Marin outdoor calendar for the week of April 2, 2012
ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK — 435-3392; 435-3522; angelisland.com. Guided history tours, Segway tours, TramTour and nature walks featuring the quarantine and immigration stations, Camp Reynolds and Fort McDowell, and hiking and biking trails. TramTours, one-hour, audio-enhanced tours, cover the island’s history dating to the Civil War. Call 435-2131 for ferry schedule from downtown Tiburon. AUDUBON [...]
Creating a koi pond
A koi pond satisfies both! Koi, the docile and human-friendly species of colourful fish, estimated to live for about 30 years if well-cared for, can be your pet besides enhancing your garden’s aesthetics! Visit koi ponds to decide if you’re fascinated enough.
2011 LANE COUNTY Gardeners’ Guide
FOR SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Appeared in print: Thursday, May 26, 2011, page E11 The 2011 edition of The Lane County Gardeners’ Guide connects you to resources to make all your fingers green thumbs. Plant clubs, sales, special events, display gardens, farmers’ markets, public garden plots — it’s all here. use the guide to note dates of [...]
Robert Gordon
Known to all as “Bob,” Gordon was a New York native who came to San Francisco in the late 1960s, served as combat medic in Vietnam, and settled in Sonoma County in the mid 1980s. He co-owned the former Kyoto Koi and Garden Center in Santa Rosa and later opened his own business, Pond Systems, [...]
Planning a fun, peaceful landscape
Do you ever flip through lawn magazines and dream up how your yard can look one day? those garden catalogs have beautiful trees, shrubs, flowers and pictures of beautifully landscaped yards – complete with ponds and garden sculptures – the choices seem endless. Before ordering hundreds of plants or giving up because you cannot decide [...]
Article Review Site » Wood Backyard Bridges – What to Take into account
There are times when we see something nice and we consider it as a pleasant addition to our home. There are times, too, when that addition does not simply add up and fail to achieve our expectations. In case you are keen on taking a look at house furnishings and constructions that can adorn the [...]
Preformed pond liners provide easy ponds ready for summer.
Preformed Pondliners If you are considering establishing in a pond for the summer now is the perfect time to start, and preformed pond liners are a great way to make the process simple. Preformed pond liners are available in a range of designs specifically aimed at drawing different wildlife to each. All preformed pond liners [...]
Long Bedian beckons the adventurous
by Norni Mahadi. Posted on March 6, 2011, Sunday ALTHOUGH a long way from Miri city, Long Bedian is worth a visit. HIDDEN JEWEL: Nawan Fall is the second highest after Hornbill Fall. Located in the Northern Region, it is a symbol of pride for the Kayan. Not many people are aware that this remote [...]
Koi Pond: Liners Vs. Professional Construction
Why is there so much talk about pond liners? which ones are UV protected, or stronger, or last longer? I am by no means an expert on liner technology, nor have I ever used them in my 26 years of designing and building waterfalls. If you’re a “liner guy” disciple, I’m sure you’re thinking, “Oh [...]
Clear Fish Pond
If you have a pond that has murky water in it, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the water system’s health isn’t in good shape, so as a pond with clear water which doesn’t mean that the pond is in very pristine condition. aside from the fact that it looks better, pond owners aim for a [...]