Inspiring Ponds & Water Features! // Garden Answer

It is so fun to see your year+-old video today, seeing what we can see now.

It's funny to listen to this post pond installation.

The second pond was not in utah. It was pond in between, after he sold house before utah. Note city lot- no view

Omg! I want to go see Connie’s house. All she needs is a roller coaster and it will be the garden of my dreams! (When I was 10). 😊

Laura you definitely need a pond!!!!

I could never have a pond right up to the house. I would never trust that it wouldn’t leak! 😬. 🇨🇦❤️

Just finished watching the video where you had the waterfall feature installed. I left a comment (2 years overdue, story of my life lol) that I'd love to see that beauty at night...the only thing missing was you showing it under the moon and stars...
In the meantime thanks so much for all you do!💚!

I have just seen these beautiful ponds now. We have two, made by my husband a few years ago. Greetings from Vienna Austria.

I love Greg the Pond Guy and his videos! Very inspirational!

Laura you should have what they called: “Natural swimming 🏊‍♂️ pond”

So, is pourd concrete used in these ponds?

I just found your site this morning and am now ADDICTED!!! Such great information! I have a question that I am wondering if you or any of your subscribers can answer. I live in GA and we have quite a few venomous snake species. Do these ponds attract the snakes and if so, are there any products or things that can help to keep them away? Thank You

I love ponds, beautiful. I will admit the pond to the back door gave me anxiety.

You'll never catch me swimming in a pond, they get harmful bacterias in them. There was a woman in our area that was a pond builder and she got pond water in a cut on her leg and almost died from sepsis.

We have a pondless waterfall all we do to keep it clear is to add shock and algicide to once in a while pretty easy you treat it like a swimming pool

I was so sad my pond didn’t make the cut 😂 but enjoyed all of those that did!!!

I love watching your videos ❤️ I can't wait to see where you put your pond next.

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Laura, you have such an attractive personality and are so inspiring as I get back into re-designing my front yard and garden.

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Beautiful 🤩

You really need a playlist for these viewer submissions. They are the best!

This too makes me want to use more lighting around my garden. I just don't know where to start or end.

I love the water features, but have great concern about using koi in the US. They are invasive and will take over native fish populations, destroying our native wildlife in the water. I would strongly discourage the use of koi outside of their natural habitat.

That swimming hole pond is amazing! I want to do that in my backyard, but I’ve got to do more research about it, as I’ll be doing it myself.

Aaron and Laura some of us are having trouble uploading files to the raised bed submission form. It keeps saying server rejected! Help!!!

Question for this: do you have to have insurance for ponds with an actual pond? Especially if they aren’t fenced???

I found my problem was the constant Earthworm activity in the Filter.

The triangle garden would be a great place for a water feature

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What an amazingly creative community GA has!

Laura! STOP! Don't do it. These photos are just a snapshot in time. The rest of the time is devoted to maintenance, clean up, fish care, plant care, filter care, chemical placement, it's a nightmare. Think of the swimming pool and the maintenance it needs and multiplied by 10! That's how much work goes into having a crystal-clear pond. DON'T DO IT. Yes, these are beautiful ponds but the amount of work you have to put into it does not justify the little time left over for enjoyment. Sadly, I think you already did it.

My mum just bought a greenhouse she she is so excited to grow things that she has never had much success with.

I love Greg Wittstock and his company. I actually put in a waterscape pond BUT...
Laura I don't think you should have included such professional ponds in this segment. And to lead with them made everyone else look puny. I wish you would have stuck to all amateur ponds and at the end put a link to Waterscape or show his ponds then for something to aspire to. This is the first criticism I have ever had since you started several years ago.
I also realize this criticism should not be aimed at you but rather whoever chose the videos as I know you don't see them until you tape the segment.

Love a water feature in a garden, I think it completes them. The noise of moving water is very peaceful too.

Looks like it's blowing a hoolie as you filmed this. The trees are really getting a work out!!!!

The swim pools are so awesome. That's what I'd want. This video was so much fun. Hey guys, keep sending the before and afters because I love watching how excited Laura gets for those LOL.

My fav was the swimming pond. I was a WSI... I'm going to recommend swimming classes for both kiddos. I've taught adults to infants...so much fun 💛

I love seeing so many ideas in very different places! Terracing always amazes me!

Once you get the symbiotic union between plants and fish it keeps the pond clear...we kind of struggled the first year...but after that it took care of itself with very little care

I absolutely loved this video. How great to see the creativity of all the Garden Answer family. Now I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Wouldn't a pond, stream, maybe a bridge, some lighting...be so beautiful and fun for the whole family?! On the topic of beautiful gardens, I sure would love to see ideas from the Garden Answer family for 1) Planting gardens for fall color and 2) Planting gardens for winter interest. Thanks so much! 🌱🌲🌷💕

So happy to share our pond with all of you. Wish I had a before shot, but they are actual photos. The yard was just open and unused. It is a problem to keep it clean, but use blue pond dye to disguise the color! Loved the bigger koi ponds, but we have hawks and herons always waiting for dinner.
The water sound is definitely the best part, we are near a busy street. It makes me feel miles away!

I was watching an old video when you put flags in the flower pots in your town, you also picked up a grown man’s poop. Do you still put the flags up? Can people still adopt planters in the town?

Great ideas. We have a 1&1/2 acre pond that I am gathering ideas for. Full of fish and sludge.

Just an FYI from a professional aquarist--larger ponds are actually LESS maintenance. The reason is because the more water there is, the more stable are the pond's water parameters.

Btw, should ya'all ever decide to set up a fish tank in your home, I highly recommend ya'all go w/ species from either East Africa (Rift Lakes, especially) or Central America--they thrive in water that is liquid rock. 😊

Beautiful pond and waterfalls for sure! But all I can think of is tiny children falling into them and drowning if unsupervised. I am currently a grandmother, and I would be concerned about it constantly. I don't mean to be negative, just to make people cautious of this.

Lovely video! Will you be doing an update on your neighbors beautiful pond you planted up?

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👋🌞Good Sunday March 13 morning Laura and fellow GA subscribers!
I don't recall seeing a pondless waterfall on your property; perhaps you used to show it before I started watching your channel. I remember the pond that you took out, though. Was that what you were talking about?
I am looking forward to seeing these pond submissions, whilst sipping coffee.🤗🤗🤗
Wow!!!! Gregs' ponds in IL are GORGEOUS!!!! I would love to have a large enough property for a pond. I have a canal outside of our backyard; does that count?😂🤣😂
Obviously, Gregs' business is successful, from the size of his former home! His new home pond is also beautiful, just a scaled down version.
Brians' pond is GORGEOUS too! Loving the elephant ears by the container pond!🤩
The gazebo would be wonderful to relax on and feed the koi!
I wonder how you net a pond/pondless waterfall? Did Diana (sp?) give any specifics?
What a clever use of the wheelbarow as primary waterfall source, Tonya (sp?) and Hubby did!
Wow, Connie has some huge koi in that pond! Beautiful pond! And very kind of Connie and Mark to give tours to interested individuals!💞
Ann(sp?) in Michigan, must have a family member or herself, that served in the Navy. I believe that is a Naval emblem on the pond wall. Thank you for your service, to whomever the emblem is for!🇺🇸
Yes, I agree with Benjamin, "oh my goodness gracious". What a transformation!!!
Beautiful elephant ears again!
Yes, koi are beautiful fish to watch! I love seeing ponds with koi in them!🥰
What? Suechetta's(sp?) pond is only 1 year old??!!
What a faboulous job they have done, in 1 short year!
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I can see your trees dancing in the background outside your sunporch.😍 They must be happy.🌲🌳
I love those beautiful red-leafed trees, in Susies' yard! I love fall colors! We don't have much Fall color in AZ desert.😭
Congratulations to all of the pond submitters!👏👏👏👏
You ALL have created beautiful ponds! 🤩🤩
Thank you for sharing them with us!
Have a Blessed and Beautiful day, Laura and everyone!
Kimberley F in AZ 🏜

Owsome and mind blowing

Diana from Clermont 🙋‍♀️ Hey neighbor!
I want to do a water feature and I love yours. We live in the same town, if you see this… connect with me. I’d love to ask you some questions, related to heat and algae here in Florida. 🤗💕