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 ...

Adding multiple ponds to our permaculture style homestead is a major part of our mainframe design. We previously added swales and rainwater catchment because they were higher on the priority list.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Mini ponds can be made from plant pots, old sinks, buckets – anything that can hold water (Credit: Heather Stuckey) When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a ...

In this heartfelt July 4th update, life on the homestead takes a reflective turn with personal news and ongoing farm projects. The episode covers progress on the large pond build, land improvements, ...

A beaver cruises a northern Mane pond. Expert engineers, beavers are not alway welcome guests by property owners who may lose ornamental trees or experience flooding thanks to the animal's natural ...

Often one of the most neglected on-farm habitats, ponds can really have an impact on wildlife considering the small area they occupy. Providing they remain unpolluted, ponds are refuges for aquatic ...

Shaun Hancox has created scores of ponds for rewilding projects across Britain – and he says there’s a lot more to it than digging a hole He is known as “the Picasso of ponds” but the tableaux being ...

There aren’t many gardeners who don’t dream of adding a stunning water feature to their outside space, and if you have a small garden, courtyard or balcony, I’m here to tell you that your dream is in ...