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Create Your Own Beautiful Outdoor Oasis
Like most of us, you love the great outdoors and the peace and tranquility in which it offers .We all look forward at one time or another to relieving our day to day stress by relaxing and unwinding at our favourite natural outdoor Oasis. A sanctuary where we can dwell in the songs and serenity [...]
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Backyard Blah to Bling – 10 Affordable Ideas to Transform Your Terrain
Your backyard may be suffering from the blahs because every spring you just focus on your lawn or try to “stick plants in” to spruce things up for summer entertaining. This year, try these 10 easy, affordable landscape design ideas and add some bling to your yard. You’ll transform your terrain, boost your outdoor enjoyment [...]
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Growing a Rock Garden – Planning, Design and Imagination
Looking for a way to beautify your garden, while making sure it remains easy to take care of? Rock gardening could be perfect for you in the front yard or backyard. Rock gardens are especially practical in areas of your yard which are quite dry, but can look great in water run off areas as well. Adding rocks in [...]
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Learn How to Make a Rock Garden
There’s nothing quite so beautiful and unique to add to your property, then a rock garden. Rock gardens provide a unique texture and visual interest, especially if you’re in a North American setting. It evokes images of something you would find over in Europe, as opposed to something in a western landscape. While in natural [...]
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The Best Pond Fountain Pump For My Garden
Pond fountains are a beautiful addition to almost every garden. However, choosing the right pump for your fountain may not be as easy as you think it would be. Before you choose a pump, here are some factors to think about. Factors to Consider Make sure to shop around before buying a pump for your outdoor pond. [...]
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Preparing Your Pond For Storms
Posted on 26 January 2010
With summer comes thunderstorms, and in certain parts of the country, hurricanes and tropical storms. You certainly need to have your home prepared for these storms, but you should also prepare your backyard pond for storms. A properly prepared pond may suffer some damage, but the damage will be minimal. There are two things that will [...] Continue Reading
Pond Gardens
How to Build Natural Pond
Posted on 25 January 2010
Due to environmental degradation, natural wild ponds are fast disappearing forever at an alarming rate taking a heavy toll on the dependent animals and plants. By building a natural pond in your backyard garden, you can share your environmental responsibility and add lots of life with the conservation of plants and wildlife. You can add [...] Continue Reading
Pond Gardens
Koi Pond Filter – Save Them From Themselves
Posted on 24 January 2010
A biological Koi pond filter saves precious Koi from themselves. Let’s face it, Koi eat like there’s no tomorrow. All that eating, in a garden pond environment, makes for a dynamic living, swimming, eating biological hazard machine. The mounting waste Koi produce amounts to rising levels of toxic compounds in the water, the most common [...] Continue Reading
Pond Gardens
Plants That Help Keep Your Fish Pond Healthy
Posted on 23 January 2010
Plants can add interest and beauty to your fish pond but did you know that they also are vital for maintaining healthy water quality which will help keep your pond clear and your fish healthy? There are five different types of plants that you want to think about planting in and around your pond – floating [...] Continue Reading
Pond Gardens
Koi Pond: Which Pump to Use
Posted on 22 January 2010
When I started in the waterfall and pond design & construction business in January of 1982, I was asking the same question. I had a slight advantage over most when it came to answering the question, “Which pump do I use?” I came out of the energy conservation field, so I was already savvy about [...] Continue Reading
Pond Gardens
Tips On How To Build A Pond
Posted on 21 January 2010
A pond is not only a stunning garden feature but is also a wonderful wildlife habitat, attracting birds, insects and many other animals. Building a pond from scratch can seem a daunting task however it need not be, having the correct equipment and understanding what form of pond will suit your needs is half the battle. The [...] Continue Reading
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