Water Gardening: Equilibrium, What do you think of the water garden so far???, 1 by bogman

bogman wrote:
Eeek!

Oh sorry that's Equilibrium, I sure hope you have one of those voice/typing programs where you can just speak and the words show up on the screen. I tried that once but had to make so many corrections that it took more time to correct than to type.

Yes we are all grown up and can take a few differing opinions. I like my rock bottom, yes it can be a pain to clean sometimes, but E, in all the years we've corresponded when have you ever known me to put in an EASY garden???? My previous "pond" had a liner bottom it was just as easy/hard to maintain. While I like my fish if they beat themselves up well hey that's their own darn fault!

I must agree with you about that aqua___ place. Being in the landscaping business I get their magazines etc. and they are about nothing more than the bottom line of profits...for themselves and their contractors of course. I've reprimanded customers who were told they should drain their ponds twice a year because of the algae and water clarity. "What do you think changing the water does?" I would ask, Bring in more nutreints to make the algae grow so they can charge you again later for the same problem! Of course several of them said I should open my own pond/bog/gardening service, to which I replied "What a 45 year old who can't swim very well driving around with a dingy on the roof of his VW...correcting pond problems, not a pretty sight!" Oh well, we each have our own ways and your rockless pond is a lot easier on the back :~)

Snapple 45 I missed the Lake county catalog! That's where I grew up right around the corner. Do you have a link to their web site? Looks to me as though you're in the heart of Emerald Ash Borer country.

Well have a good laugh and look at the photo...remember don't burn the fire chief!