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68 | Gazette Life | May 2026GAZETTE | GARDENINGCroaking choruses, annoyed neighbours and impaled corpses %u2013 it%u2019s all been going on in David Riebold%u2019s Garden in Har%u00eda. When I planned my garden a few decades ago, a water feature was an obvious addition. However, in a warm climate, an untreated pond can quickly become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, so some sort of biological control is essential. My initial plan was to introduce fish, but then I learned that Canarian tree frogs had already been established in the reservoir at Mala. I brought back a bucket of frog spawn and within weeks the pond had turned into a dense %u2018tadpole soup%u2019, soon yielding dozens of tiny perfectly formed frogs.It is worth noting that ponds rarely support both fish and amphibians - fish will eat frog%u2019s eggs and tadpoles.After a few years the frog population expanded dramatically. They appeared throughout the garden and occasionally ventured indoors - a method of insect removal I much prefer to chemical sprays. Although less visible during the summer, their presence was revealed by sporadic calls from the top of palm trees, often getting a reply from a fellow in a neighbouring palm, as if to say; %u2018see you at the party pal!%u2019 and what a party they had! Returning to the pond following the winter rains, Froggie apocalypseNo.1 artificial grass company in the CanariesPayment option available, & any written like for like quote will be matchedTHE LAWN SPECIALIST%u2022 Product & Service Second to None %u2022 Specialist Unique Installation %u2022 Can be applied to any surface %u2022 Great around pools & Spas to avoid slippingGreenAsGrassPlease contact Lucy on 696 270 282 or Office 928 854 759 - gagcanaries@hotmail.com15 year guaranteeArtificialGrassPlease find us on Facebook eded to any surface %u2022PleaseEstablishedsince 2007Now in our 19th year of business Now in our 18th year of business