Lenches Lakes reports on aquatic weed control using Dyofix Aquatic weed control in lakes containing trout is a must and Amanda Badger, co-owner of Lenches Lakes in Worcestershire, recorded her experience of using Dyofix pond dyes for aquatic weed control in an article in Newsline. (courtesy of Stillwater Trout Fisheries Association). EACH year from early…
Details
Top tips for creating a water feature There’s nothing quite like some water in our gardens to convey a sense of peace and tranquility – a water feature burbling away, a sparkling, clear pond with a few water lilies in it and some goldfish swimming about. Professional award winning garden designer Kate Durr comments “Water…
Details
How to control algae in commercial lakes and fisheries When you start to think about it, large expanses of water can be found in many different places: stately homes historical palaces canal waterways golf courses sailing clubs watersports lakes fisheries council maintained parks They all pose the same challenge though and that is how to…
Details
Creating a garden water feature Are you one of those people who’s always quite fancied the idea of creating a garden water feature? Is that what you’re drawn to at the garden centre rather than the compost or weed killer you’d actually gone for? Well, you wouldn’t be alone in appreciating the positive effects of…
Details
Managing Algae in Garden Ponds There’s nothing quite like some water in our gardens to convey a sense of peace and tranquility – a water feature burbling away, a sparkling, clear pond with a few water lilies in it and some goldfish swimming about. What could be more idyllic? But that’s the issue, isn’t it?…
Details
Anne Wareham creates a beautiful reflecting pool What a lovely surprise to read Anne’s amusing post about her trials and tribulations in creating a beautiful reflecting pool and her relief at discovering Pond Black. Grab a coffee and read Anne’s reflections on creating a reflecting pool. Anne wrote: Generally people might consider that first. So…
Details
Although it was several years ago that Thomasina wrote to us about Pond Black, our popular black pond dye. We felt we should thank her again and mention her excellent publication: The Container Garden: A Practical Guide to Planning & Planting. From Thomasina Tarling, the author of ‘The Container Garden: A Practical Guide to Planning…
Details
Kew Gardens successfully controlled algae with Dyofix It has been 10 years since Kew Gardens successfully controlled algae using Dyofix Pond Black but we thought it would be nice to celebrate the anniversary and mention it again. The pond dye was featured in the BBC’s hit programme “A Year at Kew” demonstrating that gardeners, whose…
Details
View our YouTube channel and learn how to dye your pond If you have been wondering how to dye your pond then wonder no more because James Watson has been busy creating videos about the benefits of our different Pond Dye products as well as ‘how to prepare Dyofix’ videos . James had fun creating…
Details
Is Dyofix pond dye safe for animals and pond life? This is a question that we are asked occasionally and are happy to say that Dyofix pond dyes are completely safe for all animals, fish and aquatic life, including insects. If you have dogs that love water we do suggest keeping them out of the…
Details