After two weekends of work, the new water garden is now an exquisite addition to the property. With all structural elements and plants in place, Dinos prepares to introduce several fish to their beautiful new home!
The varieties featured here include comet fish and fantail goldfish. Dinos explains that fish of all types must be allowed to adapt to the water temperature of their new environment for at least 15 minutes before they are submersed. To do this, Dinos simply floats the bag containing the fish on the surface of the pond (figure A), allowing the temperature of the water within to adjust to that of the pond.
After enough time has passed, she opens the bag and gently pours the water and fish into the pond (figure B).
Now it's time to turn on the waterfall! The gentle flow ensures that the fish will not be disturbed by the impact of the waterfall on the pond's surface (figure C).
An observation of the finished water garden (figure D), complete with its rock scape, waterfall and plants, makes it difficult to recall the appearance of this space before the pond was added. A comparison of before and after images (figures E and F) makes it clear just how great an impact this project has had on the overall appearance of the property.
And, as host Mayita Dinos concludes, the water garden will only continue to enhance the beauty of the property over time. Returning to the computer, she uses the landscape design software to create an image of the water garden as it will look in three years (figure G). From this preview, it looks like the homeowners will be enjoying the beauty of their new pond for many years to come.
RESOURCES :
Plants from Monrovia Growers
Monrovia Growers
Website: www.monrovia.com
GUESTS :
Jacklyn Nagasawa
Sunland Water Gardens
9948 Sunland Ave
Sundland, CA 91040
Phone: 818-353-5131
Email: 2Honor@aol.com
Horticulturist
Bill Uber
Van Ness Water Gardens
2460 N. Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91784-1199
Phone: 909-982-2425
Tollfree Phone: 800-205-2425
Fax: 909-949-7217
Email: vnwg@vnwg.com
Website: www.vnwg.com
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