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	<title>Garden Maintenance and Landscaping From Westville and Pinetown to Kloof , Hillcrest and Assagay&#187; Gardening</title>
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		<title>Tips For Setting Up A Backyard Fish Pond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a garden pond? Or would you like one? A garden pond or a water garden does not have to be large to totally change how you make use of your garden. The sound of running water is so soothing and a pond fountain or a waterfall can have a cooling effect on a hot summer's day. Watching the fish carry out their daily lives is calming too and many gardeners like the chance to branch out into the new realm of aquatic plants.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83371160@N00/20094062"><img class="alignright" title="Garden Pond" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/15/20094062_3e3d5d3269_m.jpg" border="0" alt="20094062 3e3d5d3269 m Tips For Setting Up A Backyard Fish Pond" hspace="5" /></a>Do you have a garden pond? Or would you like one? A garden pond or a water garden does not have to be large to totally change how you make use of your garden. The sound of running water is so soothing and a pond fountain or a waterfall can have a cooling effect on a hot summer&#8217;s day. Watching the fish carry out their daily lives is calming too and many gardeners like the chance to branch out into the new realm of aquatic plants.</p>
<p>If your pond is sunk into the earth, your could watch it from above or you could build it above ground and use perspex windows to watch your fish on their own level. Your fish will breed too, so you will have a new, perfect, ecosystem in your own garden.</p>
<p>Select the site of your pond with care. Try to position it on slightly higher ground, so that it is not flooded with all your garden&#8217;s rainwater in the course of heavy rains. Beware of putting your pond under a tree or you will always be raking leaves out of the water, which is a real pain. Siting your pond in a location where it is in at least partial shade when the sun is high will also help reduce on algae growth.</p>
<p>However, once the contractor has constructed your pond and you have stocked it, is the time when your work commences. Maybe not work, maybe you will enjoy maintaining your fish and your fish pond. This is not hard and a largish pond will need hardly any maintenance at all, most of it can be mechanized.</p>
<p>One of the first things that you will have to try to do is stop your garden falling into the pond. You do not want surrounding mud dropping into the pond and literally muddying the water. This can be achieved by lining your pond with a butyl pond liner and bringing the liner up over the lip of the pond by a foot or two.</p>
<p>Then you need to keep that in place. This can be done to suit your taste, but many people put a stone or brick walkway around the pond. If you let this overhang the pond by an inch or two, you will almost totally hide the pond liner.</p>
<p>Most people overfeed their fish, because fish outdoor will find a lot of natural food such as flies, larvae and grubs. This surplus food turns into a surplus of nutrients. This super-charged water is a perfect environment for algae, and algae is going to be your undying enemy. However, you can soak up some of these surplus nutrients with other plants that you are keen on.</p>
<p>Aquatic plants such as lilies really make a pond and they will help aerate the water during the day when the water may be warmer (warm water contains less oxygen than cool water). Plants also give your fish somewhere to take cover from predators and strong sunlight, which will diminish stress on your fish as well.</p>
<p>Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on many subjects, but is now involved with <a target="_blank" href="http://solarpoweredpondpump.org/water-garden-pumps.html" target="_blank">water garden pumps</a>. If you are interested in a <a target="_blank" href="http://solarpoweredpondpump.org" target="_blank">Solar Powered Pond Pump</a>, please go to our web site now for a special deal.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;s like a garden pond but want someone else to build it and you live between Westville and Assagy call Matt on 084 712 5129 and he can take care of it for you.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Koolscapes-400-Gallon-Pond-Lighting/dp/B003TO83FI%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYUTJSSSOP7THKIA%26tag%3Dgetyourslicec-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB003TO83FI" target="_blank"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/619QAVNbQVL._SL160_.jpg" border="0" alt="619QAVNbQVL. SL160  Tips For Setting Up A Backyard Fish Pond" width="160" height="103" title="Tips For Setting Up A Backyard Fish Pond" /></a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Koolscapes-400-Gallon-Pond-Lighting/dp/B003TO83FI%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYUTJSSSOP7THKIA%26tag%3Dgetyourslicec-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB003TO83FI" target="_blank">Koolscapes 400 Gallon Pond Kit with Lighting</a><br />
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<p>The popularity of backyard ponds continues to grow at a vigorous pace. This Ultimate Kit includes everything you need to not only construct a beautiful water garden, but to beautify it with lighting.</p>
<p>Or if you want to build it yourself and need some advice try this guide:</p>
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<p>An easy step by step concise guide to creating block and liner koi ponds. This guide makes it easy, you can print it out and have it by your side.</p>
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		<title>Exercise Your Green Thumb With Greenhouse Kits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Stenning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of reasons that people have found to plant various vegetables and floral items. Whatever your reason happens to be, you might find that these can require a special environment and set space to maintain these planted items. With this in mind, many have opted to use greenhouse kits to help them make the very best environment to promote growth.]]></description>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Systems-Trading-EG45812-Backyard-Greenhouse/dp/B0015SRZFY%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYUTJSSSOP7THKIA%26tag%3Dgetyourslicec-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0015SRZFY" target="_blank"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415GgcvsnqL._SL160_.jpg" border="0" alt="415GgcvsnqL. SL160  Exercise Your Green Thumb With Greenhouse Kits" width="160" height="133" title="Exercise Your Green Thumb With Greenhouse Kits" /></a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Systems-Trading-EG45812-Backyard-Greenhouse/dp/B0015SRZFY%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJYUTJSSSOP7THKIA%26tag%3Dgetyourslicec-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0015SRZFY" target="_blank">Systems Trading EG45812 Backyard Hobby Greenhouse, Green, 8 By 12 Feet</a><br />
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<p>There are plenty of reasons that people have found to plant various vegetables and floral items. Whatever your reason happens to be, you might find that these can require a special environment and set space to maintain these planted items. With this in mind, many have opted to use greenhouse kits to help them make the very best environment to promote growth.</p>
<p>Now, there are several different things that someone will want to learn and appreciate about these items. While you might find that the premise is not all that hard to grasp, you might care to get better informed concerning how these buildings actually work and some of the most popular models of these additions to your property.</p>
<p>You do not have to be an experienced gardener or farmer to appreciate the benefits of these buildings. These are simply structures that are designed to provide the optimal conditions for plant life. This includes temperature, humidity, and a host of other conditional details. Using one of these can help any level of planter, from the hobbyist to the professional.</p>
<p>For stability, the top choice for backyard and property greenhouse options would be aluminum. This is because the metal is very strong and highly durable. Furthermore, you have to consider that this metal is highly resistant to the elements. This means that you are not going to have to deal with warping during extreme heat or cold, and you are not going to have to contend with rusting and oxidation either.</p>
<p>You are also going to need to appreciate what material is making up all the space in between the metal. Often times this would be glass, but there are actually better options that exist than this traditional choice. For instance, double walled polycarbonate. This can keep harmful UV rays out and better regulate the temperature inside of the building.</p>
<p>Now, everyone likes to save money. Double walled polycarbonate can save you money with its impeccable insulation which will save you money on heating the building when necessary. This increases the length of the growing season which means more fresh food or income for you. It is also stronger than glass, being able to resist breaking when up against small rocks, hail storms, branches and things like this.</p>
<p>There are a few popular models that people are buying most of all. These typically fall into the classification of basic, which still offers quite a few customizable options. There are size variations to choose from, but the average size is 7.5 feet by 6.5 feet. You also have a choice in the overall look of the framework and the number of vents.</p>
<p>Greenhouse kits are an excellent way to really bring out the green thumb in anyone. If you are curious about jump starting your growing plans, you might consider this as an option that will highly increase your likelihood of success and give you a sanctuary to see your hobby through. This makes the growing season last longer, so that means you can be far more productive as well.</p>
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