How to Clean Up a Nasty Water Garden - and Keep it That Way! In my previous post I dove into the myth about water gardens not needing filters. Many people subscribe to the theory that mother nature will take care of their backyard ornamental manmade water garden or koi pond or goldfish pond but I have proven in my last post that these types of ponds are nowhere near being natural bodies of water. I think many ponders now are convinced that a koi pond or goldfish pond requires a filter because extra biological filtration is needed to keep the water free of ammonia and nitrites and healthy for the pond fish. What very few people consider is that a water garden void of fish would be a lot cleaner and prettier with a filter system tough enough to filter out all the junk a water garden creates.Like I said earlier: There's nothing uglier than a dirty, neglected water garden.
5 Secrets to a ‘No-work’ Garden | Eartheasy Blog - StumbleUpon It took over 20 years of gardening to realize that I didn’t have to work so hard to achieve a fruitful harvest. As the limitless energy of my youth gradually gave way to the physical realities of mid-life, the slow accretion of experience eventually led to an awareness that less work can result in greater crop yields. Inspired in part by Masanobu Fukuoka’s book, One Straw Revolution, my family experimented with gardening methods which could increase yields with less effort. Fukuoka spent over three decades perfecting his so-called “do-nothing” technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and perhaps most significantly, wasteful effort. Here are the strategies we used which enabled us to greatly increase our garden yield, while requiring less time and less work. 1. With ‘no-till’ gardening, weeding is largely eliminated. 2. Gardeners are always on the lookout for free sources of clean organic mulch to add to their garden.
Nelson Water Gardens and Nursery | How to Install a Disappearing Fountain A Disappearing Fountain is a great way to add the sound and movement of water to your garden! Water is pumped from a hidden reservoir buried in the ground, through the fountain piece and then seemingly disappears back into the ground. With our NWG Pre-molded Reservoirs, installing a Disappearing Fountain is easier than ever! Disappearing Fountains can be created from nearly anything. install reservoir backfill around reservoir install grating & netting connect tubing cover with rock topping Dig your hole about 11”-12″ deep and fill the bottom with 2″ of sand. We’ve learned this the hard way; always connect the tubing to the piece and then to the pump not the other way around. The larger the reservoir, the greater volume of water it can hold and the less often you need to re-fill it. Reservoirs & Installation All “Complete Reservoir Kits” include the reservoir, heavy-duty grating, cinder blocks, and ¼” plastic mesh. Fill the fountain as needed with a garden hose.
Welcome to Floridata Fire Fountain How I build a Fire Fountain by Paul G Russell The first idea I had was to create modern fountain but didn't have room in the back yard. The second idea was to create Zen like fountain that had a hidden fire pit. Went looking at other ideas on the web. Next step was to determine how much and what kind of materials. Basic materials Cinder blocks Bricks 2 mortar mixing basin (one for the fountain and one to mix mortar) Fire pit ring (example) Gas line supplies Stage 1 - lay out the foundation - here you can see I'm using 2x4 to make sure everything is square. Brick foundation to make the base strong and to allow drainage of the pit. Here is the fountain water basin which uses one of the mortar mixing tubs. Fountain fire pit base foundation mortared in place. Flexible gas line and on/off valve is behind the fountain wall zone. Fountain wall foundation build up. The fire ring is supported by 4 half cinder blocks and one full block. Screen to cover the water basin and support the lava rocks.
Viveiros - Início In 1895, Alfredo Moreira da Silva established in Oporto, on a modest horticulture shop. Believing in his skills and in the knowledge acquired in most prestigious nurseries of that time, he couldn’t dream that, more than a century after, his firm would still exist, in the hands of his descendents and with a major role in Europe’s ornamental horticulture. In the fact, the starting was meteoric. He called his sons to the business and, when he died in 1935, his firm was already the national reference of the branch and he “O Alfredo das Rosas” the symbol of the northern self made man, synonym of hard work, honesty and honor. Presently property of his grand grandchildren, the firm explores more than 100 ha (250 acres) in Grijó, Mira and Coimbra, which makes it the largest nursery in Portugal, exporting to so many different markets like Spain, France, Belgium, UK, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Poland, Lebanon and Jordanian.
DIY backyard fountain- complete with tutorial! | Hip House Girl Posted by Hip House Girl under Yard[44] Comments We made this: Well okay, we didn’t throw that pot. Materials: Ceramic pot of your liking (base of pot must be smaller than the diameter of a 5-gallon bucket)5-gallon bucket (we used plastic but are now thinking a metal one would be better)Aluminum L-bracketsScreen material cut about 4-5 inches bigger than a 5-gallon bucket, and with a hole in the middleSubmersible pumpThe kind of hose that goes with a submersible pump (technical term). Step one: find an ugly spot in your yard that needs some beautification, and where your pump could be plugged in. Done. Step two: Dig a hole for your 5-gallon bucket. *Note: If we were to do it again, we would have done all of the following assembly steps before putting the bucket in the ground. Step three: Hacksaw your aluminum L-brackets so that they fit over the bucket. These L-brackets are super strong. We consulted This to That, which told us to use hot glue. Here’s a little diagram. Like this:
Viveiros e Centro de jardinagem on-line - Planfor Editorial de Jean-Michel Groult Esta Primavera amena parece trazer a mesma generosidade que o Inverno que passou, sem a chuva: a vegetação aprecia e isso vê-se! Seja onde for, os arbustos vestem-se de flores e alguns até já têm folhas. Esperemos que este tempo agradável se mantenha mas não devemos esquecer que o frio ainda pode aparecer: já aconteceu muitas vezes! Neste momento, a prioridade está em limpar os tufos de flores vivazes e as gramíneas que secaram durante o Inverno pois os rebentos jovens já começam a aparecer junto ao solo. Cuidado para não partir e estragar os rebentos durante a limpeza.
Frogs and Ponds - How to Share your Garden and Pond with Frogs Please Note: never add captive frogs to your pond or release them to the wild. Non-native species can wreak havoc on local ecosystems, carry foreign diseases, and become invasive species. Even native frogs could carry diseases that could cause death in local wild frogs. The spread of Chytrid fungus is a major factor in the amphibian extinction crisis, and the movement of frogs in the pet trade is a possible contributor to the spread of this devastating disease; be a responsible owner and never release your pets. Attracting Frogs to Your Garden - Build It and They Will Come Having frogs in the garden is definitely a worthy goal: frogs will help keep down insect populations as well as serenade you with their songs. Why Native Frog Species are BestBy building a frog-friendly pond, you will be limited to native species, and this is for the best. It is also relatively effortless to meet the needs of a native species, especially when it comes to dealing with local weather conditions. Patience!
I Built a Fire Pit and You Can Too | A long time ago (…like a year or so) I made this blog post about how I made a fire pit in the back yard for around $60. And it was a good post, and it was a good fire pit. But then at some point I deleted all our blog entries A lot of people pinned that entry to pinterest, so I’m re-posting a streamlined version of that post so those links won’t be broken anymore. Later this year I’m going to do a firepit update post and a fire pit revamp post. What you need: 8 Cement Blocks from Home Depot or Lowes (16″ x 8″ x 8″) $9.208 Flat Cement Cap Blocks (16″ x 8″ x 4″) $11.684 2ft x 2ft Flat Square Patio Stones or Pavers ($34) optional That’s $54.88 plus tax! All you need to do now is find a nice flat spot to put down your 4 big flat pavers to form a 48″ x 48″ square for the base of your fire pit. Next you take your big cement blocks and simply arrange them in a square, centered on the big square pallet you just made. It’s that easy! See the holes I’m talking about? Notes: