The Illiana Garden Pond Society was founded in 1996 and is made up of a very ambitious enthusiastic group of people called "Ponders" who live in northern Illinois and northern Indiana who are interested in the creation and caring for ponds and their accompanying water gardens.

The Illiana Garden Pond Society is a not for profit organization dedicated to pond and water garden education and care.

Meetings are held the second week of the month, however, locations and times change, so watch our website events page, member's newsletter, "The Pond Pages" or call our voice mail at (219) 663-2365.

Come and enjoy listening to our speakers or find out how to algae-proof your pond. For whatever reason there may be, come find out what "Ponding" is all about.

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Waterscape Weekend
Garden, Pond & Patio Show

April 26-27, 2008, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point, IN
Admission $5, children under 15 free

This indoor show features beautiful pond, garden and patio displays. Stroll thru the meandering paths and see the newest of designs and products to enhance your own back yard and outdoor living space.

For more information about the event, please click here to see images from the show, click on photos.

Tips & Tricks

Our Tips & Tricks column will tell you what our knowledgeable "ponders" do during each season of the year to care for their ponds and the gardens that surround them. Click here to read an article about managing your backyard pond's water and all that enters into this miniature ecosystem. Also read about how to create your own tabletop fountain from ordinary household items. Both articles were written by Bob Armstrong a member of IGPS.

Helping Injured Wildlife

As members of a water garden club, we spend a lot of time in and around our gardens throughout all four seasons of the year. Because we spend so much time in our yards or in other locales, we will probably at one time or another happen upon an injured animal or bird.
When people come across injured wildlife they usually don't knowwhat do to or who to call. Click on the link to be directed to the Moraine Ridge Wildlife Rehab Center in Valparaiso, Indiana. http://www.mrwildliferehab.org For more information about other states or regions in Indiana, please click here.

Feeding the Birds in the Garden

Just because it's fall and your flowers and garden beds are mostly at rest for the season, there's no need to just go into your house and dream about next year's garden! You can still add interest to your garden for not only the fall and winter months, but for the rest of the year by just feeding the birds. If you are new to feeding birds in your backyard or now have more birdfeeders and would like to purchase seed in bulk, we have a new page for you. This page will provide a listing of stores that carry birdseed in bulk to help you save money all year round. Please click here to see a listing of stores in your area!

Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification

In the past many people never thought about landscaping their own yards to attract wildlife. Many people thought they would need to go elsewhere when they wanted to see wildlife. This idea has changed dramatically in the last few years now that people realize that taking care of the environment must start at home.

If you would like to learn more about how to certify your backyard as a wildlife habitat as many thousands of other people around the US have done, please click here. We will be adding information to our landscaping page so please keep checking back from time to time. Click here to for articles on how landscape your backyard for wildlife.

Destinations

We have a page called Destinations and on it you will find gardens, water gardens and arboretums that our members have either visited or recommend others travel to see. We have added some new addtional gardens around the Midwest, so please click here to browse these wonderful places.

Updated 04/26/2008