Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Winter Prep

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It's getting to be that time of year already. Time to get your pond prepped for winter. Be sure to remove all the debris on the bottom b...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Overwintering your pond

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I am often asked whether plants and fish can live in the pond throughout the winter. The biggest influence on overwintering the pond is you...
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Monday, September 24, 2007

Preparing for Winter

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Fall is upon us. And we have to do some winter prep with our ponds. When the temps drop below 55 degrees F, it's time to move water lill...
Thursday, September 06, 2007

Fall really is coming, sometime

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I know we have had insufferably hot weather for seemingly months on end now. Some of us have had no rain, others have had more than they eve...
Monday, September 03, 2007

Snakes in the pond

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I get many letters asking how to catch and kill a snake in the pond. We build these backyard resorts for wildlife and then want to make a g...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Fall is coming

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I know it's almost September, but you have time to cut back and repot your pond plants before cold weather sets in. They are such fast g...
Friday, August 17, 2007

Pond Spitters

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Isn't spitter an awful name for a statue that has water pumped through it? Frankly, I am not a spitter fan, although there are some fine...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Algae

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Green water is often a problem in full sun and well fertilized plants. Do not use chemicals to control the algae--it will kill your lilies...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Our heat emergency

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During our August heat, when our temperatures are reaching 100 degrees F and over, serious oxygen depletion takes place in the pond. Do not...
Thursday, August 02, 2007

Treating for Aphid Infestation

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I have been getting many calls and emails about treating for aphids on water lilies, so this bears repeating: The following technique can be...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

An Enormous Pond

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Large ponds are so much easier to manage than smaller ones. The water does not get too hot and bake the fish or plants in the summer. The l...
Monday, July 23, 2007

Troubleshooting your pond

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I have a new pond troubleshooting article out. Check it out and always remember to look for the easy problems first Troubleshooting your po...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

Collecting wild plants

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Finding plants If you collect plants from local swamps or trade them with friends, buy from an unfamiliar plant store, please quarantine tho...
Friday, July 20, 2007

Patching a pond liner

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A strong wind toppled your crane statue into the pond and his beak penetrated your rubber liner. Now what? Empty the pond to below the hole....
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Stumps and ponds

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The trials of a pond installer: I will never forget starting an excavation for a pond when I found right in the middle of where the pond was...
Monday, July 16, 2007

Sterile fish?

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Question: Here in California, where the weather is nice all year round. I've been growing Koi for 7 years now, although my fish are heal...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Gophers and pond liners

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Question: We have gophers!!! They have eaten through my liner. What can I do to stop them? Pondlady sez: Put lots of chicken wire down firs...
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 ...