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Serenity NOW
Feeling stressed at the very thought of pending holiday stress? Oh my – stressed over thoughts of stress! For a quick cure, try the soothing sounds of water. Nip those blues in the bud and find...
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Flexible Liners for Custom Fit Ponds
Flexible pond liners are very durable, flexible and the best choice for a custom fit. You can lay out the shape using garden hose. Choose the spot thoughtfully… Location, location, location: In the...
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Tea Party Pond
Is your pond beginning to look like the Boston Harbor of 1773 – you know, the color of British tea? Tea party popularity was resurrected this year by the fickle human race, but are the fish with that...
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On Frozen Pond
The freeze resistant power of Goldfish in a pond is simply amazing. They hunker down as deep as they can, and if they find a pocket of unfrozen water, that is where they wait it out. What do they do...
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Create Cascading Waterfalls with Dramatic Drops
Select the perfect stones-make “fitting” choices for the backdrop and spillway stones. Backdrop Stone: A tall handsome type fits the bill. Nestle it, upright, within the liner, with padding at it’s...
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Papyrus – Scrolls and Gardens
Ancient Egypt has the most well known documentation of the virtues of the Papyrus plant; largely because of the use they made of the fibers from the stem of this warm weather, water loving plant. From...
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Leprechaun Garden Series – Lily Pot
A new Urban slogan – “miniaturize it”. The answer was no to “super-size it” and passé is the call to “legalize it”. This one is smart, useful and fun. A mini-garden can visually enlarge a tight spot...
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Aquaculture – Food for Thought
Aquaculture is a sustainable food production method that has become widespread, even in the USA. It has been relied upon in more densely populated countries for ages. With declining wild aquatic food...
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Over-wintering Hardy Water Lily and Lotus
It is not necessary to bring Hardy Water Lilies and Lotus inside, unless the pond is likely to freeze solid, including the roots. For over-wintering, the goal is to keep roots alive until spring. Don’t...
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Beneficial Bacteria Make Good Pond Mates
The friendly cleaning crew that breaths new life into the pond. For most water gardens, winter means frozen ponds with higher than usual amounts organic matter from the leaf drop of autumn. The...
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Sacred Blue Lily of the Nile
Key to the Fountain of Youth? It’s no wonder the plant became scarce. The “Sacred Blue lily of the Nile” (Nymphaea caerulea), was so popular, the once abundant and common water lily that grew wild...
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Algae – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Kermit the Frog knows what it’s like to be misunderstood. To conquer algae, one must think like algae. Confusion over exactly where the assemblage of organisms commonly called algae fits in scientific...
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