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It’s that time of year again! We’re putting up Christmas trees 🎄 Decorations, Tinsel & Bows 🎁 & everyone is listening to Christmas tunes.
The Team at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio wants to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Come visit Carters Nursery for some unique Christmas gifts. Our most popular gifts are Carters Nursery Gift Certificates and “Holiday Pond Packages” Come by and get yours today!
The ultimate gift from Carters is one of our Holiday Pond Packages. We make a custom card and gift box for you to put under the tree! Then, at your command, we come out on a scheduled Design Consultation & personally design your new custom Water Feature! * (Ask for more details & about our great finance program!).
It’s time to get in the Christmas Spirit!
Merry Christmas 🎄 from Carters Nursery!
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Good Morning from Carlock Nissan! I am here with the 180 Crew – Danny Reaves & Sea Bass bringing you the BEST of Live Talk radio! Give me a call with ALL your Outdoor Living & Gardening Questions! 731-423-8101 OR text us at 731-277-5155.
The Christmas season is at FULL Speed and Love is in the air ❤️ Feel free to come by the Nursery to find that perfect gift for the “Pond Guy or Gal” in your life!

Gift Certificate are available and can be used for retail items as well as delivery & set-up charges | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
Santa Clause IS coming to town! 🎅🏻
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Lots to do in the Landscape! Get out there and stay ahead of the game!
- trimming
- Cleanup
- mower & tool maintenance
- cool season gardening
- planting bulbs
- planting shrubs & trees
- mulching
- Winterizing hoses and equipment
We have a Full Line of Cold Season Water Treatments in stock at Carters Nursery!
Cool Season Water Treatments are important! Keep using your Cool Season Beneficial Bacteria throughout the winter for a cleaner, healthier pond. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio
Don’t forget, today is fishy Friday! Come pick out some fish for YOUR Pond! #tgiff!
For the entire month of December, every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
If you need help keeping up with leaves in your Pond, I have the solution-
We stock bulk pond netting at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio in Jackson, TN | It will keep debris out of your pond & help protect your fish from predators during the cold, bare months.
Have a great weekend!
I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions at 731-423-8101.
OR you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Listen LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!
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Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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I always enjoy watching the days grow longer toward the Summer solstice & I have learned to enjoy watching them grow shorter as we approach the Winter solstice. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and happens this year on Saturday, December 21st.
The best news is, the day after the solstice, the days start getting Longer again! Hee Haw!
Pay attention to the time of sunset over the next several days. You can literally feel the days getting shorter…

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year! AND, after that the days start getting LONGER again! 🌞
I love watching the days get shorter, but I really love when they start getting longer after the 21st.!
Here’s a link to the Old Farmers Almanac 👇🏻
Here’s to the season!
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Here’s a very relevant ‘repost’ from 1 year ago. There’s so much bad info out there about Koi Pond and Water Gardens, we need to dispel and Correct it! Happy Hump Day!
“It’s Wednesday, aka “Hump Day” and as usual the subject is Koi 😊 We were discussing erroneous information & myths about Koi keeping that are out there, so I thought why not make a blog post about it… Here’s a quick “Top 5”…
#1 – You Can’t Be A Koi Keeper & A Water Gardener.
Not true! You can raise healthy koi In your beautiful water garden! The koi can grow up to be just as beautiful and healthy as they are in traditional koi ponds. Proper design is key! You will LOVE how they compliment each other 😊 I have installed Hundreds of beautiful Water Gardens with healthy happy Koi.

Koi and Water Gardens go together like peas and carrots 😊 | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee
#2 – Predators Will Eat All Your Fish.
Again, Proper Design is key! Raccoons generally won’t swim. That’s not to say they never swim, or couldn’t stand on the side of your pond and take a paw swipe or two at your fish… Fortunately, most fish will swim to a deeper, more protected part of the pond when a predator is threatening them. The one predator with legitimate credentials is the blue heron. Plenty of lily pads give them some protection and will work to minimize attracting a heron in the first place. Other protection measures include a motion activated water sprayer called a “Scarecrow” or even better a “Koi-cave” structure that can be built in during the pond’s construction. IF you already have a pond, they can be added with minimum remodeling during a clean out service.
A Blue Heron is a major Predator of our Koi and pond fish! BUT, we can stop them from harming our ‘finned friends’! Tools like a “Scarecrow”, or a fish cave really help! In the Fall a leaf net helps with more than 1 task 😊
#3 – Your Pond Must Be (3) Three Feet Deep to Keep Koi.
There are literally tens of thousands of two-foot deep ponds all around this country, full of happy and healthy koi. The water in a two-foot deep pond will generally only freeze eight inches down in the coldest of climates, because of the insulating qualities of the earth that surrounds the pond – Here in West Tennessee usually not at all. Another Plus – a properly designed 2’ deep pond is easy to get in and out of 😉
#4 – Koi Can’t Be Kept With Plants.
In a naturally balanced ecosystem, koi and plants complement and need one another. In nature, fish feed on plants. As a result, the fish produce waste, which is broken down by aerobic bacteria on the bottom of your pond, which, in turn, is used as fertilizer by the plants to grow and produce more natural fish food. One tip I have learned from experience- start with small Koi, they will grow up with the plants and won’t bother them at all – like in nature.
This is one of my Display Water Gardens at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio – The Aquatic Plants & Koi have been doing great here for almost 30 years!
#5 – If You Forget To Feed Your Koi They Will All Die.
Totally False! In a properly designed & stocked pond, the ecological balance will amaze you! Crystal clear water, thriving aquatic plants & a healthy eco-system are your reward! We all Love to feed our babies, but if you miss a few days they will get busy doing some “pond keeping” of their own! 😊 They will ‘Thrive’, not simply survive! The key is to “Stay in Balance”!
Happy Pondering! & Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅🏻
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It’s that time again! Christmas season is in full swing and we are here to assist you at Carters Nursery! We have lots of unique gift ideas & more!
If you really want to go all out –
The ultimate gift from Carters is one of our Holiday Pond Packages. We make a custom card and gift box for you to put under the tree! Then, at your command, we come out on a scheduled Design Consultation & personally design your new custom Water Feature! * (Ask for more details & about our great finance program!).
We have a great finance program with easy terms and even an 18 month ‘same as cash’ deal!
100% Financing with NO money down! Approval in 5 – 10 minutes or less.
Merry Christmas!
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Anytime I’m near a large body of water I look for some kind of inflow. I just love little creeks and natural streams and Waterfalls. Here’s one from Saturday afternoon. When I saw it I said, “there’s a perfect little moment of Zen.”
I hope this brings a little ‘Zen’ to your day😊
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We are officially in the “Christmas Season”! We kicked it off with a HUGE Thanksgiving feast! Followed by a road trip, a shopping trip & another party 😊 I think I’m in the spirit of the season already! 🎅🏻🎄💥
Here are a few pics from the last couple days …
We even took part in an Awesome Podcast with some Old Friends!
I hope we all have a wonderful Christmas Season! Today is the 1st. day of December, Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye 👁 Slow down & enjoy 😊
My Christmas wish for you, my friend
Is not a simple one
For I wish you hope and joy and peace
Days filled with warmth and sun
I wish you love and friendship too
Throughout the coming year
Lots of laughter and happiness
To fill your world with cheer
May you count your blessings, one by one
And when totaled by the lot
May you find all you’ve been given
To be more than what you sought
May your journeys be short, your burdens light
May your spirit never grow old
May all your clouds have silver linings
And your rainbows pots of gold
I wish this all and so much more
May all your dreams come true
May you have a Merry Christmas friend
And happy New Year, too
~ Anonymous
Merry Christmas 🎄
~ Mark Carter