Aquaponics is another direction to take your outdoor living space.   Aquaponics combines aquaculture (raising aquatic animals), with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water).  By growing plants with your pond water, a symbiotic relationship occurs in which the plants help to clarify, oxygenate, and filter the water of your pond, while the fish provide the plants with natural fertilizing nutrients.

Growing vegetables has never been so easy and carefree!  No more weeds, no more bug spray,  just fresh vegetables for your table.   There are floating baskets available to grow vegetables in your pond.  It’s amazing to think of gardening in this way.  In the pictures, we have red lettuce, romaine lettuce, onions, sugar snap peas, cilantro, strawberries, spinach, chard and other herbs growing and in the picture below to the right is a pre-made floating basket with just lettuce growing.