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Liner Ponds

As an advanced water gardener, you may want to attempt a liner pond project. Liner ponds are ideal for the experienced water gardener because they allow for very forgiving installations, which consequently promotes greater creativity... [ More ]

One thing to keep in mind is that pond equipment and installations can cost several thousand dollars when contracted out to a landscaper. They can be extremely expensive investments! Wouldn't you like to obtain all the supplies that a contractor normally would, at their wholesale price? Well, now you can buy a wholesale pond kit directly from Algreen Products!

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Get liner, underlay, a waterfall pump, skimmer, biological waterfall filter, and filtration media (charcoal, biological and mechanical) for as little as $600!

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Easy Pond Project

Looking for a way to jump start the spring season? The installation of a beautiful garden pond can provide a serene and captivating backdrop for your backyard, once warmer weather sets in.

And trust us when we tell you that garden ponds are not as difficult to install as you think...

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Add a watercourse to your pond!

Outdoor Gardening

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While the weather is still gardener-friendly, you must shorten your "to-do" lists for the coming of late fall and early winter. Now is the time to attack your lawn and garden by planting your spring bulbs, buying and maintaining your trees and shrubs, doing your late autumn lawn care, using common-sense watering strategies, building a compost bin and making your own compost, controlling the many common garden pests, and winning at the weed-whacking war before the sudden onset of the fickle, cold and all-enveloping winter season... [ More ]

Spring “to-do” list

Spring is an exciting time for gardeners as preparations are made for the bounty and beauty of the garden as it awakes from winter hibernation.

It can also, however, be a bit overwhelming if you do not prioritize and plan out your limited gardening time. To follow is a checklist of chores that should be tended to during the spring season.

Pruning

For early blooming shrubs such as forsythia and viburnum, prune them as soon as blooms have passed. Early spring is also an ideal time to prune your roses.

Deadheading

Remove spent flowers from bulbs, but leave the rest of the plant as is for the time being.

Weeding

Pull weeds from your beds and borders before they have a chance to take hold and spread.

Composting

Tend to your compost if it has been neglected over the winter. If you do not have a compost bin, spring is a great time to start one.

Composting the Easy Way

Having an ample supply of good rich compost is the gardeners dream. It has many uses, and all of those uses will result in nicer plants. However, composting can be time consuming and hard work. I place a reasonable value on my time, so spending hours and hours turning compost piles doesn't qualify as a worthwhile exercise, at least in my book. Nonetheless, I do compost, but I do so on my terms... [ More ]

Tools

Spring is a good time to prepare your tools for the oncoming gardening season and to make any necessary repairs or new purchases. You will be happy you have done so when summer sets in.

Plant

Spring is a great time to add new plants to your garden. Be sure, however, that all threat of frost has past. Plant such things trees, shrubs, hardy annuals, and summer blooming bulbs.

Fertilize & Mulch

Fertilize and mulch beds and borders. Spring is also a good time to fertilize fruit trees. If you applied heavy winter mulch for protection from the cold, you will need to clear it away.

Staking

Stake plants that may be prone to wind damage during the unpredictable spring weather.

Lawn Care

Spring is the best time to start a new lawn from seed. For established lawns, you should start mowing in the spring, but don’t initially cut the grass very short for the first few times.

Of course, whether you start these chores in early, mid, or late spring depends on the climate where you live, taking in to account such factors as when the threat of frost has past or when the ground is thawed enough to dig.

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Adding a Watercourse

After you have completed your garden pond project, you may want to consider adding a waterfall. For those of you who may not want to install a full-fledged 8 foot waterfall, preformed watercourses may be the perfect solution for you. There are many preformed watercourses in various sizes and colors to suit your every need! Check out the black and rock granite waterfalls at GardenSuperMart's online store... [ More ]

The Importance of Pruning

For those inexperienced in outdoor gardening, pruning can often be a reason for concern. Questions may arise, such as when is the best time to prune, and how, and where.

We prune our trees and shrubs mainly to increase flowering and fruiting, to control diseases, or to change the size or shape of the plant.

Some shrubs such as Forsythia need an annual prune of their older wood to help maintain vigor and to produce new flowering shoots. These new shoots are produced from the base of the plant. If Forsythia was left un pruned it could soon become overcrowded, allowing little room for new shoots to grow and flower. I recommend that after flowering each year you cut out a good quarter to one third of the old wood around the base of the shrub.

A number of shrubs can be encouraged through pruning to develop larger foliage with no flowers. This is usually done in late winter or early spring. The shrub is either cut back to the ground, or cut back very hard whilst removing dead wood and twigs...

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Rail Huggers: Beautify Your Porch

Introducing Algreen’s latest creation, the Rail Hugger. The Eris Sandstone/Earth tone Rail Hugger is an ideal and affordable way to beautify your porch, deck, patio, or fence. Surround yourself in a bouquet of flowers or plant your fruits and vegetables right on your railing and forget about your gardening back pains. Rail huggers are specifically designed with 4” and 6” rail grooves to provide a safe, secure, and snug fit to any type of railing it’s placed on...

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