Friday, August 24, 2012

Ponds I have built

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I am gonna post some photos of ponds I have built through the years. They might give you an idea of how to design your pond. Pics keep me ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Book Hard Copy, Maybe.

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I am working on getting my book published as a hard copy, one you can hold in your hands.  Even take into the field with you as you dig a ho...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

About My Book.

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I pop up when you least expect it.  Like a bull frog in a pond. Have you seen the ranking of my book, "A Practical Guide to Building a...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Mysterious and Confusing Google

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Good grief, Google just changed everything and my blog disappeared for a few days.  After much confusion and seemingly ridiculous 'help...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Questions: Overwintering Plants

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I had talked with Jan when I first put in my small pond. By small, I mean SMALL. It is maybe 4 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 16" deep. I have a couple...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

How to Build a Koi Pond.

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Koi and goldfish? There's a difference?   Koi? What are koi and why must I build a koi pond differently than any other pond? Can't I...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

An Artist's Concrete Bench

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We have a large membership at http://www.pondlady.com.  And so many of them are talented  beyond belief. Look at what one of the guys did ...
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Sunday, July 08, 2012

Driving home.

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I drove home from Arkansas to Louisiana yesterday.  It was a long slog of a trip with an hour and a half traffic snarl as I got within 25 mi...
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Gunfight at the OK Corral

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We lovers of the outdoors and the critters who inhabit it have a skewed idea of how things out there sort things out. We think of birds as...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Guess Who Came to Dinner?

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One of the scourges of pondkeepers is raccoons.  We have paved and poured concrete over their natural habitat, so they arrive i...
Monday, July 02, 2012

Summertime Pond Care

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Summertime pond care is important when summer arrives, We are already breaking heat records in New Orleans and it's not even officially ...
Sunday, July 01, 2012

I asked for this

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I should know better than to ask for something because I usually get it. Except, of course, winning the lottery or something like that. Th...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

Birds loving the bird bath

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It was 108 degrees here in Arkansas yesterday. The humans couldn't be outside and the other critters who live here spent much of their ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fawn, Finally

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It was 106ยบ yesterday here in Mountain View Arkansas.  And it wasn't a dry heat.   I understand dry heat is not as hot as wet heat.  Hav...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Saturday Night Bath Time

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Are you ready for another episode of Saturday in Mountain View AR?  It's an exciting night around here. Last night was no exception beca...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

How to Build A Natural Swimming Pond

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Swimming used to be done in lakes, rivers, oceans or a pond. As we got older we swam in rectangular, blue bottomed boxes called swimmin...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Protect your pond from rats

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When we build ponds in locations near rivers, bayous or lakes. Or when we live in or near rat infested cities, we find rats. Rats are dest...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Garden Green

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Gardeners are concerned about the environment. Gardeners have used pesticide for decades and are now realizing that many pesticides and...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Lower pH in your Pond

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To lower Ph use vinegar, a gallon or so per 2000 gallons, then test. This will not lower your pH for good if you have concrete leaching in...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

String Algae, Blanketweed, Filamentous Algae

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More talk about string algae: A solution to it, if it's a problem for you.   To get rid of string algae or blanketweed, add abou...