Thursday, January 31, 2008

Water Gardens International

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Water Gardens International This is a great online organization. I have found wonderful articles in here about water gardening around ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Northern Ponds

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I was going to talk about airstones for you folks in the North. You had a bit of January thaw, so an airstone could have been a good idea t...
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Monday, January 28, 2008

Southern Ponds

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Days are starting to get longer. In the South, ponds are beginning to know spring is coming. If your water is getting cloudy from sitting i...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Feeding your fish

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Here in the South, although we are having some cold weather right now, we often have 70ยบ+ days. When this happens, you will probably go out...
Friday, January 18, 2008

Ice on the pond

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In some parts of the country, ponds are frozen over. If yours is, you must open a hole so gasses can be exchanged. Do NOT hit the ice with ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

What happens when it rains?

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I was often asked if a pond would overflow if it rained. I suppose so, but the water would only go into the surrounding landscape. I ran i...
Friday, January 11, 2008

Large pond pumps

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When a pump moves over 3000 gph, it is a large pump for waterfalls where you want lots and lots of drama. I love large pumps and used them ...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

Medium sized pumps

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Medium sized pumps are normally used for spitters or fountains The head will usually be from 300 gph to 660 gph, with the larger one used ...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Let's talk Pumps

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As we struggle through winter toward spring, I thought we could take this down time to talk about pond pumps, what kinds are available and w...
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...