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Just go with the flow, man

October 2, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

  I saw this display by Aquascape at the CanWest Hort Show a couple weeks ago, and I couldn’t help but wonder whether how they came up with this idea. I have no idea how liberal the folks at Aquascape are, but in my head I imagined a bunch of guys sitting around brainstorming for the upcoming […]

Filed Under: Ponds & Water Gardening Tagged With: aquascape, vw van, waterfall

Das fish loft

October 23, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

FishLoft is a free-standing, water-filled acrylic column for your fish pond. Like the fish equivilent of a hamster tunnel, the German-designed FishLoft allows your fish to voluntarily rise above the water level. Looks a little small for our koi, but these goldfish sure are living it up. They’re all like, “Hey Lloyd, fancy seeing you […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Ponds & Water Gardening

Container water gardens

January 12, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

There are three – count ’em – three ponds where I live now (mind you, it’s a half-acre property). I love the ponds. I love the sound of the waterfalls, I love the waterlilies that bloom in the summer, and I really love the koi. Kids get such a kick out of feeding them; some […]

Filed Under: My garden, Outdoor Living, Perennials, Ponds & Water Gardening

Solar powered fountain

November 22, 2005 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

This solar-powered fountain makes so much sense. Not only is it eco-friendly, it’s also practical. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has faced a lack of electrical outlets in the garden! Not to mention the Problem of Cords. This particular design isn’t really my style so doesn’t make it to my wish list, […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, Outdoor Living, Ponds & Water Gardening

Thomas Hobbs’ garden

October 10, 2005 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Arguably Vancouver’s most famous gardener and garden personality, Thomas Hobbs owns Southlands Nursery and has published two books; The Jewel Box Garden and Shocking Beauty. I was lucky enough to visit his garden this summer on a Vancouver Hardy Plant Group tour and saw first hand the “jewels” that his latest book describes. His is […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Pacific Northwest, Ponds & Water Gardening

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