Archive for the ‘water feature’ Category
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Pond Maintenance Part 5
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Winterizing Your Garden Pond
Holiday Decor for the Garden Pond
If you’re like me your never quite ready at least emotionally ready, to put your garden pond completely to bed for the winter months, as you are plainly and simply not ready to relinquish the decorative contribution it makes to your garden space ,you will just [...] -
Pond Maintenance Part 4
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Winterizing Garden Pond Hardware
Over wintering pond hardware such as pond pumps and pond filter and fountains is another winter preparation the garden pond owner must undertake if he or she still wants these pieces of equipment to be usable come next spring .
Basically it is down to two factors , personal choice ,and I [...] -
Pond Maintenance Part 3
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Over Wintering Hardy Pond Plants.
Preparing your perennial pond plants for the winter season , perennial pond plants such as such as rushes, water lilies and irises. all winter hardy pond plants need to be cut back ,they can be cut back to as much as only an inch or so above their root [...] -
Pond Maintenance Part 2
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Winterizing Your Pond Plants
Over Wintering Tropical Pond Plants:
Tropical plants are not going to survive through the cold winter temperatures and should actually be removed from the pond as soon as water temperatures get to around 60 deg. Some Depending on the variety can be taken in doors and will ,with good light ,and enough water [...] -
Pond Maintenance Part 1
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Winterizing Your Garden Pond
Watching as winter transforms your garden pond from clear crystal waters and upright green luscious marginal plants to a white opaque frozen often snow covered expanse of water and brown frost tumbled plants can cause a little distress or even sadness in the heart of many a garden pond owner [...]