There’s a lot more to backyard pond installation than simply digging a big hole and filling it with water. Backyard ponds require liners, pumps, filters and regular maintenance to keep algae and ...

For most people, discovering a frog living in your fence post would make you feel either kind of creeped out or kind of charmed. For one guy in Australia, it was a challenge: He decided to make it the ...

Frogs and toads may not have the same allure as bees and other pollinators, but they can be just as useful in gardens—especially if you want to control pests organically. These voracious insect eaters ...

Garden ponds are increasingly becoming popular among homeowners. The scramble for ponds can be attributed to their aesthetics, growing appreciation for wildlife and environmental awareness. As ...

When weather permits, Phyllis and Jim Watrous can be found sitting on patio chairs, watching the fish and frogs frolicking in their backyard pond. Around the creatures, two waterfalls flow into the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Kermit the Frog would be pleased by all the pond-building at the Indian Creek Nature Center in the last two years. The ponds built in the Cedar River flood plain are meant as new ...

AAron Capouellez grew up around frogs and toads — from the age of 5, his family had a backyard pond where both amphibians thrived. It fostered a lifelong love of nature and led Capouellez, 28, to ...

When Denise Carroll jumps into her pond from its ledge, she swims alongside kois named Cutie, Baby and Jason (names chosen by her two young children). She’s not crazy about sharing the water with the ...

In the backyard ponds, by contrast, the leopard frogs are doing quite well. Between 35 and 50 leopard frog tadpoles originally were dropped into each pond when the experiments began about four years ...