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Pond Tip Tuesday | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

As a ‘Pond Enthusiast’ I am always looking for ideas & tips to keep my Water Garden cleaner and ways to have less maintenance. Then I like to share them with you 😊 One of the biggies is Proper Filtration! Keeping the water clean & clear! And also, keeping the algae and sludge to a minimum… That brings me to today’s Pond Tip : 👇🏻
– Algae Eating Japanese Trapdoor Snails (Viviparis malleatus). 💥

These snails are highly sought after by Pond Keepers. They are non-invasive, hardy & will help to keep algae under control in your Water Garden! Japanese Trapdoor Snails will work around your entire Pond consuming decaying organic matter like algae, leaves, excess fish food, and fish waste.

Japanese Trapdoor Snails are hardy and can live up to 5 years! They really help to keep your pond clean. Here’s one we just pulled out of a pond at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio during a clean out demonstration | Jackson, TN

Japanese Trapdoor Snails are “Live-Bearing” and only breed a couple of times per year – So they won’t take over your pond! Unlike other snails that can breed out of control.

Japanese trapdoor Snails do a great job helping with Pond Maintenance and they only cost around $5 each.

I try to always have some available for purchase. You need to have around 10 Japanese Trapdoor Snails per 50 sq. ft. of surface area of pond and they really make a difference!

There you have it… Pond Tip Tuesday lives on…

Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

2846 Old Medina Rd.

Jackson, Tn. 38305

Ph# 731-424-2206

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Waterfall Wednesday | Pondless Waterfall Edition | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Another week has past and it’s #waterfallwednesday again! My focus this week is on a Very special kind of Waterfall – The Pondless Waterfall!

This Pondless Waterfall was just plugged in! If you want a truly Low Maintenance Water Feature, look no further than a Custom Pondless Waterfall. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

I ❤️ Pondless Waterfalls! They are Low Maintenance, totally customizable & sound so nice! You get the Waterfall & stream without the maintenance of the Pond & Fish!

Here you see the workings of a Pondless Waterfall. As you see, the water is held underground and the pump can’t clog. Talk about Low Maintenance! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Check out this link below – there is more complete info on Pondless Waterfalls and even a portfolio of some Pondless Waterfalls that we designed and built right here at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio!
Check the link 👇🏻
https://carterslandscape.com/wp/pondless-waterfalls/

Enjoy your “Hump Day” and enjoy Waterfalls! Especially Pondless Waterfalls!

Have a Great Waterfall Wednesday!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
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Pond Tips on Tuesday | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

June 30, 2020, 6:39 am
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Good morning! 🌞 Its going to be another hot, sticky day in the south!

The hot days of Summer increase evaporation in your Ponds and Pools. Don’t forget to add water!

Have you noticed that you have to add more water to your pond on Hot 🥵 Days like this? It’s purely from evaporation! Don’t forget to top off your Water Garden from time to time to keep up.
OR, check out my little Pond Tip for this week…

We sell and install an Auto Fill Unit for your Pond! The float on the end kicks it into action when it reaches the desired level and it fills it back up for you! Talk about Low Maintenance! 💥

We sell and Install ‘Auto Fill Valves’ specifically made for your Water Garden or Pond. They are fairly simple to install and set up and virtually invisible in your skimmer.
Can you imagine not having to worry about adding water over the Hot Summer months?

Boom💥 This is my offering for your Pond Tip this week 😊 To me it’s all about Low Maintenance! Less work and more enjoyment!

Enjoy the Pond Tip! And Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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Saturday Shoppers! It’s Raining Sales At Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

June 27, 2020, 6:26 am
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Good morning! 🌞 There’s a slight chance of precipitation today BUT there’s a 100% chance of SAVINGS at Carters Nursery!

Come in today and save BIG! Plants are on sale from 20%-50%! 💥

Saturday’s are always nice at the nursery. Stop in, look around, feed the fish & enjoy 😊 Everyone needs a ‘Nuseryfix’ from time to time…

A few of our products :

Bulk & Bagged Mulch
Potting Mix
Soil Amendments
Seeds
Hanging Baskets
Annuals
Perennials
Stone Yard
Gravel
Pond Supplies
Koi & Goldfish
Much much more!

We are getting ready to open soon – 8am to be exact! So shuck those sheets & hit the streets & stop on by 😊

We have some BEAUTIFUL plants and Flowers 🌺 for you today at Carters Nursery! AND, they are on SALE! Y’all come!

We will be here today from 8-2pm. to serve you.

Have a GREAT Saturday!

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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Friday Radio Report | Call In With ALL Your Outdoor Living Questions – 731-423-8101 | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

June 26, 2020, 7:56 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pond Tips, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: #fishyfriday, 101.5 FM, 731-423-8101, Best Local Nursery and Garden Center, Call in, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Designer, Fishy Friday, Friday blog, Friday Radio Report, Friday Report, Friday’s, Garden Center, Garden Supplies, gardening 101, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Gardening Supplies, It’s Finally Friday, Jackson Tennessee 38305, Koi, Koi Supplies, Mulch, Pond Supplies, Professional Water Feature Designer, Seabass, Talk Radio, TGIF, Thank God It’s Fishy Friday, Thank God It’s Friday, The 180, Water Garden, Water garden supplies, Water Gardening Answers, Water Gardening Questions, WNWS FM

WOW! Have you been outside today? What a BEAUTIFUL Morning! 🌞 I am walking into the WNWS studio in downtown Jackson, Tennessee to go LIVE with my boy SEABASS on the 180! We’re talking ALL things Gardening & Outdoor Living! 💥Lookout💥

I Love ❤️ being on the 180 on Friday’s! Tune into 101.5 FM & call in with ALL your questions! 731-423-8101 💥

– Tune in! WNWS 101.5fm! Jackson, TN
– Call in with ALL you questions! 731-423-8101!
– Text your questions to 731-277-5155 We will do our best to answer them ALL!

Carters Nursery is open for business! Our new Retail Garden Center days and hours are

Monday – Closed
Tuesday 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 8am – 2pm
Sunday – Closed

– Y’all Come. | Jackson, Tennessee

A few of our products :

Bulk & Bagged Mulch
Potting Mix
Soil Amendments
Seeds
Hanging Baskets
Annuals
Perennials
Stone Yard
Gravel
Pond Supplies
Koi & Goldfish
Much much more!

We have a Full Line of Pond Supplies and Water Treatments in stock at Carters Nursery!

We have a great supply of Pond Supplies, Fish Food & Water Treatments. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

Flowers, hanging baskets, perennials, mulch, sand, gravel, chicken 🐓 poop, garden supplies & MORE!

Hanging baskets & LOTS of COLOR! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in and get a great price on Koi!

For the entire month of June 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

PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous and keep your social distance … God Bless🙏🏻

Have a great weekend!

I’m on the 180 with 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.!

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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The Passion Flowers Are Blooming! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

June 25, 2020, 10:40 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Waterfalls | Tags: Butterfly Garden, Butterfly Garden Design, Butterfly Plant, Butterfly Plants, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Maypop, Nurseryfix, Passiflora incarnata, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Perennials, Tennessee State Wildflower, Vines, Wild Fruit

A great Facebook friend posted a picture of a wild Passion Flower this morning and stated that it was her new favorite flower 😊 It drove me outside to take a photo of my Passion Vine that is blooming now too. It’s also one of MY favorites, for several reasons. ❤️

Passiflora incarnata, aka: Passion Flower. It’s also known as a maypop, a purple passionflower, a true passionflower, a wild apricot, and a wild passion vine. It’s our Tennessee State Wildflower & VERY unique! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

The one in this picture is growing on my front porch railing and I just LOVE it!

Did you know that you can eat the fruit that this vine grows? They are called ‘Maypops’ and taste delicious! My grandad taught me to eat them when I was a kid…

Break them open and eat the pulp and seeds. They have a sweet taste.

Another fact that makes this a ‘Have to plant’ for me is that it’s a host plant for a beautiful Butterfly! The Gulf Fritillary 🦋

The Passion Vine is host to the beautiful Gulf Fritillary Butterfly. Having this plant in your landscape brings beauty in many ways 😊

So, enjoy the day & enjoy the beauty of this totally unique flower and plant- Passiflora incarnata, aka: The Passion Flower.

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
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Waterfall Wednesday | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Waterfall Wednesday is here again. Here is a Waterfall from a recent project. This new Pond needed a powerful biological filter to handle a decent sized fish load, ie; LOTS of Koi… So we specified a customized Bog, aka: Constructed Wetland Filter! Large boulders, cobblestone, washed river gravel & booku Aquatic Plants!!
It turned out Beautiful! 👇🏻

This beautiful Waterfall flows from an Awesome natural filter, known as a Constructed Wetland Filter. It doesn’t really look like a filter per se’, it looks natural! Biomimicry at its best! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

It’s gonna be a Beautiful Day! Get out and enjoy!

Have a great, #waterfallwednesday!

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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Pond Tip Tuesday | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Well, we are past the Summer Solstice and approaching the 4th of July. Meaning, the HEAT is ON! 🌞🥵 All the aquatic plants are full and lush as they can be. But, they are getting heavy & about to need some TLC!

I always wait until after the 4th of July party, then I give my plants a good haircut. It will extend the beauty of most plants through the remainder of the season. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

The 4th of July is a great time to trim back your heavy hanging baskets, overflowing pottery & your crazy Aquatic Plants!
It’s also a great time to fertilize them! It will blow your mind how quickly they fill right back in and start blooming again. WOW!

I always cleanup & trim back my plants mid season to rejuvenate vigor & produce more blooms into the late season. Try it!

While you’re at it, have a jar of Aquatic Plant fertilizer and feed those babies! The ROI is Beautiful! 😊

We stock Aquatic Plant Fertilizer Tablets for your convenience at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. They are super easy to use and work great! Keep your Aquatics looking great all season long!

So there you have it! After that big 4th party, spend a little time and trim back your bloomers and your aquatic plants, and fertilize/feed them! It will keep you looking great all the way through Fall!

Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
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Friday’s Radio Call In – 9-11 AM – 731-423-8101 | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

I am coming at you LIVE from the studio of WNWS – 101.5 FM in Downtown Jackson, Tennessee! I am sitting in with the Coolest Cat in the business- Seabass! From 9-11am💥On the 180!

People tell me I’m an artist all the time. So I’m embracing it! Bob Ross hair and all! I ❤️ My Art! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

– Tune in! WNWS 101.5fm! Jackson, TN
– Call in with ALL you questions from 9-11am today! 731-423-8101!
– Text your questions to 731-277-5155 We will do our best to answer them ALL!

Carters Nursery is open for business! Our new Retail Garden Center days and hours are

Monday – Closed
Tuesday 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 8am – 2pm
Sunday – Closed

– Y’all Come. | Jackson, Tennessee

A few of our products :

Bulk & Bagged Mulch
Potting Mix
Soil Amendments
Seeds
Hanging Baskets
Annuals
Perennials
Stone Yard
Gravel
Pond Supplies
Koi & Goldfish
Much much more!

We have a Full Line of Water Treatments in stock at Carters Nursery!

Using quality Water Treatments is important! Keep using your Beneficial Bacteria throughout the Spring and Summer for a cleaner, healthier pond. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

We talked with the ‘Birdman’ 🦅 last week on the show about Hummingbirds. They are on the nest right now and aren’t coming to the feeders as much, BUT keep em out with fresh nectar because they still need you 😊

I love my little buddies 😊 Do you make Nectar? It’s simple – 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Dissolve sugar and Boom 💥

Check this out 👇🏻

Flowers, hanging baskets, perennials, mulch, sand, gravel, chicken 🐓 poop, garden supplies & MORE!

Hanging baskets & LOTS of COLOR! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in and get a great price on Koi!

For the entire month of June 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

PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous and keep your social distance … God Bless🙏🏻

Have a great weekend!

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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Waterfall Wednesday | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

Good morning! It’s Waterfall Wednesday 😊

A LOT of my inspiration comes from Nature! I have learned so much from observing natural waterfalls and streams!

I was thinking a lot about why I Love ❤️ waterfalls so much. And also where I get my inspiration to design and build them. It really comes from a love of nature. Streams and creeks and natural waterfalls are always the most beautiful! My goal is to replicate them. To design and build a Water Feature in your backyard that looks, sounds and feels like a natural, organic Waterfall… That’s our goal!
Today is #waterfallwednesday, I couldn’t narrow down just one image that felt complete today, so here are several 😊 Click on this link and check em out 👇🏻

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Have a great, Waterfall Wednesday!

Mark Carter
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2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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http://www.cartercountry.com

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