Nature and Environment

Hong Kong harbor lights up at night, emitting a vibrant blue color, neither because of the city lights nor any other lighting effect, but because of algae called Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known as "Sea Sparkle". One can see blue glow on the water when it is disturbed.

Landscaping gardens is different from gardening. While both design and tend to gardens, landscaping gardens are projects as a whole - designing the whole plot or area of the lawn or garden, including planting and tending to lawns, gardens, shrubs and trees, even to lightning, water management and aesthetic additions (decors).

There has been a growing trend of sustainable gardening for rural and urban areas ever since people became aware of the lifestyle benefits of organic and eco-friendly gardening. The challenge for people was where to start, as most of them don't even know how to grow plants and have this misconception that they can't grow a garden in their city apartments.

Three dogs in California died two months after drinking from a lake full of toxic algae bloom. However, pet owners claimed that the warning signs were inadequate. Officials say that the reason for the bloom spread throughout Lake Chabot in Alameda County, CA is the state's dry, warm weather.

Algae typically sounds harmless. In some cases though, algae can spread wide enough and in incredible density that they pollute a lake, making its water unfit for consumption. The exact thing happened in Lake Erie last summer, when the nearby city of Toledo in Ohio had to ban consuming water from the lake.

Toxic algal blooms are an environmental issue that affects millions globally. More than just an eyesore-blooms can have adverse effects such as the "do not drink" advisory that affected over half a million people in Toledo when Lake Erie was struck.

Your pond might be man-made, but the elements that support it are very well part of nature herself. So it goes without saying that from the fish to the vegetation, your pond's health relies on no small part to seasonal changes.