peaceful but wild nature experience, an organic progression sought by some who have immersed themselves in gardening and the outdoors lately. Rolling ...

Summer brings daily storms in the Sunshine State, and with the rain, you need to control flooding in some neighborhoods. Florida is swimming in 76,000 stormwater ponds. Designed to control flooding, ...

Often beautiful in theory, many ponds end up as stagnant corners of the garden that don’t quite earn their keep. But what if you could swap your unloved water feature for something a little more ...

Her yard will be one of 16 in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut on the club’s 20th annual Pond Tour on July 13 and 14. The self-guided tour, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days, will be ...