I started to get rid of horribly invasive Star of Bethlehem last year. And by started, I do believe I started what is going to be a multi-year project. This nasty little plant is such a deceiver. The leaves look like my scilla. They look like my grape hyacinths. It looks innocent. It looks . . . → Read More: Never Never Plant Star of Bethlehem
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When you see a pond like this, you can’t help but say WOW! And when it’s in someone’s back yard, that is truly amazing. The next thought, of course, is WHY? I enjoy my pond, and virtually every pond owner wants a bigger pond. That’s a given. But this pond is a serious upgrade from . . . → Read More: A Big Pond Dream Comes True Its beginning to look a lot like dahlias! We’ve inviting YOU to come see them on Saturday, September 10th, from 1 PM to 4 PM. Mike and I are at 331 Forest View in Elk Grove Village, IL. If you happen to have clothes that would work well for scarecrows, we’ll be collecting them for . . . → Read More: Come See Our Dahlias on September 10th July 25th may not seem like a long time ago. Two months from the end of July to the beginning of October is just a grain of sand on the beach of time. In the history of our pond though, it’s a much longer time period than we planned on for pond completion. And completion . . . → Read More: Should You Build Your Own Pond? A Chinese proverb states “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” That is not the end of the story. It turns out that every fish story is oh so personal. My brother Joe’s fish story starts with “Teach . . . → Read More: Give A Gardener A Fish And He’ll Build A Pond Big fish, little fish, same problem. Big pond, little pond, same problem. Big or small, something always wants to eat the fish in your pond. Your pond could be big enough to be fed by a waterfall like Richard and Peggy Judd’s… Your pond could be as little as this one, also at the home . . . → Read More: Protecting Your Fish From Predators You may have heard of the Law of Attraction. The basic idea is that you are giving off vibes whether you realize it or not. The vibes can be good, or bad, and you get back what you give. So if you are having a bad day, you are likely giving off bad vibes, attracting . . . → Read More: Use The Law Of Attraction To Attract Frogs We have been to some magnificent gardens lately. Should I write about the one in Barrington that had waterfalls and ponds, a forest-like backdrop, and this idyllic fireplace area? No, not yet. How about the garden you see below? That doesn’t look like a garden to you? That’s because this 50 acre site, with a . . . → Read More: I Want A Frog A beautiful pond eludes us. We try. Really we do. Mike put in a pre-fab pond several years ago, complete with a small stream and headwater. But we can’t seem to really get ‘there’. By ‘there’, I mean it just doesn’t look like a miniature version of this one that we saw on a pond tour several years . . . → Read More: Pond Tours Coming Up – MPKS and Aquascapes |
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