So you have come home exhausted, poured your choice of evening beverage and sit down to enjoy your backyard. From across the way, you can see Mrs. Kravitz with drapes to one side, peering over to see what you areMore…
Pond Life
The Results are in for the 2018 New Waterlily Competition
No more waiting on the edge of your seat, for the results are in for the 2018 competition. Visit our website at https://iwgs.org/new-waterlily-competition/ to see the winners. The full, feature article will run in the March/April issue of POND Trade. Congratulations toMore…
Language of Koi | Understanding and Preventing Bacterial Infections in Koi
Bacterial infections are among the most unsightly and frustrating health issues that koi dealers and keepers alike are likely to experience in their journey. As a dealer, arming yourself with information on the causes, prevention and treatment of bacterial infectionsMore…
Tips for Choosing, Planting and Growing Lotus
Taking a deeper look at Nelumbo nucifera.
Ten Mile Creek Nursery had long specialized in general landscape plants, Gulf Coast natives and annuals — just your ordinary South Alabama nursery striving to survive in an uncertain economy. But on a warm afternoon in October 2009, we hadMore…
The Koi Health Checklist
A guide to quick diagnosis and treatment
Owning Japanese koi can be a rich, lovely and rewarding experience. These “living jewels” can live up to 60 years, bringing you a lifetime of good luck and abundance. In return, you must learn to understand the language of koiMore…
Language of Koi | Gosanke: The Big Three in the Koi World
The term “Gosanke” in the koi world refers to the three main varieties: Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku (Sanke) and Showa Sanshoku (Showa). Although there are more than 100 varieties of koi, these three varieties stand apart from the others for theirMore…
Vivipary | Alternative vegetative reproduction in aquatic plants
Life will find a way, as Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park famously said. The need to reproduce is a basic motivation that drives all life on Earth, and modern aquatic plants have demonstrated this better than most of Earth’sMore…
How to Make Medicated Koi Food
Homemade, medicated koi food for bacterial infections.
Koi medication isn’t a fun topic, but it can be a very important concept to understand as you work to maintain a healthy pond environment. Although most of the attention is focused on spring months when bacteria become more active,More…
Koi Tips, Pond Services and Filtration Articles Occupy the 2018 Top Ten List
Take a look at the top articles for 2018, at the midway point, on PONDTrademag.com
Where does the time fly? 2018 is half-way done and below we have the most popular 2018 articles and pages on PONDtrademag.com. The always popular Gallery Spotlight lands in the top spot while water filtration, koi food, pond design andMore…
Find New Plants and Design Ideas at the the IWGS 2018 Symposium
Industry friends, followers & flowers flock to West Texas.
I’ve been a member of the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) since the beginning. We launched the society in fall 1994 at a special party at the home of Charles and Sally Thomas in Buckeystown, Maryland. The featuredMore…