PONDS MAGAZINE NEWS

01/28/2009 - Most Lotus Growers Seek Beauty First 
About 53.5 percent of lotus growers (including hobbyists and businesses) reported beauty as the main reason they grow lotus, followed by 17.8 percent who grew for resale and profit (the exact number of growers that identified themselves as commercial lotus growers), 6.9 percent for water improvement, 5.9 percent each for religious uses and cut flowers, and 3 percent for a food source, according to AboutTheLotus.com’s first monthly “Nelumbo-holic Lotus Survey.”   ... Read Full Article

08/11/2008 - World’s First Blue Hardy Waterlily Finally Comes to Bloom
Pairat Songpanich, who works with the Rubber Research Institute of Thailand, Department of Agriculture, Bangkok, created the world’s first blue hardy waterlily. Water garden enthusiasts and others in the hybridizing community have ... Read Full Article

05/06/2008 - Suburban Frogs More Likely to be Hermaphrodite
David Skelly, Ph.D., a professor of ecology at Yale University, found that suburban frogs are more likely to exhibit reproductive abnormalities than rural frogs. The as-yet unpublished study suggests factors such as pesticide and herbicide ... Read Full Article

01/25/2008 - Government Gets Molecular in Fight Against Mosquitoes
The problem with many pesticides is that they are often indiscriminant poisons, killing innocent bystanders along with the targeted pests. The problem with mosquitoes is they suck blood, they can spread disease and their bites sting. Read Full Article

10/24/2007 - Pond Makeover to Provide Waterfalls of Love After Couple's Misfortune
An Illinois couple's misfortunes led IPPCA's "Ponditat for Humanity" to send volunteers from donated construction material to build a beautiful pond a new waterfall structure (estimated value: $50,000), and to present a check for $11,500 to assist their disabled contractor. Read Full Article

07/20/2007 - Water Features Make Top 10 List of Yard Plans
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado released its list of top 10 home and garden trends for 2007, which include outdoor rooms, exterior lighting and water features. Highlights ...  Read Full Article

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