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Pond Maintenance|Service|Award|Rochester New York|NYRochester, NY, March 3, 2015 – Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Rochester, New York has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The leading Pond Installation & Maintenance Company in Rochester NY and srrounding towns of Pittsford, Fairport, Penfield, Greece, Webster and more in the Monroe County New York area was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals. Demand The Best, Have it Installed Right…The First Time! Follow Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls on Houzz About Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls provides Rochester, NY with the absolute best design, installation & maintenance services available for your new or existing Pond or Water Feature in Rochester (NY) and the surrounding towns of Pittsford, Webster, Irondequoit, Brighton, Henrietta and more in the Monroe County New York area. Have Your New Water Feature Or Backyard Pond Professionally Installed By Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls Of Rochester New York (NY)The Key To Clean Water For Fish Ponds In The Rochester, NY AreaMaintaining Water Quality
How Many Fish Should Be In My Pond?If you have more than 10” of fish for every 100 gallons of water, you may have too many fish and should consider finding some of them a new home or building a second home for some of them. It may be time to expand, remodel, renovate or enlarge your existing backyard pond! Contact Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls for more info.
How Many Plants Should I Have?At season’s peak, you should have no more than 40% to 60% of the surface area of your pond either covered or shaded by plants. Too many plants can cause oxygen deficiencies at night due to the photosynthetic process, where the plants take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. What Water Treatments Should I Use?
How Do I Know If My Pump Is The Correct Size For My Pond?You should be turning over, or circulating, the entire pond’s volume a minimum of once every hour. Make sure your pump’s flow isn’t restricted by debris or trying to pump water higher than it was intended. Every pump has its flow limitations. See the side of your pump box for information. What Does It Mean If There Is A Lot Of Decaying Debris On The Bottom Of My Pond?
What Type Of Filtration Should I Have?How Often Should I Clean My Filter?
What Should My Pond's Water Temperature Be?
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During the first year of planting waterlilies, the spread of the lily leaves only covers a small portion of your backyard pond.
The second year, you’ll notice there are more leaves, they are larger, and there are many flowers.
The third or fourth year, you start noticing that the leaves are a little smaller and maybe there are a few less flowers. Another sign that it’s time to divide the waterlily, is when you try to fertilize the plants but can’t because the pot it’s too crowded.
Dividing water lilies is simple and best done in the spring when the plant is coming out of dormancy and just beginning to grow – when you see the first small leaves reaching the surface. Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls can perform this task while do your spring pond cleaning service. To divide the water lily, take the pot out of the pond and dump the contents onto a sturdy work surface. |
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Don’t be surprised if the potted water lily you started with yields as many as 10 or 20 more water lily plants after you’re all done.
All this cutting and dividing will be hard on the plant and the new little plantlets will take a month or so to really start growing and flowering.
If you must divide in season, a good way around a full-blown division is to just cut some of the tubers from the pot, fill the holes with soil, fertilize, and cover with rocks.
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The smaller the pot, the less space there is for the plant to grow, the less leaves and flowers you’ll see on the plant, and the sooner the plant will have to be divided and/or re-potted.
To re-pot a potted waterlily into a larger pot, remove the waterlily from the original pot, and place it into the new pot. Add enough soil to fill the pot, and fertilize according to label instructions. Cover the soil with gravel larger than the mouths of the fish in the pond to keep them from rooting in the soil.
To pot a newly-divided or bare root waterlily, first fill 2/3 of the pot up with Aquascape Aquatic Planting Media or nutrient rich topsoil. Make a hole for the water lily tuber close to the edge of the pot. Place the water lily tuber with the cut end next to the edge of the pot so the growth tip of the tuber has room to grow across the pot. Place a fertilizer tablet in front of the growth tip of each tuber. As a rule of thumb, place up to three tubers in an 8 to 10 inch pot and up to five tubers in a 16-inch pot. Water lilies should be divided after two full growing seasons or sooner if warranted. |
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Many people view backyard ponds simply as an addition to your house – when you install it you are done. While that is true that a pond is indeed another room to your house, you’re never really done with this addition! In reality, it’s actually more like a living thing that is always evolving, so don’t be afraid to add on and change it as often as you want! Whether you simply move a couple rocks, forcing the water to fall in a completely different direction, or maybe you’ll go all out and add a 50-foot stream, a bog filter, or a Pondless® Waterfall in another part of your yard, the possibilities for growing your water feature are almost infinite. |
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Right now – when your thoughts, ideas, and mental plans for your dream garden and pond are still fresh in your mind – is the time to get them on paper. Dreaming is always the first step to planning. In your mind, what would be the perfect backyard paradise? Here are some questions to ask yourself as you search for your perfect pond makeover. |
Think About The These Design Possibilities In Your Future Pond
- What do you enjoy most about water gardening – the plants, fish, frogs, turtles, birds, or terrestrial landscaping? Build your dream pond with that as your emphasis.
- What places have you visited that look and feel “perfect” to you? A streamin the mountains? A spring in the woods? Recreate aspects of these places on a smaller scale.
- Where do you spend most of your time when you’re at home? Will you spend more time outside or inside? Plan with that in mind.
- What would make your yard a “paradise?”
- Would you like to be able to swim with your fish in a natural recreational pond?
- What do you like (or dislike) about your existing pond?
- Do you like the tropics? Find some rare plants and bring them into your own backyard.
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Winter Pond Maintenance For Birds & Wildlife In Rochester New York (NY)
In winter, water can be hard for birds to find, especially during long spells without snow. When forced to eat snow for their moisture, their body must work to warm it up. And when the sun is out, you will see birds hopping from rock to rock in search of melting ice near the water’s edge. All of this takes valuable energy. |
You can make life easier in the winter by leaving open water in your pond in a place that is easily accessible to the birds. You can do this with a pump that moves the water, preventing it from freezing, and/or with a low-voltage floating heater. Be sure to place these near the edge of your pond so the open water is easily accessible to the birds. |
Don’t forget to feed the birds who come to visit your pond. As with water, it is sometimes hard for them to find enough food during the winter. In addition to store-bought bird feed and suet, include native trees and shrubs in your landscape that offer edible fruit for the birds. |
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NY|Landscape Ideas|Backyard|Rochester|New York|Near Me
With winter upon us here in Rochester, Monroe County NY, thinking about your backyard landscape for next year is probably the furthest thing from your mind. However, I would argue that this is precisely the time of year you should be planning additions to your backyard landscaping for next Spring. If you're reading this, you are already planning for next year. So why not start bookmarking your ideas and saving money now for your new backyard paradise next Spring. Most of you have a Christmas fund you pay into every week. Right? So why not start a "Landscape Fund" so you can add your dream pond/waterfall next Spring. |
Garden Fountains Water Features
Outdoor Fountains are the easiest and most economical way to add the sights and sounds of water to your landscape without the big investment or the space needed for a larger water feature. An Outdoor fountain can easily be installed within just a few hours if you like to tackle home projects on your own, or if you live in the Rochester, Monroe County New York (NY) area you can hire us to do the job for you. We offer a wide variety of decorative pieces that can be used in your outdoor fountain, from natural boulders , ceramic urns to brass sculptures to carved stone structures. |
Below are some ideas that are perfect for your Rochester, Monroe County NY Backyard Landscape with associated costs to help you start your budgeting & planning Process.
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Backyard Ponds are a perfect accent for any Rochester, Monroe County, New York (NY) Homeowner that wants to spend more time in their backyard landscape relaxing and enjoying nature. Imagine walking out of your back door into paradise. The relaxing sounds of water cascading from a waterfall, Koi fish gracefully gliding through the water, butterflies dancing among the flowers, & birds singing in the nearby trees. You can feel the stress and anxiety of the day start to melt away as you relax and spend time in your newly installed outdoor living area,realizing this is what you have dreamed of. That’s exactly what having a water garden is all about, a little piece of paradise in your Rochester, NY backyard that you can visit anytime you want.
Pondless Waterfall Garden Ideas
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Now, for those of you who want a waterfall but aren't so sure about a ecosystem pond or worried about young children around a pond, there's always the pondless waterfalls. These special pondless systems includes the sound of a waterfall, rocks, gravel, and aquatic plants that you would normally have in a pond, but no fish and more important no water deeper than an inch or two! That's why it is called pondless!
Pondless water feature systems are perfect for Rochester, NY homeowners who want a front yard landscape accent, travel frequently, have young children or limited landscaping space.
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Landscape Designer / Pond Contractor, Tom Warmerdam has been designing, installing & maintaining koi ponds, water features, patios, landscape lighting & creating outdoor living area paradises all around Rochester, New York (NY) for over 30 years. His company Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls was awarded by Aquascape Inc. as one of the top 100 in North America in 2014. He has been attending conferences at Aquascape headquarters every year since 2004 in Chicago, Ill to maintain his Certification(Certified Aquascape Contractor) status.
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