Autumn

Fall Changes

We hope you have enjoyed your water features this summer.  Hopefully it has provided a place to relax, gather with friends and family and a place to learn. 

Cooler weather means changes in the water garden.  Gradually, most marginal and lilies will be heading toward winter dormancy.  Simply cut these back when the foliage browns.  Be careful with your lotus not to cut stems back below water level while still green as this can lead to fungal and bacterial damage to the root tubers.  Tropical lilies and tropical marginals are grown like annuals--they can't handle the cold winters and almost always die before spring.  After frost simply remove them from the garden.  This is the case with floaters like hyacinths and water lettuce as well.  These floaters provide great filtration and shade through their growing season so they are valuable.  Watch as they spread, that they don't create dams in your falls and cause you to loose water.

Your fish will slow down to hibernation by the time the water reaches 50 degrees.  Feeding food with lower protein, like Aquascape's Premium Cold Water Fish Food Pellets is healthier for your fish's digestion up until that time.  Then they will do best with out feeding until the water temperature rises again in spring.

With the ever changing color and movement of our water gardens, there is still plenty of time to enjoy your water gardens.

This video has excellent reminders for both fall and winter water garden maintenance.





Fall Maintenance

Fall is a great time to add a few improvements to your water garden area.  Will adding underwater lighting  (like this Aquascape photo illustrates)  allow you to enjoy your water feature longer with the shorter days ahead?  A new patio built up close to your feature may be in order, or a fire pit.                                      



After working with your water feature all summer, you may have in mind a few adjustments to your water garden itself--more falls, a larger pond, better filtration.  Call Nature's Beauty Watergardens if you live in our area for help.  It is way easier to find Steve and the crew available in the fall rather than in spring during clean outs.

Netting the water garden before leaves start falling will cut down on spring maintenance and keep water healthier.  To help maintain water quality through the cold season, don't forget Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria as well.

Fish

Now that the heat has subsided and the water temperature is still moderate, it is a good time to add fish to your water pond.  Nature's Beauty Watergardens shop has a variety of fish to choose from--koi, butterfly koi, yellow, orange and white comets, we have two Chinese shubunkins left, several apricot blushings and American shubunkins.

Sept and Oct FISH SALE!

Buy 1 select koi or comet and get 1 FREE!

 

 

The Shop

Nature's Beauty Watergarden shop carries all of the products discussed in this newsletter.  We have been building water gardens for over 20 years and can help you with all your fall maintenance.

 

We are open through fall  Friday 9-5 and Saturday 11-5

372 College St

Marshall MO

660-886-4449

CAC?  

You may have noticed we often include our CAC logo in our ads and headings.  This video explains why this is so important to us and why it is important to you.

Check out our web site at www.nbwatergardens.com  At the bottom of our home page watch a short video to see why so many have chosen the water garden life style.