﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Marine Depot Forums » Archived Forums » General Pond Discussion » Watergardens – Designing, Planting, and Maintaining  » Latest Topics</title><generator>InstantForum.NET 2012-1</generator><description>Marine Depot Forums</description><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/</link><webMaster>Marine Depot Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Free lotus plants few know about...</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost115619.aspx</link><description>If you like to experiment and have a green wet thumb to boot... then here's a challenge everyone can appreciate.  Go to the dried flower section some garden stores might have or even a craft store and get yourself a dried lotus flower seed pod.&amp;</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 07:55:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Harry Longo</dc:creator></item><item><title>Outdoor Garden Pond Construction and Maintenance</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost59673.aspx</link><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /&gt;&lt;v:shapetype id=_x0000_t136 adj="10800" path=" m@7,0 l@8,0 m@5,21600 l@6,21600 e" o:spt="136" coordsize="21600,21600"&gt;&lt;v:formulas&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:55:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Anthony Calfo</dc:creator></item><item><title>Crystal Lagoon</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost98183.aspx</link><description>I am having trouble with some dirt that got into my pond this week. It has turned the pond so dark I can't see in it. I was told by a pond supply store to try Crystal Lagoon and it should help start clearing it out in about 24 hours. Has any one used this</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:18:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ROTCMOM2009</dc:creator></item><item><title>Time for a do-over</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost63302.aspx</link><description>5 or 6 years ago I bought some of the preformed rigid ponds from HD and set them up, one has a spillway that falls into the other.  About 300 gallons total.  I love my pond, in fact I often say that if could have only one fishtank it would be a </description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:38:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David M</dc:creator></item><item><title>How many plants to use in a pond</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost85339.aspx</link><description>Here are some basic guidelines for the number of plants to use in common sizes of ponds. In a 4'x6' pond use  1 lily, 5-8 bog plants, 3 floaters, 24 submerged plants. A 6'x11' to 11'x11' pond use 2 lilies, 9-13 bog plants, 6 floaters, 44 submerged pl</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:10:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>richdeer3</dc:creator></item><item><title>Water Garden Plant care</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost69951.aspx</link><description>I have a recently added 6 Water Hyacinths to my pond and noticed that the individual plants have now joined and have become two clusters.  Is this normal? Should I try to seperate them?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:15:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>fraulein54</dc:creator></item><item><title>Using plants to control algae</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost70829.aspx</link><description>This summer I learned 1st hand how great a pond can look with enough plants. I have a top and bottom pond. The top pond is sparking clean and covered in lilies. The bottom pond is so full of algae you can't hardly see the fish. The only difference in the </description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:42:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>richdeer3</dc:creator></item><item><title>Our pond....</title><link>http://forum.marinedepot.com/FindPost64692.aspx</link><description>....is a water garden with Koi. I noticed on another thread that someone said a Koi pond is not a water garden. I am curious why?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:06:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Seahorse Whisperer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>