Standing guard on the porch or tiptoeing through the tulips, this life-size pug topiary frame is just plain fun! Fill with sphagnum moss and cover with ivy or other vining plants (moss and plants are
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This video was shot on day 2 at the Nishikigoi of Niigata fall koi harvest in Richmond, Virginia. For more koi harvest videos or koi pond construction videos visit the Jagged Moss video channel at www.youtube.com
Filed under Garden Bridges by on Apr 1st, 2011. 6 Comments.
This is my pond towards the end of Winter. The Koi & Goldfish have grown during summer and coming into autumn. The fish are still active even through to the end of Winter. I fed the fish a generous handful only once a week as to keep them in shape during this cold sluggish period. And, as you can see, my 1st year lilies have gone dormant but are still keeping their shoots. We’ve had quite a bit of raining which worked well to add some clean water to the pond. I never built a skimmer box as I didn’t want to add more power usage to the pond (keeping the pump running 24/7 was expensive enough, not to mention the UV clarifiers). Plus, I used the pump which i connected to an external hose to flush out the excess water to my garden – so all worked out fine. Overall no regrets. I was happy to do some upkeeping of the pond. The way I see it is that if you’re going to built a pond, you can’t be lazy and expect the pond to automatically clean itself (unless you spend a lot of money in equipment – but I only spent 00 in total for everything related to this pond), so scooping leaves during autumn is a must and removing unwanted moss or algae from your waterfall etc. was generally the upkeep of the pond experience. You are always going to find algae on the sides of your pond even if you don;t have sun shining directly on it. My UV clarifiers worked well to zap the algae and I have never had problems of algae water. My water was always clear and clean. My shading cloth also worked …
Filed under Garden Bridges by on Mar 24th, 2011. 1 Comment.
These sketches are from the pond garden design featured on the Jagged Moss website. These plans were referenced when I hand selected the stones in Pennsylvania. Because stones are such an important element in Japanese pond garden design, the plans are detailed. However, there was flexibility in terms of the size and shapes of the stones. They just had to fit on the concrete shelves. The shelves are at various depths. For more details visit the Jagged Moss website: Pond Gardens / Elements of Design (Plate 1) jaggedmoss.com To view more videos, visit the Jagged Moss video channel www.youtube.com
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