Activated Carbon for filtration?
Activated carbon or activated charcoal called by some has been used for many years in pond filtration. Known mostly for its properties as an agent that can grab almost any chemical and contain it it makes a great water cleaner. I recently learned about just how good a bacterial agent it may be as well. [...]
“Iris Secret” Avoiding Spring Algae
I should start by saying that this works in properly maintained water gardens. If you refer to your water garden as fish pond or koi pond that is the first signal you might lean more on the fish and less on the garden. In the spring remember not to begin feeding your fish until [...]
Paula Biles Interview (Part 2)
PART 2 (To Learn more about Paula see the introduction in Part 1)
Q You note some interesting research by scientists in the book. It has been a couple of years since the book was first released as a booklet. Are there any new technological developments that have been sparked by the lotus you have come [...]
Paula Biles Interview (Part 1)
PART 1
I am happy to introduce Water-Garden-Blog’s first guest expert Paula Biles. Paula’s love for water gardening and lotus go back many years. She has been a great writer on a number of subjects and on many projects from magazines to journals and even a local Florida water garden club. Many water lily (Nymphaea) and lotus (Nelumbo) hobbiest [...]
Meet me in St. Charles…
In a few days we will be heading west to St. Charles for the annual symposium. This years 5 day tour will feature Mr. Pairat Songpanich from Thailand. A special auction, local garden tours, a tour of the aquascapes building and facility, a Biotope Tour at Elgin Community College. And much more. Early registration [...]
Ornamental Backyard Water Garden Algae Bloom vs Chemicals
There is no water garden that should ever need a chemical to control Algae. If you have a balance of plants and fish you wont commonly get much algae growth as plants can keep the pond in check except during a few weeks each spring plants may be slow to grow and algae can have [...]
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