Koi ponds have a way of creating instant calm—from the sound of the water to the way the fish move, the experience is a Zen escape. “A koi pond adds magic,” said Janice Parker of Janice Parker ...

Life (as far as we know) started in water and is still very much dependent upon it. Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we ...

Florence Danly named the koi that swam in her backyard pond. There was Sky and Bella and Big Mama and Goldie and — her favorite — Marilyn, a large-eyed diva of a fish who liked to flaunt her beautiful ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The Japanese Friendship Garden in San Jose is lush and serene, but the Koi ponds are empty. Long before Alix Harada was a park ranger, she remembers coming to the garden with ...

Thirty-six years ago, Ray Armstrong acquired a piece of land in Colorado Springs that offered an amazing view of Pikes Peak. “It took my breath away, and I had a sense that at some level it was more ...

Everyone knows that most dogs, and some cats, will eat food from your hand, but not too many people have had fish eat from their hands. On July 21, visitors may get a chance to hand-feed koi during ...

Koi carp come in a variety of vibrant colours, patterns and prices and collecting these beautiful creatures is a serious business. Koi is an abbreviation of Nishikigoi, the Japanese term for 'brocaded ...

A dozen koi fish poke their faces up to the pond’s surface, hoping for a bite to eat. They’re smarter and more social than most would give them credit for, and they recognize horticulturists Mark ...

Which is antithetical to the inherently good-natured, friendly fish. But as Phil Goulding perches on the cold stones by the side of his backyard koi pond, his beloved shimmering beauties aren’t ...