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By: park-sloper

How do you keep the pond from turning into a mosquito breeding ground?

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By: cara

All good questions, folks, to which I don’t have the answers. I’ve asked the designer to jump in with them, but in the event he does not, perhaps someone else knows? Whether mahogany darkens in time (I...

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By: Moparbrownstoner

Still water breeds Mosquitos, but this is moving because of the stream coming out of the spigot. I’ve had pretty good luck pouring vinegar into a persistent lake on our neighbor’s mudroom roof. It...

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By: northforker

Glenn transformed our East End patio area into a stunning & inviting space. Nice to see this piece today!

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By: glennsmith

The wood can be sealed and retains its color but the stain must be reapplied every year.

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By: glennsmith

Leave the bog plants in the water and most will survive the winter

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By: glennsmith

The water in the pond circulates and the goldfish eat the mosquito larvae. You can also add a biological larvae killer called Dunk, available at some hardware stores such as Agway and garden centers

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By: astorc

Thanks for the answer on the bog plants. I have a quasi-bog upstate (in a big container) which I created out of dirt with a healthy heaping of peat. Last winter I had good luck “over-wintering” the...

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By: roofgardenowner

When you look at the first picture, you see a green wall to the right of the little bridge. All those plants (incl. the bog) grow in the pond and their roots have formed a floating island. During the...

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By: Obvious

…weight bearing was not an issue – because it was new construction? that is not logic i would rest several tons of rocks, soil, water and trees on. is your posit that all new construction is able to...

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