1.Are Islandscapes safe? Small Islandscapes do not represent a safety issue that we know of. Larger ones could represent a boating hazard and we recommend that they be well marked so as to be visible under all conditions. We recommend that you do not walk on them, or swim adjacent or underneath them. Roots that grow through Islandscapes could represent a serious swimming or diving issue. 2.Do Islandscapes attract mosquitoes? No. However, Islandscapes do attract fish and nymphs and other insects that consume mosquito larvae. Also, carnivorous plants that eat mosquitoes occur on wild islands would most likely readily grow on Islandscapes.
3.I have noticed that my Islandscape will occasionally list or lean to one side or the other. Why this is and what can I do to solve the problem? As with all floating entities, Islandscapes will - on occasion - lean to one side or the other. The potential causes of this are varied; for small islands, it may be as simple as having a frog or a turtle jump on and off the island. For large islands, a list may reflect the possibility that plants or grasses on one side of the island have soaked up water at a quicker rate than those on the opposite side. In all cases, however, the solutions to redress a leaning island are quite simple. They include anchoring islands together; adding a counterbalance such as a small piece of ornamental driftwood or a small decorative stone to the high side of the island; or, in the case of a sod island, trimming some of the sod off the low lying side of the island (to help reduce the uptake of water and thereby reduce the weight on that side).
4.Will an Islandscape ultimately grow and cover my entire pond? Evidence from the wild suggests that while this is possibility, it will take a long time. If you desire greater coverage of your pond, the quickest way to achieve this is to purchase another Islandscape.
