Carter's Water Garden


Sunday Reflections…

Man I love a rainy Sunday Morning ❤️ I’ve been out on the porch since about 6am just listening 👂🏻 First to the thunder, then the lightning 🌩 then the storm hit ⛈ I fell back asleep in my papasan chair 😴 I woke back up with a song in my head… Riders on the Storm by the Doors. So I go inside to get my guitar and when I come back, I had to find another seat… My audience was waiting…

She loves to lay in MY papasan chair and listen to me play guitar 🎸

We have had a busy week at work! Hosted a birthday party 🎈 Went to an Art Show 🖼 Drove to several out of town locations for design meetings, watered, mowed, mechanic’d, and still didn’t get it all done… and I wouldn’t have it any other way! A busy schedule is a good thing! A blessing 🙏🏻
But today, I’m gonna watch it rain for a while…

“I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
’Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.

And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
’Twill be a lovely sight.”

~ W.H. Davies


Have a lovely Sunday!

Mark C.



Evening Zen | Carters Nursery Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

I love the evening Garden! Especially in the Summer ❤️ I usually feature a water feature in my ’Zen’ posts… This evenings is a little different than the normal Water Element that I focus on… It has been so hot lately, and dry! We are running the Low Volume Sprinklers in the evenings and at night in different parts of the garden. This garden statue caught our eye 👁 this evening. The lighting has recently kicked on and the misty sprinklers behind this hand carved stone angel, really create a cool effect. Very calming, very cooling and very ’Zen’ on a warm Summer night in July…

I LOVE Summertime! ❤️ Enjoy your night!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Sunday Reflections…

Good Morning! And, ”Happy Vernal Equinox! I’ve been hollering ’Spring is Coming’ since February, and finally – here we are 🌼 SPRING!

Belle has been patIently waiting for Spring and the Flowers that follow 😊

Yesterday we held our annual Spring Workshop and Customer Appreciation Day and so many people came out! We talked gardening, water gardening, Koi, and more. We ate some Wonderful Craft-made Pizzas 🍕 and saw some beautiful Art Displayed by a wonderful local artist – Matt Brown.

Featured Artist Matt Brown and two Lovely Ladies ❤️
Our local news station even came out and interviewed us and shot some video.

The Sun finally popped out late in the day and we saw the Full Moon after dark 🌝

We found Spring by the light of the 🌕

Now that Spring is here, its time to go to work!

“Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.

~ Robert Frost, A Prayer in Spring.

Y’all Have a Beautiful Sunday!

Mark C.



Here’s Your Friday Radio Report | 9 – 11 AM | Everybody Talks | WNWS 101.5 FM | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

I am walking into the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM, in downtown Jackson to go LIVE from 9-11 am with the “Hardest Working Hosts in Show Business” – Seabass and Chuck Walker! Join us NOW on “Everybody Talks”!

I’m on today 9-11am Call in and lets have some FUN! 731-423-8101

Spring is upon us! So we will be talking Outdoor Living, Koi Ponds, Gardening, trimming, mulching, landscaping, AND, Just about anything else that YOU want to talk about! Ask a question, send in a picture, share a story (but please, NO politics!) It’s Friday! Call in and join us – 731-423-8101 

For 20 years Ive been involved with this Friday Talk Show and it just keeps getting better! The phone # is still the same – 731-423-8101

Tomorrow we will be hosting our annual Spring Waterfall Workshop and Customer Appreciation Day! We will have a Pond Maintenance Workshop where we will clean a Koi Pond, divide and pot up aquatic plants & more. We will discuss Pond and Waterfall Design and we will have a full supply of Water Treatments and products for the Spring and Summer season!

Local Artist Matt Brown is setting up a Gallery within the Nursery and Gardens at Carters Nursery Tomorrow.

Local artist Matt Brown will be setting up an Art Gallery within the gardens at The Nursery. Come enjoy and support local Art. 

 AND, we will be bringing in Pizzas for Lunch along with Snacks & refreshments for all that attend. Come out and help us kick off SPRING! (Saturday March 19th. From 9amtill 2pm.) This is a FREE event.

Did you know you can text? Texting us is so easy! 731-277-5155…


You can listen, and you can call in and talk, the # is the same that it has been for over 20 years – 731-423-8101. But, did you know you can text your comments and questions? 731-277-5155

Carters Nursery is open to serve you today until 4pm. Drop by and say Hi

Spring is upon us! 

We have Everything for your Pond and Water Garden at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio. From Seasonal Food and Water Treatments to Filters and Supplies, we have you covered! 

Its pond cleaning season! You can get all your supplies at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. 

I always look forward to Fridays on the radio! Its always so much fun! Give us a call 731-423-8101.

TGIF! See ya’ on the air…

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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What are YOU gonna do This Saturday? How About an Art Show in a Garden with Waterfalls?!

Saturday, March 19th – 9am till 2pm. – Carter’s Nursery Pond & Patio will host an Aquatic Workshop & Customer Appreciation Day! We will have a Pond Maintenance Workshop where we will clean a Koi Pond, divide and pot up aquatic plants & more. We will discuss Pond and Waterfall Design and we will have a full supply of Water Treatments and products for the Spring and Summer season!

Kids Love Our Koi ❤️

Koi Food, Water Treatments, Filters, Pumps, Plumbing and more will be in stock! 

Everything for the Koi Pond and even the Lake! 

We will have local Artist Matt Brown setting up a Gallery within the Nursery and Gardens at Carters Nursery 

Local artist Matt Brown will be setting up an Art Gallery within the gardens at The Nursery. Come enjoy and support local Art. 

 AND, we will be bringing in Pizzas 🍕 from Picasso’s for Lunch along with Drinks & refreshments for all that attend. Come out and help us kick off SPRING! (Saturday March 19th. From 9amtill 2pm.) This is a FREE event.

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Carters Nursery Pond & Patio’s Annual Spring Aquatic Workshop & Customer Appreciation Day Will Be Saturday, March 19th.

It’s March! The 1st. Month of Spring! We always try to kick it off with a BIG Open House! This year will be no different!
~ Y’all Come on!

We will all be welcoming spring!

Saturday, March 19th – 9am till 2pm. – Carter’s Nursery Pond & Patio will host an Aquatic Workshop & Customer Appreciation Day! We will have a Pond Maintenance Workshop where we will clean a Koi Pond, divide and pot up aquatic plants & more. We will discuss Pond and Waterfall Design and we will have a full supply of Water Treatments and products for the Spring and Summer season!

Shane and Adam teaching how its done.

Koi Food, Water Treatments, Filters, Pumps, Plumbing and more will be in stock!

Everything for the Koi Pond and even the Lake!

We will have local Artist Matt Brown setting up a Gallery within the Nursery and Gardens at Carters Nursery 🖼 

Local artist Matt Brown will be setting up an Art Gallery within the gardens at The Nursery. Come enjoy and support local Art.

 AND, we will be bringing in Pizzas for Lunch along with Snacks & refreshments for all that attend. Come out and help us kick off SPRING! (Saturday March 19th. From 9amtill 2pm.) This is a FREE event. 

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Sunday Reflections…

Good day to everyone! Just finished a great brunch and sat down to finish my Blog that I started late last night… We finished up our last event of the season last night, and it was a FUN one! A local artist and friend for over 30+ years, Matt Brown came to the nursery last night with a literal truck load of art and paintings and we set up our Nursery as his Gallery of Art 🖼 We called it ’Art in the Garden’ and it was a very unique and a very special evening. We even set up a ’Blacklight Room’ in the Koi Shack to showcase some of Matts unique pieces. I’ll tell the rest of the story with a few pictures of last night.

Matt Brown (featured artist) and Charlotte Powell Vaughn (his mom) and Conor McGregor… 😊

What a great evening! Matt and I have been friend’s for many years now, Maybe its because we both work with our hands to make unique, artistic creations? Our mediums are very different, but I think his Artwork within the gardens and by my Waterfalls was pretty Awesome! And it brought a bunch of people out to enjoy a night of Art and enjoyment, another win-win!

PS: We are gonna do this again! 💥

“Each of us are flowers in the garden of life we bloom, 
We all bring a different light to brighten the daily gloom. 
We all posess great potential to inspire our fellow man, 
To offer peace and love is a choice we all should plan. 
We can each bring joy to a life filled with sadness, 
Just through a soft touch or word spoken in gladness. 
We can also bring peace to those with a troubled mind, 
Bring hope to a broken heart joy from the daily grind. 
For every flower has something beautiful to share, 
That has special meaning to someone, sometime, somewhere, 

But our time is short, just like a season, 
As autumn advances with purpose and reason. 
We all have these gifts and we must take a chance, 
If we spread peace and love it’s the garden we enhance… 

Enhance the garden… 
Spread the love… The peace will follow…”

~ Cosmic Dreamer

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Mark C



Art in the Garden is TONIGHT! | Carters Nursery Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
The Gate opens at 5pm! Yall Come!

Unique Art & Garden Show!

Local Artist Matt Brown will display his ‘One of. Kind’ Art in a series of unique “Outdoor Rooms” within the botanic gardens that make Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. Saturday evening, October the 16th from 5 to 9pm, Artist and YouTube Vlogger, Matt Brown will be your host as you enjoy the well lit Garden spaces, Patios and Waterfalls and view his Unique Art in this magical setting.
This show is FREE. Please RSVP (call 731-424-2206 to register) and join us for a Magical night in the Garden 🪴

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Its Friday, Call In & Talk On The Radio | Friday Radio Report | Everybody Talks | 101.5 FM | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

Good morning! This is a special morning at the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM! Today we are coming at you LIVE from outside the studio, beneath the Farmers Market roof in downtown Jackson, TN💥 We are doing a LIVE Fund Raiser for the victims of the recent floods in Waverly TN. I will be here from 9-11 AM with my main man Seabass and his partner in crime, Chuck Walker! Come by this morning and buy some great food to help in this fund raising effort & Join us today on “Everybody Talks”! For more info click here – https://wnws.com/waverly-flood-relief-gets-boost-from-101-5-fm-remote-broadcast-friday/?fbclid=IwAR27XQ2MytZ3Q39e9yPv9TyjeCePyB-kdQPJ22DQCxb6wZ2FNRWw89_6MaY

I’m on today 9-11am Call in and lets talk

We will be talking – Outdoor Living, Koi Ponds, Cool Season Gardening, staging for our Hummingbirds, Fall activities, Camping season, and Just about whatever else that – YOU, want to talk about! Ask a question, send in a picture, share a story (but please, NO politics!) Call in and join us! 731-423-8101

Its been 20 years that Ive been involved with this Friday show and it just keeps getting better! The # is still the same – 731-423-8101

You know you can listen, and you can call in and talk, the # is the same that it has been for over 20 years – 731-423-8101. But, did you know you can text your comments and questions?

Text us at 731-277-5155 its so easyWe always try to answer every text!

We are having a very Special Event! Saturday, October 16th. from 5-9pm we will be hosting a Unique Art Show at Carters Nursery!

This Saturday evening, October the 16th from 5 to 9pm, Artist and YouTube Vlogger, Matt Brown will be your host as you enjoy the well lit Garden spaces, Patios and Waterfalls and view his Unique Art in this magical setting.
This show is FREE. Please RSVP (call 731-424-2206 to register) or join our event on facebook https://fb.me/e/4Q3dQwu7R It’s going to be a Magical evening in the Garden


Local artist Matt Brown will display his art Saturday night in the Gardens of Carters Nursery from 5 to 9pm


Drop by Carters Nursery for help with your Garden, Landscape and Koi Pond!

Its Friday, Call In & Talk On The Radio | Friday Radio Report | Everybody Talks | 101.5 FM | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

Carters has got what you need for your Fall Landscape & Garden! 

  • Mulch 
  • Too Soil
  • Manure
  • Soil Amendments 
  • Flowers 
  • Perennials 
  • Aquatic Plants
  • Pond Fish (Koi, Shubunkin, Comets)
  • Pond Supplies
  • Fish Food
  • Fox Farm Products 
  • Stone and Gravel

We also have a YUGE supply of “Pond Stuff”… 

  • Leaf  🍁 Nets
  • Water Treatments
  • Filters 
  • Skimmers
  • Pumps
  • Aeration Units
  • Floating Fountains
  • Underwater lights
  • Food
  • Deco Items
  • So much More…



Give us a call this morning and lets have some FUN! 731-423-8101

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Art in the Garden

Things to do in Jackson, TN on a Saturday evening you say? This is your lucky day! Click on the link 👇🏻

https://facebook.com/events/s/art-in-the-garden/1355565288231033/

Saturday at 5pm we open the gates and its on!

Unique Art & Garden Show!
Local Artist Matt Brown will display his ‘One of. Kind’ Art in a series of unique “Outdoor Rooms” within the botanic gardens that make Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. Saturday evening, October the 16th from 5 to 9pm, Artist and YouTube Vlogger, Matt Brown will be your host as you enjoy the well lit Garden spaces, Patios and Waterfalls and view his Unique Art in this magical setting.
This show is FREE. Please RSVP (call 731-424-2206 to register) and join us for a Magical night in the Garden 🪴

This is a Free event! But, please click on the link above and rsvp OR call the nursery at 731-424-2206 to rsvp.

This is a one night event and the weather is going to be Perfect 👌🏼 🌝


Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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