Spring 1997
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We continue to add to our custom-built repertoire a number of conveniences for you to use in Pond Management of your Water Garden.
The 30-gal Bio-Filter with Multiple Water Dispersion Nozzles and Brass Drain-Back Valve is perhaps the best investment you'll make in algae management, coupled with 20lbs of Lava Rock, a Top Hat Filter Bucket and Cal- Pump sized your pond will pay dividends for many years to come.
And by signing-up for and attending the free Water Gardening Workshops, you'll learn to become a better Pond Manager, as well as pick-up numeroius tips for balancing-out the critical elements such as fish, sunlight and plants, thereby reducing macro- and micro-algae problems.
Plus, we're now carrying an even more durable 45-mil EPDM Liner, which can be cut to your exact specifications.
Pond Netting for keeping out Fall leaves is available.
And new Charcoal Filtration Pads for the Top Hat Filter Bucket make cleaning the pond even easier.
Pumps are being downsized in weight and upsized in power, thanks to the newer and more efficient ceramic motors which last more years than the older models did.
Clear Ponds.
A Primer On State-Of-The-Art Water Gardens
For Real Water Gardening Enthusiasts.
If your Water Garden looks like Split Pea Soup now or anytime soon, it's not time to panic, but it is time for a visit to John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery, where state-of-the-art pond filtration systems are readily-available and easily- installed, either by you or retrofitted by us.
Actually, Split Pea Soup is nothing to get upset over. And here's why.
All the dead plant matter and fish droppings etc have laid dormant over the Winter and converted itself from ammonia (very harmful) to nitrites (harmful) to nitrates (helpful fertilizer). Since the plants have been asleep and haven't had the more...
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Getting The Garden Ready
Early Season Bloomers
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Little Gems.
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1997 Workshop Schedule
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Clear Ponds.
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Fertilizing Gardens
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