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More Photos of … Yep, Waterfalls! 😊 | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

February 12, 2019, 7:31 am
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Disappearing Waterfall, Garden Photography, I ❤️ Waterfalls, Instagram, Naturalistic Waterfall, Photography, Pond Photo's, Pondless Waterfall, Waterfalls

This rainy weather has had me looking at photos & trying to prepare for Spring. Now, Its no secret – I ❤️ Waterfalls! I Love Designing them! & I Love Building them! I have learned to Love photographing them too. I have been posting some of my Landscape & Waterfall photos on Instagram. Please check em out at the link below. If you like em, click Follow & you will see new photos as they are posted.

Lots of beautiful photos of landscapes and waterfalls on my Instagram page. Click the link below to see more…

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Friday Radio Report…

Today is a Super Fun Day! We are LIVE at Carlock Nissan on a remote! You gotta stop by!!! Test drives! Giveaways! Drawings & more!!! Every test drive enters you to win $1,000.00!

The 180 Crew is LIVE at Carlock Nissan! Come by and see us and test drive one of these Awesome vehicles!

Nostalgia break- We got to talking about the old Datsun cars and trucks that were big back in the day. Nissan merged and replaced the old Datsun – Progress!

Lots of calls about Spring Landscaping! When to trim, when to aerate & overseed fescue lawns & more!

Spring is Coming! Be ready!

It’s time! Trim! Crepe myrtles! Roses! Most all deciduous shrubs & trees!
aerate and overseed fescue!
Topdress and till garden beds (thank me later 😊).
Get all your Landsacpe Designs completed and start building!
Clean out Water Gardens and Koi Ponds starting now.
Everything is Happening!

The Blacksmith song lyric question of the day was – a Tool song – Scism! The winner gets a $10 gift card to the Blacksmith! Joe called in first & nailed it! Bam 💥!

We also talked about the World Famous Ginny’s Ice Cream – ONLY available at Grubbs Grocery in Jackson, TN!

Wow! Fun day with the 180 Crew as usual!

Happy Pondering 🤔

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Monday Morning Moment of Zen | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

February 4, 2019, 6:40 am
Filed under: Family time, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: I ❤️ Koi, I ❤️ My Job!, I ❤️ Ponds, I ❤️ Waterfalls, Moment of Zen, Monday Morning Moment of Zen, Monday’s, Natural Waterfalls, Stacked Slate Urn, Super Bowl Monday, Water Garden, Waterfalls, Waterfalls! Get Your Feet Wet!, Zen

I don’t know about y’all, but it felt like a straight up Spring weekend! Complete with a bluebird sky and even a few flying bugs 🐜! So, of course I ended up outside messing around the gardens & ponds 😊 I ❤️ It! I took this short video to share this morning, hopefully to extend this feeling of early Spring!

The Koi are out moving nicely too. I think they heard what Punxsutawney Phil had to say about Spring as well 😊 I’m ready!

Have a Great day!

Mark Carter

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Friday Radio Report… | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

February 1, 2019, 11:00 am
Filed under: Family time, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: 101.5 FM, 731-423-8101, Dormant Oil, Dormant Oil Spray, Friday blog, Friday Radio Report, Friday’s, gardening 101, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Lawn Aeration, Spring is Coming, Spring Pond Maintenance, Tall Fescue, The 180, The 180 Crew

Fridays are special days when you spend them with the 180’ Crew! My beautiful wife, Jo joined us today LIVE on air to answer some questions and join in on the FUN!

Jo joined us LIVE on the air today! One word – FUN!

LOTS of calls and texts today!

Discussion included –

It’s time to trim your crepe myrtles & deciduous shrubs and trees!
Question – How do I trim my Bradford Pears? Keep them branched up well & watch the weight of the overall tree – cabeling may be a helpful management tool…
Apply Dormant Oil to fruit trees and to Crepe Myrtles to help control CMBS
Pull lawn soil samples now
Apply lime to lawns
Almost time to start seeding fescue – in mid to late February, it’s on!
There are 30 “Live music events” in and around Jackson, TN this weekend! Wow!

Check out Eagle Fest at Reelfoot Lake! See all kinds of Eagles and all the natural beauty of majestic Reelfoot Lake! More info here – https://www.tnvacation.com/events/tiptonville-15th-annual-reelfoot-lake-eagle-festival

– Sonic Blast of the Past question to win a Sonic $10 gift card. – What is the main ingredient in Fun Dip? Answer – Sugar!! John H. Called in and won! The gift card is good at any 6 of our local Sonic locations! Congratulations!

Great news! It’s warming up! 70 degrees Monday!

Thanks for all the calls and texts!!!

Remember – Spring is Coming! Have a Great Weekend!

Mark Carter

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Have You Seen My Digital Magazine? Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

January 31, 2019, 9:55 am
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Articles, Flipboard, Gardening answers, Gardening Ideas, Gardening Info, I ❤️ Koi, I ❤️ My Job!, I ❤️ Ponds, I ❤️ Waterfalls, Lifestyle Video, magazine, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, outdoor lifestyles, Outdoor Living, Stories, The Great Outdoors, Videos

I started this digital magazine a while back. It has stories, articles & videos all about the ‘Outdoor Lifestyle’. It’s called a “Flipboard” & I think you’ll like it 😊 Click the link & start flipping. If you enjoy it, subscribe.

Flip through my magazine for articles & videos all about the Lifestyle. Click on the link you see below

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Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter

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Hump Day Koi Story – It’s 10 Degrees Outside! Will My Koi Survive? | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

January 30, 2019, 7:56 am
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Cold Weather, Cool Season Water Treatments, Floating Pond De-icer, Hump Day, Hump Day Koi Fix, Hump Day Koi Story, I ❤️ Koi, Koi Health, Koi History, Waterfall Pumps, Winter, Winter Koi care, Winter Pond Problems, Winter Pond Tips, Winter Ponds, Winter Temperatures

Man it’s COLD! WOW! I walked out to check on my Water Garden a few minutes ago ❄️ Folks, it’s Cold out there! I was at a full trot by the time I made it back to the door 😳 My dogs were even ready to come back in!

Scout and Ranger were both fully dressed, so I don’t think they got as cold as I did 😇 LOL!

Good News! My Water Garden is doing fine! My Koi have assumed the position “Hovering at the bottom” as usual this time of year… So, alls well with the Pond 😊They are just like me, waiting for Spring!

But, I still get a few calls every year when it gets ‘Really Cold’ outside, especially when you see some icing, and it’s almost always the same few questions, with #1 lately (today) being, “Will my Koi be ok in Cold like this’? First, let me say – What a considerate question! People LOVE their pets 😊 So, let me give you the good news… Yes! Your Koi will survive this cold snap and will be just fine!

Koi are cold blooded (Poikilothermic) fish, In the wintertime, their metabolism slows to a crawl. They can usually be found at the bottom of the pond, hovering, ie: treading water. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson,
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There are a few things that you can do to help them through a cold snap! # 1 is – IF your Pond tries to freeze – Keep a hole open in the ice! This should be a preventative measure and hopefully not a reactionary one…

If you turn your ponds pump off in a bad freeze, use a floating heater/de-icer to maintain a hole in the ice to exchange gases/oxygen for your fish’s health and well being. You can purchase a floating pond heater at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio.

There are a LOT of articles on this BLOG that will help you with your Water Garden & Koi! But, to cover today’s question/concerns, Your Koi will be OK 👌🏻

Stay warm! Remember- Spring is Coming!

Mark Carter

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