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 ...

This gorgeous swimming pool isn’t a typical chlorine-filled watering hole–it’s actually a natural swimming pond that relies on plants to filter the water. (Don’t worry, you’re not swimming among the ...

Cindee Klement’s love affair with water gardening began with a frog her son wanted to keep. Her family lived in New Orleans then and had only a postage-stamp-size courtyard for green space. The pond ...