 water gardening is a sustainable pastime by paula biles garden center october 2008 educate customers on the environmental pluses of ponds in today s technologyladen world it s getting harder to connect people with nature especially as available time discretionary budgets and the size of home lots decline wouldn t it be wonderful for your nursery to have a people magnet that s nature friendly and shows how everything is connected to everything else a pond or water garden can be that magnet while also serving as an excellent example of sustainable gardening aquatic displays make people put away their cell phones relax and envision such an oasis in their own yard every culture finds ways to include water features into its distinctive landscape style the allure of water is as powerful today as it was 2000 years ago even if you don t sell or install ponds having a water feature at your garden center makes an important statement it helps visitors unwind it shows your connectedness to nature and changes your nursery from a store to a destination conservation sustainability on display water gardens conserve natural resources in numerous but often hidden ways ponds are closed systems that retain and recirculate water so they use much less water than other types of gardens the only loss is from evaporation aquatic plants would appear to use lots of water but since they re sitting in a wet ecosystem they actually use far less than terrestrial plants another way ponds are sustainable is they use little or no pesticides aquatic plants are susceptible to few pests which can be controlled by a squirt of water or biological methods even mosquito larvae can be eliminated with a few fish or natural bacteria low fertilizer needs are another environmental advantage of water gardens compact fertilizer tablets are placed into the containers where plants are rooted this prevents runoff into waterways water features attract people as well as birds insects and wildlife all wildlife sanctuaries need a source of water so one of the best ways to encourage biodiversity and support local fauna is to have a pond this is especially important in urban areas that are home to an increasingly endangered form of animal life kids who play outdoors and experience nature firsthand pond liner material has the largest negative impact on the earth s resources the next highest impact is when chemicals are used to control algae luckily there are several highly effective biological control methods including biofilters and heavy plantings this is the area where customers need the most education on reducing the environmental impact of ponds pond owners want to do their part for the environment become a leader and explain how ponds are sustainable use signage handouts seminars web sites and blogs teach about the individual components the overall ecosystem and how both affect the environment explain the choices pond owners have and help customers take actions that make a measurable difference in how we use our earth s resources paula biles is a writer photographer specializing in aquatic plants she s a regular contributor to both trade and hobbyist publications biles is also coauthor of the lotus and former executive director of the international waterlily water gardening society she can be reached at 947 7582926 title hi nfl jerseys  now you can say goodbye to bad concert seats by simply being the dustin keller jersey first to darrelle revis jersey know the next james harrison jerseys john mellencamp tour schedule online as the warranty wholesale nfl jerseys expires on your vehicle  aaron rodgers jersey you may lawrence taylor jersey want to consider using an independent automotive shop someone had charles woodson jersey to take troy polamalu jerseys care of the italian brothers and sisters in the joe namath jersey united states she filled the need that she saw this is worth taking note of for two important reasons the first being that you don t want your 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