Monday, June 25, 2007

Plants for your rain garden

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And if you don't have a rain garden built yet, here are some plants for wet areas in your garden: Arrowwood viburnum shrubs Swamp mil...
Saturday, June 23, 2007

Flowers from the garden

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With the New Orleans heat upon us, the summer flowers are beginning to put on a show. Cuphea Torpedo. I think the common name is bat faced h...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Pond on the cheap

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You can't skimp on a liner or a pump, but you can build your pond without rocks. Use landscape timbers. Build them up like Lincoln Logs ...
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Leeches

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Pond questions - leeches I'm planning to do a bit of pond cleaning one of these days. I'm not looking forward to it though due to me...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Speaking of koi

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Koi ponders have learned the hard way that their fish tear up every plant they try to grow in the pond with them. The plant debris clogs up ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Letters, we get letters

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Question about koi pond construction: I have had several propositions so far this year for a pond. I know where I want it, just not entirely...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Pond questions

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I have a pond about 3' wide and about 2 1/2' deep- all fish have died in last 2 months- noticed whitish discoloring on the skin deve...
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Monday, June 04, 2007

Spring garden

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My garden this spring is like all gardens in the deep south - beautiful. In New Orleans, all we have to do is throw seeds on the ground and...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Questions over the years

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Dear pondlady, my fish all died overnight. What should I do? Pondlady sez: You could try CPR. I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist. Fir...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

You need submerged vegetation

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If you don't have anacharis, cabomba, or one of the submerged plants that gives off oxygen you cannot have a balanced ecosystem. Most of...
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Monday, May 28, 2007

More than ponds

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I use rocks for lots more than ponds. I always use the same kind of rocks, called Arkansas Moss Rock. It's a fieldstone and can be gotte...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

My garden

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My garden has been gorgeous lately, so I thought I would share some pictures today. An iris opens The flower garden in the morning The Asian...
Monday, May 21, 2007

pH, important or not

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Generally pH is not something we have to worry about in our ponds. Our New Orleans water pH is so high...about 9....and I never worry about ...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

comments on comments

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Question: just started up a 100 gallon pond and all but 4 fish died so we drained it and started again , now its doing better but in the las...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

I get Questions

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Questions I get: What is horticultural sand?? Sand box sand? Vermiculite? Pondlady sez: Horticultural sand is just sand that has been rinsed...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

My goldfish turned brown, help!

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Most goldfish are born black/brownish. That 's because their mommas will eat them if they can find them, so being in camouflage is a sur...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Pond Plants, Cyperus

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The umbrella palm or cyperus accents the beauty of other aquatics. Stems rise two to four feet high to display ribbon like masses of four...
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Do I need a pump?

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Many people believe a pump will keep the water crystal clear. A pump will help keep the water clear, but that's all. A pump moves water ...
Sunday, May 13, 2007

Pictures from my garden

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There simply is not enough time in the spring in New Orleans to take enough photos. Everything is either in full bloom or budded up with pr...
Saturday, May 12, 2007

Using houseplants in the pond

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This pond is totally enclosed in a courtyard, creating a microclimate warm enough to use houseplants that like wet feet. You can use spaths ...