Category Archives: Pond News

Azaleas and pond maintenance

Posted on March 20, 2011 by esearing

After spending a few hours on the hydrant we made a visit to the local nursery. My wife bought some annuals for the planters in front of the house and I picked up four Azaleas for the pond area. Two … Continue reading →

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Next generation MultiCyclone Plus

Posted on March 15, 2011 by esearing

Muticlone Plus was announced in the UK last October. “It combines all of the revolutionary features of its predecessor with an inbuilt cartridge filter – and the streamlined design means the entire pool filtration system can be installed vertically, on … Continue reading →

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Plants for the bog

Posted on March 12, 2011 by esearing

I visited my favorite local pond supply store today, Wakoola, to pick up some black foam (to tweak the waterfall a bit more) and sealant (to recoat the faceplate of the skimmer). While I was there I also picked up … Continue reading →

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The rebuilt waterfall

Posted on March 6, 2011 by esearing

Here is the rebuilt waterfall. Most of the changes are on the right side where the bulk of the water now flows. You can also see the base of the hemlocks and the neighbors yard in the background I hope … Continue reading →

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The beginning of spring

Posted on March 5, 2011 by esearing

A few warm days in February seems to have caused the trees and early blooming flowers to pop up in the garden. The crocus and hyacinth bulbs that were not removed during pond renovation have come up and look extremely … Continue reading →

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Japanese Maple – Crimson Queen

Posted on February 28, 2011 by esearing

I purchased my first Japanese maple for the pond this weekend. It is a variety known as Crimson Queen. CQ is a mounding style maple which gets up to 6 feet tall and 8 feet around. I plan to keep … Continue reading →

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More leaks

Posted on February 13, 2011 by esearing

The changes in weather seem to be wreaking havoc on the plumbing parts. I have a couple of new leaks in the piping above ground and some hidden ones that only seem to happen when the pump is running. I … Continue reading →

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First plants for the pond

Posted on February 7, 2011 by esearing

I stumbled into Pike’s nursery yesterday just to look around. They had a great Japanese temple lantern on sale for $250 but I didn’t buy it. I also saw a nicely formed Japanese maple but the price was a bit … Continue reading →

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Plants for the pond and garden

Posted on February 1, 2011 by esearing

I went to a nursery yesterday to begin my search for plants for the pond area. Things I like so far: Mugo Pine, a mound of pine needles that gets about 5x5x3 high. Japanese Black Pine Weeping hemlock Lilly of … Continue reading →

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Multicyclone installed

Posted on January 30, 2011 by esearing

We had nice weather for January with a high of 68 today. So I used it as an excuse to install the multicyclone prefilter. I cut off the check valve and made another cut on the side plumbing. There were … Continue reading →

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