Always keep pond safety in mind.  Here is a helpful article,
http://www.rospa.com/leisuresafety/adviceandinformation/watersafety/pond-garden-watersafety.aspx

Have you ever considered adding a garden railway to your water garden?  Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDyCdh2cDQ

Did you know you could have a backyard pond in just six hours?  Read On....

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20205593,00.html

Don't throw away that old urn..turn it into a fountain!  This Old House tells us how..http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20192998,00.html

When can I feed my fish?

It's almost the first day of spring and the number one question, is when can I feed my fish?  It is amazing how the fish hibernate all winter under the ice, don't eat and come up in the spring full of life!!  Once the water temperature is consistently 50 degrees F and above it is safe to feed your fish.  Be sure to keep your fish protected from unwanted visitors until your plants start to provide shelter.

Inspiration

There are so many ways to enjoy water gardening!  Here are some articles that have been forwarded to us from our customer's that may inspire you as well...

Martha Stewart , http://www.marthastewart.com/272527/lily-pond-in-a-vase

Sunset, http://www.sunset.com/garden/landscaping-design/dog-friendly-garden-ideas-00418000067590/page7.html

Hometalk, http://www.hometalk.com/551505/the-canoe-pond

We'd love to hear from you as well!  As you can see you can enjoy a water garden from your table, deck or backyard!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day !!!

St Patrick's Day and pond passion go hand in hand.

Everybody wants to be Irish on this day. Fortunately I am truly half Irish as my mother was a Murphy. This is my given middle name as well. My late grandfather (Grandpap Murphy) and his two brothers (Uncle Lewis and Uncle John) were the most Irish people have ever known. Grandpap never had a pond, (he grew potatoes and other vegetables), but both Uncles had a small "goldfish" ponds. These were the first ponds of these types that I experienced and I am sure helped lead me to this career.

Of course the perfect pond plant for the Irish in all of us is the "Water Four-leaf Clover".

This shallow water beauty is so easy to grow! Maybe too easy as it grows very "exuberantly". Keep it out of earth bottom ponds but grown in a small container and regularly "pinched back" it is wonderful.

It is winter hardy...but unfortunately it does'nt begin growing until well after St. Patrick's Day in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Have fun being Irish, and give your pond the luck of the Irish all season!

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