Are you someone who loves the idea of beautiful living jewels in your garden?

If so, it is time for you to look into keeping a Koi garden!

A Koi garden is a garden that makes good use of a Koi pond as a feature.

This Koi pond will hold the gorgeous decorative carp known as the Koi, which has been bred for its beauty and its grace for more than two hundred years.

A clear pond that has these orange, white, black or gold fish in them can make any garden a place of peace and tranquility.

If you want to make your Koi pond stand out, you will find that there are a few things that you need to know.

When you are looking at adding a Koi garden to your property, you will find that you are essentially creating a small eco system.

You are going to be creating an aquatic environment that is going to nurture your Koi, and that means that you need to look into the structure of the pond itself.

Remember that you need to make sure that you are dealing with a pond that is at least four feet deep.

A deeper pond will allow the Koi to stay warm when the weather turns, and you will also find that it will keep your Koi safe from cats, raccoons and other local predators.

Your Koi can grow upwards of three to four feet long and they will need plenty of space.

If you are looking for a good place to put your Koi garden, remember that it is important to keep it out of the direct sunlight.

A Koi pond with too much direct sun is not the best environment for the health of your fish. And it makes your Koi vulnerable to predators that may fly over.

A Koi pond underneath a tree helps to keep the Koi safe, but you will need to take care of debris that falls into the water.

You should never use pesticides or other harmful chemicals near your Koi, as the fish themselves can be quite delicate.

Koi can sometimes be quite troublesome when it comes to plants in the pond.

No matter how well you keep your Koi, they will dig up the plants that are in your pond.

Some solutions include placing gravel and large stones on the plant roots to keep them grounded, but you might also want to plant lilies.

Lilies are usually ignored by Koi and they will help your Koi get the shade and shelter that they need.

There are lily varieties that do well in deep water and others that do well in shallow water.

Take some time and consider all the beauty and pleasure that you can get from a Koi garden. It is a great experience to build and even better when it is built and you are feeding your Koi from your hand!