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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 Plants
Monday, October 5th, 2009
As far as pond plants are concerned it is no secret that the most popular and most recognized of all pond plants is the water lily ,the water lily lives in the bottom of the pond in either a planter or self rooted in mud /sludge or pebbles on the floor of the garden pond. [...]
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Your Pond Filter and the Nitrogen Cycle
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
There are basically three methods of pond filtration available
Filtration using Biological pond filters
Filtration using Mechanical pond filters
Chemical pond filtration
There are many types and styles of pond filters available including intake filters, submersible pond filters, in-line filters , external, and combination pond filters gravity fed filters up flow and down flow pond [...] -
Will your Garden Pond be a Water Garden or koi Pond
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Water Garden or koi Pond ,you must make that decision before you build your garden pond after wards it will be too late to change your mind. In any kind of garden pond filtration is the most important aspect, usually this is accomplished by setting up an ecosystem where fish, plants, and beneficial bacteria [...]
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Garden Pond Saga
Monday, September 7th, 2009
My name is Therese I am your resident garden pond expert (no I’m not but I always wanted to say that, however for the purposes of this website I guess I am the resident expert ,as I am the only one who has ever maintained a garden pond or water garden. I wouldn’t exactly call [...]