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Blogging Milestones | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

August 22, 2019, 8:45 am
Filed under: Family time, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: 2019, Blog Layout, Blogging, Blogging is Fun, Daily Blog, Friday Radio Report, Garden Blog, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Goals, Hump Day Koi Fix, I ❤️ My Job!, Milestones, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, outdoor lifestyles, Outdoor Living, Sharing, Sunday Reflections, Viral Blog, Water Gardening Answers, Water Gardening Questions, Waterfall Wednesday

I like to set goals and meet them! I also like to mark Milestones… Today is the 600th day that I have turned out a daily blog! Whew! It sure doesn’t seem like it’s been that long… Time flies! And – Yes, I have been having Fun! 😊

When I committed to a daily Blog it was a HUGE step! And at first it was a real challenge, but it seems to get easier and more fun the longer I keep the commitment 😊

As many of you know, I started blogging in 2008, but not daily… more weekly and monthly, AND I haven’t missed a month since 2008! But, It wasn’t until January 1st 2018 that I made the decision to blog daily. Now, it’s just part of what I do… And, my blog has developed some daily themes that I hope you like…

Mondays are a video of a stream and/or Waterfall, usually one that we built, and it’s titled “Monday Morning Moment of Zen”…

Tuesdays and Thursdays are my ‘freelance days’… lately I have been doing my Blog or Vlog On Outdoor Living, focusing on Outdoor Lifestyle Areas (Spaces, patios, outdoor kitchens,outdoor rooms, etc.).

Wednesday (Hump Day) Is ALL about Waterfalls! And – KOI!

Fridays I do a Local Talk Radio Show (The ‘180’ with Dan Reaves & Sea Bass) and I follow the show up with a Blog about what was covered. I call it – The “Friday Radio Report”.

Saturdays I try to Blog about the my Nursery. What’s HOT, Events that are happening and, what is going on in & around the garden.

Sundays Blog is called “Sunday Reflections…” Sunday is a day of rest, reflection and time with my family. I try to share a inspirational thought, poem or story.

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to read my Blogs or watch my Vlogs! Especially to everyone who has “Followed” my Blog! I have gotten many new Followers each & every month this year! Thanks! & WOW! Plus – I have tried to make it easy and painless to follow my blog. I would like to ask you to PLEASE help me introduce my daily Blog to others by sharing my blog with your friends and family on your Facebook page or other social networks.

– To follow my blog, all you have to do is click on “Follow” at the bottom right of the page & enter your email address. You will be sent an email to “confirm” and BAM – your in business. You will receive my daily Blog in your email inbox. You can opt out at any time & we don’t share or sell your address.

So many ways to share and spread the word now! Please Follow, Like & Share my Blog posts. Thanks in advance 😊

The weekly radio show Im involved with on Fridays has given me LOTS of ideas for my blog too! I have received LOTS of feedback from the show! Emails, comments, likes, etc, etc. Thank you! Remember, you can send a request or question. I WILL answer your inquiry and I will blog on it! Also feel free to call in LIVE on Fridays Radio Show to ask a question or just say Hi 🙂

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.!

Here’s to the rest of 2019! There’s still a LOT to accomplish and enjoy!

Thanks for reading! Have a great day!

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

Monday Morning Moment Of Zen | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

I’ve posted this video before, but I know many haven’t seen it & I really want this message to get out there. Talk about relaxing & a feeling of Zen! Many don’t even know that you can develop something like this at your home.

Zen is much easier to find here…

Imagine how you would use this space! Imagine the impact on your daily life… 💥

Have a Great Monday!

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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Come Join Us Tonight For An ‘Evening By The Pond’ | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

May 16, 2019, 5:47 am
Filed under: Family time, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Evening by the Pond, Fun, Garden Party, Landscape Lighting, Low Voltage Lights, Old Friends, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Pond Club Meeting, Pond Party, RSVP, Spot lights, Stone Patio, Underwater Lighting, Water Features

Come join us for a ‘Evening by the Pond”

We have a FUN event this evening that I hope you can attend! We call these events – ‘Evenings By The Pond’ and they are a great venue for Garden lovers and Pond lovers to socialize together, talk and enjoy a bit of ‘Mother Nature’ in our little piece of PARADISE.

The Ponds & Gardens around the Nursery will be open for your private enjoyment & You are invited to come out & partake in some good food & fun.

Our ‘Evenings by the Pond’ are always great fun. The night lighting is FANTASTIK!

Shane & the guys will be there to enjoy the evening with us as well & to have an educational discussion on the lighter side about water features, so If you have a water feature and want to talk a little shop, or would like to see what one is all about, this is a great chance to find out. Bring a friend or two and come on out!

Give Jo or I a call at the Nursery at 1-731-424-2206 to let me know your coming (RSVP) and I will make sure there is plenty of food and refreshments for ALL! Come join us for a ‘Evening by the Pond” Thursday evening, May 16th. at 6:30pm. at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio – 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tn. 38305.

I am looking forward to it 😊

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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Underwater Lights | Landscape Lighting | Nightscaping | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

April 23, 2019, 7:01 am
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: 24 Hour Garden, Landscape Lighting, Low Voltage Lights, Moonlighting effects, Nightscaping, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Outdoor Living, Pathway Lighting, Pond Lighting, Spot lights, Underwater Lighting

Underwater Lights | Landscape Lighting | Nightscaping | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Everyone loves to get out in the garden on a beautiful Spring Day! Have you experienced the Night Garden? The “Nightscape” if you will? OMG 😮! Check this short video of my Pond & Patio area at night. You will see what I’m talking about 😊 Let me know if I can help you turn your garden into a 24 hour experience!

A beautifully lit Pond & Landscape changes everything! I want to share the possibilities with you! Come by or call Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio & Let me know if I can assist you in Designing a Landscape Lighting package for your outdoor spaces. Underwater Lights | Landscape Lighting | Nightscaping | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206

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A Koi Story for Today | What Does Koi Mean in Japanese? | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

February 6, 2019, 7:31 am
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: I ❤️ Koi, I ❤️ My Job!, I ❤️ Ponds, I ❤️ Waterfalls, I Love ❤️ My Job!, Kanji, Koi, Koi = Love, Koi Ponds, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Outdoor Living, Ponds, Water Gardens, Yard Ponds

If you don’t have a Water Garden & keep Koi, you don’t understand how attached you get to your Pond & Fish! You just don’t understand how going out and interacting with your fish and hearing that waterfall literally takes you to another place… Almost instantly, you calm down… Your blood pressure goes down… Your breathing smooths out… It’s like… Magic! I Love My Pond & I LOVE my Koi!

Love your Koi & keep your Koi happy and healthy as we transition into Spring by feeding them quality Cool Temperature Koi Food | Carters Nursery Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee | I ❤️ Koi!

As you know Koi are huge in the culture of Japan. I love learning more about Japan & about Koi. I’ve been blogging about Koi every Wednesday for the last year & have learned a lot of things in the process. I have also tried to pass along some good information to you through my BLOG. One thing I have had fun learning more about is their language & about Kanji – what is kanji you ask?

kan·ji

/ˈkänjē/

noun – a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters.

I wanted to share a similarity that I thought was Awesome! The word Koi in English means decorative carp of course. But in Japanese it has more than 1 meaning, and it makes complete & total sense to me 😊

This Kanji means Koi. It’s also the Kanji for Love ❤️ Makes sense to me 😊

恋は盲目
Koi wa moumoku / Love is Blind!

恋に師匠なし
Koi ni shishou nashi / Love needs no teaching

Both have the common Kanji

Koi &/or Love…

Isn’t that cool?! 😎 Going to the Koi pond is truly going out for a dose of LOVE! Bam! 💥 Write this down! – “KOI = LOVE”!

Happy Pondering! 🤔

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206

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I ❤️ Pondless Waterfalls! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

February 5, 2019, 9:09 am
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I ❤️ Pondless Waterfalls! I love designing them and I love building them! Everyone is a unique work of art 😊 But, do you know what a “Pondless Waterfall” is….? Your about to find out 💥

Pondless Waterfalls give you all the beauty & sound that you can imagine, without the maintenance of a pond! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee. Click on the link below to see more Pondless Waterfalls that we designed and built at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio.https://pin.it/m6vw3tqamfoeed

Once you see one, you can imagine one in your own backyard where you can enjoy it everyday. We have several “Live” working displays at the nursery that you are welcome to come by and see at your convenience. “Low Maintenance Outdoor Enjoyment” is what it’s all about.

Thanks & Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206

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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

http://flip.it/2ahRZH

Happy Pondering 🤔

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206

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December 18, 2018, 7:24 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, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Ecosystem Pond, Jump Rock, Koi, Koi Pond, Lake, Landscape Design, Landscaping, Living Display, Living the Life Abundant, Mature Plants, Mossy Boulders, Natural Swimming Pool, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Room, pond, Stone Patio, Water Gardening

I penned this one several years ago but it still gets read and brought up to me. This one was published in Tennessee Gardener & I have had many Master Gardeners bring the article to shows and events over the years. It’s still very relevant today so I wanted to re-blog it 😊 I don’t have all the original pictures that were published with the story anymore. Let me know what you think. It’s all about Ourdoor Living!

Outdoor Lifestyle Areas allow you to really enjoy the backyard. A Pond, Patio, grill and garden area to get comfy is the Ultimate! This is one of my Outdoor Room displays at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tn. 38305

Living The Life Abundant

I see more and more people staying home these days… myself included. Instead of taking that trip to Spain, France or even Disney World, more and more of us are staying local and putting our time and money into our Homes & BACKYARDS! This is a huge trend across the country and it has been growing by leaps and bounds since 9/11. The trend has a name too, they call it “Cocooning ”.

It makes good sense to me! Instead of spending your vacation running around the country, spending all the money you saved, just to get back home more exhausted than before you left; Why not put your time and money into your home and backyard and enjoy it year round with your family and friends… Watergarden’s, Koi Ponds, Swimming Pools, Backyard Patios and Decks, Outdoor Kitchens with Herb Gardens and Pottery overflowing with Vegetables and Flowers 🤗 Sound good? That sounds like the ‘Life Abundant’ to me !

Lakeside Living at its Best

One of my clients recently decided to sell his beautiful home and build a new home in a local, private lakeside development. After I saw the lot I was as excited as he and his wife were! Living on the water is a wonderful thing! I was asked to work up a ‘simple’ backyard plan that would include a swimming pool with natural stone waterfalls, a watergarden with aquatic plants and fish, a stone patio with lots of space and a fishing area down by the lake. In other words, a resort right there in their own backyard. “Cocooning 101 ”!

We went to work right away and developed a ‘Concept Design’ for the back yard. With only a few minor changes we were ready to get started creating their new ‘Back yard Resort’. It was a fairly large scale job and the actual work took approximately 1 month to complete. We used specimen quality stone and nice mature plant material on this project so the first full season for this landscape looked like it had been there for quite awhile. Let me tell you folks… It changed their lives for the good!

This is a Google Earth image of the project that this story was written about over 10 years ago. Complete with a huge stone patio, large Koi Pond bordering/between the upper patio & the Pool deck/patio. An in-ground pool with a beautiful waterfall and jump rock & gorgeous landscaping right on the side of the lake. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Just Do It

Whether you live on a lake or on any average city street, you too can create a Backyard Haven that you will love coming home to each and every day. It all starts with a basic Landscape Plan; Sit down with pen and paper and do a basic sketch, OR call me, I can help! Include a place to sit within the garden, a deck or patio, be sure to include a Fountain or Watergarden, definitely some beautiful Shrubs and Flowers, maybe some basic Vegetables and Herbs in the Landscape or in a container like Tomato’s or Basil and Cilantro. Before you know it, you will be eating dinner out there every night. Your Lifestyle will change for the better – and you my friends will be living the ‘Life Abundant’ !

Thanks & Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻❤️

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206

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Monday Morning Zen – Christmas GOLD! Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Good Morning! We are mere days from Christmas 🎄 🎅🏻 and I wanted to share something with you. I have been talking about the “Ultimate Christmas Gift” being a Custom Waterfall built for you at your home. AND, I have sold a few “Christmas Pond Packages” to some very happy people 😊 But I wanted to share more info on what it’s like to have one of these ponds right outside your own door. Believe me, it’s a life changer! You literally start living out there! Cooking & eating, setting up furniture & music, etc., etc… Imagine a Zen fix everyday! It will change your life!

Working and spending time in my garden is my enjoyment, my Zen…

Here is the same Water Garden in Winter. No blooms, but still BEAUTIFUL! AND I still get my daily Zen and then some😊 |Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

Check out this quick video I shot one night of my pond and outdoor kitchen area, you’ll see what I mean.

Have a great day! Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Ph.# 731-424-2206