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326. Protecting your Garden Pond from Pesky Predators By Brett Fogle
     Notice any fish disappearing lately? While herons are present year-round, water gardeners notice the challenges they bring to the pond in spring and early summer when herons feed their young.An adult heron needs about 13 ounces of food daily, which is equivalent to three 6" koi. If herons find an easy source of food (i.e. colorful fish in a shallow pond), they'll return on several consecutive days. They can quickly decimate your fish population.They're generally shy birds who typically visit e…



327. Mosquito Farms? Is That What Water Gardens Are? By Scottie Johnson
     What is nicer that a lovely backyard garden pond. The lush growth rising above the water, graceful fish darting about and the soothing sound of the water. These are just a few of the reasons people are drawn to water gardens.But when you think about adding a water feature to your garden, you are torn, because you know that a charming pond can also be a mosquito hatchery. And, everyone is concerned; rightly, about mosquitoes and the diseases they spread.It is true, mosquitoes do need water to b…



328. Garden Delights For Midsummer By Marie Fisher
     We have once again reached the wonderful magical time of midsummer, when the garden is aglow with sensational blooms and a fantastic array of colors. Many of these wonderful blooms fill the air with their tantalising perfume.I often pause for a while especially at twilight when the scent from the blooms are at their stongest, and I feel extremely proud of the effort that I have put into my garden.This is when I really appreciate how worthwhile it has all been.No doubt your garden is looki…



329. Delavay's Blueberry (Vaccinium delavayi) By Geoff Bryant
     Whether we know it or not, most of us are familiar with the genus Vaccinium as it has among its members several current or potential commercial crops, such as blueberry, cranberry, bilberry and huckleberry. Vaccinium delavayi, however, is strictly ornamental and very unlikely to be our next export success. The name vaccinium is an ancient one taken directly from the Latin vernacular: it was used to refer to Vaccinium myrtillus, the delightfully named whortleberry. Vaccinium delavayi takes i…



330. Basic Lawn Care - Mowing, Scarifiers, Aeration, and Watering Tips By Mark Falco
     The arrival of summer heralds a time of increased wear and tear for the average garden lawn. Children's yard games, barbecue parties, outdoor sports and generally more activity in the garden means your lawn is set to come in for something of a beating and without a little TLC is likely to start showing more than a little worse for wear. Stomp all over any living thing and it doesn't respond too kindly but with a little help, your lawn can remain looking great all through summer and beyond!Fert…



331. Funniest Pond Stories-Part 1, May 2004 By Brett Fogle
     Get ready for some gut-wrenching, laugh out loud hilarious pond stories from all over the world...(Continued from May Issue of PondStuff!)We had some hilarious, truly gut wrenching, laugh out-loud stories sent in by some of you. Here we're going to highlight some of the funniest stories for you to read.We had entries from all over the place (Inluding one all the way from THAILAND!) The competition was fierce, and to be honest - I had a really hard time deciding on one 'funniest' story, but he…



332. Tips On Caring For Your Cut Flowers By Gerry T. Belvedere
     Imagine it's a special occasion and you've just received a glorious bunch of roses. You put them in your best vase and you stand back to admire them. You'd love to make them last as long as you possibly can, but other than keeping them out of direct sunlight, you're not sure what to do.Here are some tips on how to extend the shelf life of your roses:1. Remove the roses from the vase and put them in a temporary container.2. Clean the vase by washing it thoroughly in water with household bleach.…



333. Roses and Juniper Rock Gardens By Jan Verhoeff
     Wide circle driveways don’t happen much anymore, but when they do, what do you do with them? Clear out the grass, mound up some soil, and park a few boulders in strategic positions and you’ve got the perfect spot for an artistic rose garden. Plant some dark green Juniper and a few golden-tipped junipers for background color before adding your roses.Invite people into your garden with planned paths, safe benches (protective distance from pokey thorns), and a shade providing arbor. A garden st…



334. The Benefits of Landscaping By David Dunlap
     How much have you thought about landscaping? Do you know that a beautiful and well put together lawn has many benefits? Landscaping is lawn art and, like any other art form, it takes time, patience, and research to get your methods just right. So, what other benefits does landscaping provide besides just being "pretty"?Firstly, landscaping can add value to your home and surrounding property. People will pay more for a home that looks nice and well maintained on the outside, as well as in, and …



335. The Benefits of Using Landscape Software By David Dunlap
     If you enjoy making your yard as beautiful as it can be or if you own a landscaping service, you may want to consider investing in landscape software.What is landscape software?Landscape software allows you to come up with new designs for your landscaping needs and to view them as a finished product to decide if they are right for you. It can be a major asset to someone who does landscaping projects on a regular basis. It can also save you from a lot of time and hard work only to realize that …



336. The Perfect Accent -- Miniature Roses By Ron King
     Indoors or out, you’ll find miniature roses very easy to grow. These little guys sometimes get overlooked because they give off little fragrance, yet they can be the perfect visual accent to any home or garden.Compared to their full-sized cousins, miniature roses are practically maintenance-free. Just give them a "bath" once a week, and they'll last forever.Small is ComparativeA common misconception about miniature roses is they will make ideal houseplants. Before moving them indoors, realize …



337. Fake Grass By Brad Slade
     The history of artificial or fake grass is to say the least an interesting one and arose out of the social desire to in-effect ward off what could be seen, as far back as the 1950s, as an increasingly unhealthy tendency by youngsters not to exercise.History has it that birth of synthetic grass began through attempts by scientists trying to develop a type of grass that would not only allow children and adolescents to play on regardless of the weather condition but encouraged them to do so, in o…



338. Planting Summer Flower Bulbs By Seth Miller
     In the summer, the sun is shining and everything is vibrant. Even the summer flowers are brighter and bolder. No meek pastels or pasty whites here; summer flower bulbs are vivacious. While less hardy plants are dried, brown, and dying, summer flowers are bright, alive, and thriving. Summer flower bulbs are flowers that bloom in the summer. Some examples are daylilies, lilies, gladiolus, dahlia, begonia, and caladium.Summer flower bulbs should be planted in early spring. They need to be planted…



339. Ecological Landscape Design and Organic Lawn Care By Chip Phelan
     There is a growing recognition, that the expanding suburban landscape is having a negative environmental impact. Suburban development often includes vast energy dependant monocultures (perfect, grass lawns). They consume a significant amount of natural resources, (water to keep them green and gasoline to keep them trimmed), and they reduce the amount of habitat available for native wildlife. Over use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides can leach into water supplies and be harmful to chil…



340. Hot Feeding Tips By Brett Fogle
     Summer is the most enjoyable water gardening season and the time to watch for potential problems caused by high water temperatures during extreme or extended hot periods.It's important to feed food that is easily digestible so fish benefit from fully absorbing the nutrients. Fish that actively seek food should be fed 1-3 times a day. To ensure they've consumed all of their food, feed small amounts at each feeding in the summer heat. This will prevent uneaten food from decomposing at the high t…



341. Wooden Garden Furniture By Matthew Anthony
     Wooden Garden Furniture can be the ideal solution to various seating problems in your garden. You can add new seating areas to your garden by perhaps turning a path into a destination for a sit down or consider adding a few pieces of wooden garden furniture to less frequented corners of the garden.Your garden may be a coastal beach or you have a garden naturalistic wooded landscape, you can easily find some pieces that add the perfect touch to your garden, since wooden garden furniture can sui…



342. First Aid for a Dried Out Hanging Basket By Jacqueline Carroll
     Let's face it: Our houseplants aren't the most important things on our to-do lists, and even the most attentive gardeners will sometimes forget to water the hanging baskets. The good news is that unless the plants are completely dead, they can usually be revived.Begin by clipping off dead flowers and browning leaves. See! It looks better already. Now cut back yellowing stems and stems with a good many yellowing leaves to encourage the plant to send out new shoots. If your plant has trailing st…



343. Garden for Birds #4 By Ronald Patterson
     I would like to know.....................WHO STOLE SUMMER?????????????/What did you do with it?And where are you hiding it?It seems as though just last week we were celebrating the beginning of summer.Looking forward to our yards and gardens.Planning vacations.Now, parents are celebrating "BACK TO SCHOOL!"That could mean more time in our yards and enjoying the fruits of our labor, however.Enjoying our backyard guests.We've seen visitors come and go.And all the feathered families we helped rais…



344. Making Memories with Flower Gardening By Sandra Wilson
     Flower gardening is not only about the present, but can be about the past as well. Although this article is ostensibly about flower gardens, it is really more about carrying memories forward. This will enrich your flower garden.Just three weeks ago, at the time I write this article, my mother- and father-in-law died as a result of a car accident. In the fallout around that, the children, including my husband, had to go through their belongings. We had to sort 90+ years of memories and foun…



345. Why Patio Benches are a Great Place to Relax and Enjoy By Jennifer Akre
     Having an outdoor patio offers the opportunity and place to sit outdoors where you can relax alone on a lazy Saturday morning or enjoy a barbecue with family and friends. To enhance a patio while providing additional seating, more and more people are turning to patio benches. Although traditional patio furniture is still nice, patio benches do not take up as much room, they can easily be moved from the patio to the lawn, and many designs on the market feature compartments underneath a padded…



346. Enhance Your Garden with Beautiful Edging By David Chandler
     Adding edging around your garden or landscape is as important as the garden itself. The edging frames your garden much like a picture frame. A picture can be interesting and beautiful but it needs a frame to enhance its appearance, so it is with your garden.There are various types of garden edgings. Many people prefer to use something heavy and permanent, like a low brick wall, or rocks set together with mortar. However, not everyone is physically capable of creating such a structure.Brick…



347. External vs. Submersible Pumps. Which One Should You Use? By Brett Fogle
     For many people, it's never been a question of whether to use a submersible pump vs. an external pump because most people have smaller ponds and are used to just using a submersible pump. They're easy to install, and are pretty reliable - so why even consider an external pump?There are a couple of reasons...But before we go into that, let's briefly talk about the benefits of submersible pumps first. For obvious reasons, a submersible pump is named as such because it is designed to be placed…



348. Beauty After life - Plants For Drying - Grasses By Ravikumar Uppaluri
     Dried plants and dried flowers are midway for people who cannot afford gardens or costly fresh flowers and artifical flowers or plants for decoration. The household woman will get immense satisfaction, if she can nurture the hobby of making these dried flowers and plants, and then decorate her home. But few are aware of the type of plants and flowers to select for drying and the methods of drying while retaining the original beauty without much loss of color or shape.Agrostis: Two commonly gro…



349. Using Push Reel Mowers By Jeff Boyd
     If you're not familiar with push reel mowers or if you haven't used one since "back in the day", there are a few points you should be aware of before using a push reel mower:Don't expect to cut tall weeds or dandelions. You notice how your gas-powered mowers get a little "overwhelmed" when cutting weeds or very tall grass? Those issues are a bit worse with reel mowers because they become harder to push and they are limited in the height of what they can cut. When cutting with a power mower, yo…



350. The Perfect Garden Sundial By Graham McClung
     Is it possible for a garden sundial to tell perfect time?The chances are very good if you can make one yourself, or get one custom made for your location. But both these alternatives will take either time or money.The reason for this is that apart from adjustments for time zones and daylight saving , covered in another article, there are three things that must be done.Compensating for the Earth's Path Around the SunIf the earth followed a perfect circle as it revolved around the sun, life wit…



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