3 Easy Pond Maintenance Tips for the Fall Season

1. Remove organic materials from the bottom of your pond and thoroughly clean the garden pond pumps and filters.

2. When water temperature drops below 45°F, shut down the pond pump and remove the filter media and main pump to prevent damage from freezing temperatures.

3. Drain your garden pond pump and store it according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Add a stunning setting to outside water fountains

Surrounding outside water fountains with brightly colored flowers or deep-green foliage makes for a stunning appearance.

Container gardening for perennials?

Perennial usually have a larger root system than annuals so if you're container gardening for perennial, be sure to choose a container that's large enough to give the roots enough room and avoid being root-bound.

Strategically place low voltage landscape lights on entertainment areas

The look of professional landscape lighting can easily and affordably be achieved by using low voltage landscape lighting to illuminate decks and patios. But with light come pesky bugs.

Avoid the nuisance of insects and enjoy entertaining outdoors by pointing landscape lighting away from the area that will be occupied. Low voltage landscape lights will put off plenty of illumination without shining directly on your deck or patio if strategically placed.

Avoid installing lawn edging products after excessive rain

Hold off on installing plastic edging or metal edging after excessive rain until the ground dries. Excessive rain causes the ground to swell with moisture and the lawn edging products you install may shift once the ground dries, creating an uneven and jagged look.

POND & AQUATICS ANSWERS

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Pond pumps are not necessary for smaller yard ponds that have the right balance of fish, plants, and beneficial bacteria in it to keep the water clean and toxin-free. Achieving this balance, however, isn't necessarily easy for beginners.

Garden pond pumps give the water circulation and if this is your first water garden, then a pond pump should really be on your list of ornamental pond supplies to buy. When purchasing a pump keep in mind that garden pond pumps should circulate the entire volume of your pond once per hour. Read our Pond Maintenance Tips for each season!

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A pondless waterfall is a waterfall and stream without an actual pond. The latest craze in garden pond design, pondless waterfalls allow the beauty of a water feature without the liability or maintenance associated with a pond.

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Yes. Algae will grow if the surface water of your pond if constantly exposed to light. Shading the surface of your yard ponds with floating plants and water lilies can be an effective, natural method of pond algae control.

Algaecides can also be used to clear greenish water and we stock a variety of pond algae control and water treatment products.

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Underliners for pond should be installed if a thin, lightweight liner is selected. While there are many different thickness of garden pond liners for sale, flexible liners will be easier to install and can be reinforced with underliners for pond to add protection against holes and punctures.

You can avoid installing an underliner if a thicker grade liner is selected. However, the thicker the liner the heavier it is and the less flexible it is.

We have a variety of garden pond liners for sale in different thickness and our a full time resident pond expert is available to help customers with any need.

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If this is your first water garden, then a garden pond design kit is recommended for beginners. Though it might be less expensive to buy wholesale pond supplies separately, with preformed water garden kit you'll get a peace of mind knowing everything you need is included. We stock a complete line of water garden kits in both do it yourself and contractor grade. Garden pond design has never been so easy!

LANDSCAPE ANSWERS

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To help insure that the weeds and grasses don't see the light of day, there should be a 3-6 inch overlap where the two sheets of weed barrier cloth meet.

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We stock a full line of Plant Health Care (PHC) plant food products & landscape fertilization products. PHC produces a broad-range of biologically based products including Healthy Start 3-4-3. This granular fertilizer is formulated to provide organic sustainable landscape fertilization. Made from the finest natural ingredients, Healthy Start 3-4-3 slowly releases its nutrients as it biodegrades and will not burn plants. Use as a general fertilizer when planting or potting, or as top dressing on already established lawns and gardens.

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The MR-16 Directional Bullet is the workhorse of the professional landscape lighting industry, used for uplighting trees, statuary, fences and retaining walls.

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Hocky puck deck lights sound just like the low voltage landscape lights you're looking for. They are easy to install and provide low wattage and even illumination for a variety of applications including posts, decks, pergolas, lattices, house numbers and steps.

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Outside garden fountains should be set on concrete slabs or pavers. This is essential in cold places when the fountains are subject to expansion and contraction damage

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We stock a variety of metal lawn edging products ranging from Col-Met steel edging with a green powder coat finish to aluminum metal lawn edging products designed for landscape architects and landscape contractors. We also stock accessories for our edging products including connectors that allow for unlimited design possibilities.

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The best way to install plastic lawn edging products is to push the edging into your dug trench so that it sits about 1/2 inch above the finished grade of the lawn.

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Farfard Complete Container Mix was developed specifically to meet the growing needs of the popular container gardening trend, including container gardening for perennials. This mix drains rapidly but still holds enough water to get plants through the dry and windy days and is fortified with extended release fertilizer that will feed plants for up to 3-4 months. A great mix for outdoor hanging baskets, window boxes, planters, gardens, outdoor containers and strawberry jars.

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We stock a large selection of wholesale nursery plant containers that can be used as plastic containers for container gardening perennial or vegetables. We also stock a wide selection of decorative planters and plant stands that offer unique ways to container grow.

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