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3.8 (36 reviews)
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Lorri A.

They did an exceptional job on my parents Lilly pond! They were super friendly. They went above and beyond in petting and spoiling their dog Benji. They completely understood they were in his territory and were very professional. The fish they purchased have done pretty well. They did have one die, but they were very quick to replace it at no charge. Unfortunately, the turtles they bought bolted. They stayed around for a day or two then they disappeared. No note or anything who knows maybe they're out there somewhere fighting crime.

Tumbled rock work that was supposed to be secure.

I was told a free clean out, was included with my pond purchase. I was told on several occasions that I was on the waiting list but after months, I call back and personnel could not find me in their system. My pond is out of warranty now and they finnaly called me back only to say they weren't required to clean out my pond. The installation was not done according to how I was told it would be. Minimum materials were used, undoubtedly to save cost on their end. As a result of poor construction, it has been a nightmare to maintain. Their sales contract had some clauses about posting negative reviews. A business that doesn't want reviews posted is probably sub standard as I have discovered. The owner may try to sue me for being honest about how I was treated and that's fine. I'll see you in court. There have probably been other customers that were successfully bullied into not letting anyone know about the service they have received. Buyer beware. PS there is a wonderful pond company in Shawnee Oklahoma, that I have dealt with on several occasions .They also have maintenance people that are available in the Norman area who are a pleasured work with.

Tabitha C.

We just purchased a house with a pond that wasn't in good working order. Nathan came out and fixed us right up! He was so patient with us as we took notes of everything we needed to do to keep the pond properly running. He left us an owners manual for the pond. He found where it was leaking and got it running perfectly. The whole team is so kind and knowledgable, and their prices are fair. It's a pleasure doing business with them.

We have been dreaming of a koi pond for a while now and the one we got is much nicer than we imagined! They came out and measured our space. they were very efficient and knowledgeable. More than anything I want to point out how helpful they were. We have never had koi before and they were very helpful in assisting us with what the fish need and helping our confidence. The installation process was easy. The guys came and were courteous. They worked through the heat and maintained a positive disposition. The pond is beautiful. I highly recommend.

Where do I even start? First off, I absolutely have to give props to Ashley. I went in as a beginner and had no idea what I was doing when I decided to install my own pond. She took me through everything I needed to get started and didn't just explain what I need but WHY I needed it. She broke it down for me in the best way possible. Although I ended up breaking down what I had already done, I ended up redoing the whole thing like she instructed me to and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. It's everything I dreamed of! If you need anything for your pond or are just a beginner and need to know where to start, this is your place. Again, thanks Ashley!

My family and I visited the location for ideas for my backyard pond project and ended up scheduling a consultation with the owner. He came out within a few days of our visit to their store and we decided to move forward with having them build one for me. Due to the weather, our pond was moved up on their schedule about two weeks! It took the two guys who did it about a day and a half. They did an amazing job!! I would completely recommend Garden Ponds Unlimited (and Mitch and Chris) to anyone looking for a custom build. I can't wait to get started on the flower beds and adding fish!! (Pond size is 8x10x2 and roughly 650 gallons. They just finished today which is why it's cloudy. It'll clear up in a week or so.)

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Love this place, Shelby is the best! Great prices and they have an awesome selection of plants, fish and everything you need!

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Great selection and very knowledgeable staff. A little on the pricey side of things, however.

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As good as it gets ! Nice professional service. Ready to make up for their mistakes. Definitely recommend them to my friends !

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Oklahoma City Zoo - March 2024

Oklahoma City Zoo

(317 reviews)

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Had a great time at the OKC Zoo, even though the temperatures were hovering around freezing and a…read morelot of the animals were not in their habitats (as they were repositioned to warmer back up environments). Still, we got to see a lot of the zoo's residents. We started with as much of the indoor viewing as we could. The OKC Zoo has an impressive collection of snakes -- especially venomous snakes. What can I say about snakes? Not a lot, other than I enjoyed watching them, and I am glad they were in their environment and I was in mine! I do wish the Zoo had included a notice about the dangers of invasive species, as I live in Florida and I have seen first hand what the python population has done to native species in South Florida. While the pythons on exhibit are fascinating, the Zoo should remind visitors that non-native reptiles should not be kept as pets. As the day warmed up, we spent a lot of time visiting the giraffes, the elephants, the many big cats and the full range of animals living at the Zoo, to the extent they were not sheltering from the cold. I could restate what the Zoo has on its website, but I suggest anyone who is interested in visiting should spend quality time exploring the Zoo's website and making a plan. We had about three hours for our visit, and we could have used more time than that!

Oklahoma City Zoo May 16, 2026…read more (2/5) I went into my visit to the Oklahoma City Zoo genuinely excited for a full day with my family, and I left feeling like the experience never quite matched the expectation. The single biggest letdown was the near-total absence of aquatic life. For a zoo of this size and reputation, I expected at least a meaningful aquatic section -- penguins, otters, seals, a proper aquarium-style habitat, something with real water and presence. Instead, what I found amounted to a couple of small fish tanks that looked closer to what you'd set up in a living room than anything you'd expect from a major regional zoo. It left a noticeable hole you keep waiting to see filled, and it simply never is. To be clear, the marquee exhibits are genuinely good. The Elephants, Giraffes, Gorillas, Chimpanzees, and American Bald Eagles were all well done and worth seeing, and they're the moments my family enjoyed most. The trouble is that once you've taken those headliners in, the rest of the park doesn't carry much momentum. The overall species variety feels thinner than it should for the price of admission, and a fair amount of the walk between the standout habitats ends up feeling like filler rather than discovery. What sharpened that disappointment was the Dinosaur Exhibit. It looked like it could have been the highlight of the day, especially for the kids, but it sits behind a separate charge stacked on top of regular admission. That pricing structure rubs me the wrong way. When the standard zoo experience already feels light on excitement, gating the single most visually exciting attraction so you can be upsold on dinosaurs -- animals that, ironically, no longer exist -- comes across less like a fun add-on and more like a deliberate tactic. If that exhibit is what's pulling people through the gate, it ought to be folded into admission, or the base ticket should at least feel substantial enough to stand on its own. My other genuine frustration was the layout. Rather than flowing as a continuous loop where you can circle the park and end up back near the entrance, the path effectively dead-ends around the Red Panda exhibit, which forces you to backtrack all the way across the zoo to reach the other side. With kids in tow, that doubling back gets old fast and quietly drains the energy out of what should be a relaxed afternoon. I do want to give real credit on one point, because it changed how I felt by the end. While we were there, I overheard a zoo employee talking about the lioness and her five cubs being separated, with the cubs being moved together to a zoo in Florida. My gut reaction was anger -- it sounded cruel to take cubs away from their mother. But after I went home and looked into it, I learned that this practice closely mirrors what happens in the wild. Around age two, sub-adult males are naturally pushed out of the pride by the dominant male to prevent challenges to his authority, females disperse to avoid inbreeding, and siblings frequently stay together in what's called a coalition, which gives them built-in social support and safety. Moving the five cubs as a unit is genuinely the humane, biologically sound call, and I respect the zoo for handling it that way. That brings me to my most important piece of feedback, and it is not aimed at any individual employee. Had I not been the kind of person who researches before reacting, this would have been a 1-star review -- and given that I carry a following of 31,000 people on TikTok, it very likely would have become a video fueled by outrage before the truth ever caught up. TikTok in particular does not wait for context. A short clip of an emotional reaction to overheard information can rack up tens of thousands of views in a single afternoon, and the comments never stop to look up dispersal behavior or coalition biology. The staff member I overheard wasn't doing anything wrong personally, but sharing partial information about animal relocations within public earshot, stripped of the context that makes it reasonable, is a real risk today. All it takes is one less-curious guest with a phone and a platform to spin a sound conservation decision into a viral outrage cycle the zoo did nothing to deserve. That's a training and communication issue worth fixing before it bites. The staff were friendly, the grounds were clean and well kept, and you can tell the people working there genuinely care about the animals. But between the limited species variety, the upcharge model, the awkward one-way flow, and the public communication gap, the visit just doesn't add up to what a zoo of this caliber should deliver. I came in hoping for a memorable family day and left thinking the place has good bones but needs to invest in real depth, rethink what gets locked behind extra tickets, and train its team to share the full story when guests can overhear them -- not just the headline.

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