by Swans Water Gardens | Sep 5, 2025 | Pond Maintenance, Pond Services
7 Steps to Prepare for the Colder Months Ahead Fall is here in all it’s glorious colors. There are a few things you can do to get your pond ready for the fall andwinter months. After all why not enjoy your pond for all the seasons and have a true four seasons water...
by Swans Water Gardens | Aug 15, 2025 | Algae, Aquatic Plants, Pond and Lake Management
Beneficial Bacteria, Floating Islands, and Aquatic Plants Summer is here and the ponds should be looking their greatest. But algae doesn’t seem to care what season it is. Mother Nature is always working to clean up our streams and ponds for us. What she doesn’t...
by Swans Water Gardens | Jul 25, 2025 | Pond and Lake Management, Pond Services
Managing a natural pond or lake can seem like an overwhelming task. Especially if you have tried different treatments and it seems like you aren’t getting the results that you want. Here at Swan’s we are dedicated helping you get your pond in control so...
by Swans Water Gardens | Jul 9, 2025 | Pond Services
Concerning the issue of evaporation and water loss, each pond is unique. You will have to determine what is normal for your pond. There are certain factors that affect the evaporation rate:One of the most obvious is the amount of “splash” from your waterfalls. The...
by Swans Water Gardens | Jul 2, 2025 | Aquatic Plants
Tropical water lilies are one of our favorite plants here are Swan’s. As with any annual (annuals are referred to as tropicals here in the pond world) plant, we buy it every year, knowing it won’t survive our Midwest winters but we buy them because they...
