Water Gardens Blog
I really like my water gardens. In my old garden, I had several and now that I have a new garden, I'm doing the landscaping to install a rather large pond (one I can swim in) but like all things - they somehow take longer than you plan on. :-)
In the meantime, here's what I've learned about ponds and water gardens and I'm pleased to share these articles and thoughts with you.
Doug
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Sep 2, 2010, A Place to Relax
I had a piece of land that I could not blend into the landscape...trying to decide what to do and came up with the idea of putting a pond in. This pond
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Jul 25, 2010, Pond on raised wood deck
This was my first attempt with brick work and creating a water garden for my new porch. Two identical ponds with a equalizing tube between.
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Jun 15, 2010, Water Lily Pest - new shoots cut
Something is cutting the new growth off our water lily. We live in the Pacific Northwest where the growing season is short. Every few days, all the new
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Jun 15, 2010, Feeding Deep Water Lilies
Is there a way (or a tool that's available) to place fertilizer pellets into a lily pot that's 3 ft. under the water surface and at least 4 ft. away from
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Jun 14, 2010, Pond as Fire Prevention
This pond was built after a devastating forest fire. It is designed for helicopter water retrieval if necassary. Meanwhile, it has given hours of pleasure.
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Jun 11, 2010, Water lilies don't live through Az summer.
Are there varieties that are better for very hot climates like Az? Doug says yes you can easily grow the tropical lilies rather than the hardy lilies.
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Jun 10, 2010, snails
I have a over popultion snail problem in the bog on my koi pond. The little tiny ones. So many they are stopping up my fountain. Any solutions? Doug
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Jun 7, 2010, Building Koi Ponds
Building Koi ponds (or ponds for other fish for that matter) is similar to building water gardens for plants.
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Jun 7, 2010, how to build a bog
You need to know how to build a bog if you want to grow anentire class of plants that many gardeners ignore. Or worse, if theytry to grow them, they fail miserably.
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Jun 7, 2010, pond side perennials
The list below is a good starting listfor pond side perennials that will thrive in the wet areas nextto ponds.
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Jun 7, 2010, Pond Creatures
When it comes to beasts and birds and pondcreatures in the water garden, there are a few of the good kind andthere are a few of the not-so-welcome kind
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Jun 7, 2010, What is the best NPK for Water Lily Fertilizers?
Can you advise what the best mix would be for Water Lilies. Have one product that has a 8-24-8, which would empahsis on root and flower development and
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Jun 4, 2010, algae in new pond
Hi we recently remade an old ond it is quite big about 10meter by 5m. We relined it in a sunny spot with some shade from trees bought some fish and also
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Jun 3, 2010, how to bond a pond liner to textured concrete
I am building a waterfall/pond in the backyard. I am about 90% complete. The wall is build from stackable concrete blocks, but the front is a grooved
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Jun 3, 2010, Lotus pond dimension
I have made a lotus pond that is 3 feet deep. It is 2 feet wide. Are the dimensions fine for the growth of the plant? Doug says he wouldn't plant in
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Jun 3, 2010, do I put my lotus lily in dirt now?
I bought three lotus lily pad pods. I grew them in water in my window sill. They have roots and small leaves on them now and are about 8 inches or more
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May 28, 2010, Our backyard pond project - round 5
We have redone our pond 5 times. It has been in its current form for 2 years. We added the rocks in the bottom for the resident toads and frogs to lay
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May 17, 2010, growing a LOTUS SEED IN AN AQUARIUM
hello i am trying to grow lotus seeds many have mushed and the plant died. so i put one in my aquarium that has a heater. the problem is it is surrounded
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May 3, 2010, Wild life pond, 6 by 4 ft with beach
I have a lot of bird seed in the pond & itis fermenting ( poor possitioning of feeders) what do I do please ? Chris Belfield Doug says you clean it
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May 3, 2010, Bought a new waterlily, Should I replant it?
I just bought a water lily for the first time. It came as a kit designed for ponds or containers. My plan is to plant it in a container. The plant came
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Apr 26, 2010, What size of submerged pot should I use to grow Lotus seeds?
How big should the inner, submerged pot be for the life cycle, from seed to mature plant? I do not plan to transplant the seedling but will start it indoors
Apr 26, 2010, need help with the dirt part
how do you start the lotus they all are about 6 in tall and going to start the dirt and 2 or 3 died i put rocks in bottom then dirt then water what am
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Apr 19, 2010, Contact Me
Contact Me; Thanks for thinking of writing me a note...
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Apr 19, 2010, We have a crack in our preformed pond.
How do we repair a crack in our preformed pond? It is a heavier black somewhat flexible material, not just cheap plastic. Thanks for any help. Doug
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Apr 17, 2010, pump won't prime
We have had this pump, which is connected to a biological filter and UV filter, for about 4 years. It has always been difficult to prime each spring, requiring
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