I recently had the pleasure to meet the Ladies of the Helen Schult Garden Club in Caruthersville, Missouri and to speak for their members on my favorite subject- Water Gardening! Any time I can share my knowledge of this wonderful hobby and Lifestyle, I’m in 😊
Practicing with my new selfie 🤳 stick… The host is preparing to introduce me…I did a video presentation followed by a Q&A and then we did a garden walkover/tour of the hosts backyard paradise!
The meeting took place at a local members beautiful home, that actually has a Water Garden (that we helped her with)… Her family really enjoys the “Outdoor Lifestyle” that I talk about all the time. Her backyard living area is second to none! Custom paved patio space with an outdoor kitchen, bar and sitting/lounging area beneath a custom Pergola. Complete with a Fire 🔥 feature, a Water Feature and gorgeous pottery and plants… Shang-ra-la…
The real star ⭐️ of the show ❤️The Water Garden sits right beside the patio and provides views from all areas of the backyard. The sound is wonderful! And the Koi are growing and multiplying 😊The sun was in my eyes when I took this one so please forgive the squint 😎 What a wonderful group of Ladies! Thank you to all the members of the Helen Schult Garden Club! Happy Halloween 🎃 And Happy Holidays from Mark Carter & Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio!
Good Morning! I’m walking in the door of The Dixie Cafe in the World Famous ‘Old Country Store’ / Casey Jones Village in Jackson, TN! I am going LIVE from 9-11am With Dan Reaves and Seabass on the 360! A YUGE radio program! In fact, it’s too big to fail! 💥
Tune in to 93.1 or 101.5 FM OR stop by and grab some breakfast 🍳 and say Hi 👋🏻
And, if you keep your finger on the redial button and manage to get through on our incredibly backed up phone lines, YOU get the mic YOU get to ask the questions! Call 731-891-6161.
NO subject is off the table, BUT, “Outdoor Living & Gardening” is #1 with me Drop us a call with ALL your questions at 731-891-6161
– Tune in! 93.1 or 101.5 FM 9-11am. Today! Jackson, TN – Call in with ALL you questions! 731-891-6161
Get ready for COLD 🥶 temps tonight! Frost is coming!!! 🧊 Move your tender plants in NOW!
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!
Keeping your pond clear and healthy is easy with our Organic Water Treatments.
Keep your water crystal clear & your Koi healthy and happy with Water Treatments from Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tennessee
We also have some great Garden Decor and Unique Gifts
We have some very unique gifts and garden art at Carters Nursery!
We have LOTS of new boutique style gifts o
We have some Healthy, Beautiful KOI!!! Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in Today and get a great discount on Koi! 20% of your entire order
For the entire month of October 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, wear your mask and keep your social distance … God Bless
Have a great Weekend!
I’m on the 360 with Sea Bass & Dan Reaves every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your Outdoor Living questions! 731-891-6161.
If you read my Blog, you know I just Love ❤️ Aquatic Plants! Aquatic Plants were the first plants… Many are medicinal and/or edible and most are just down right beautiful! Here’s one that you probably didn’t know about? But has played a part in our snacks and deserts for Thousands of years! Check out the Marsh Mallow 👇🏻
The Marsh Mallow plant is one of my favorites! The practice of cooking the plant juice/sap to make marshmallow creme dates back to ancient Egypt! WOW! Also a great aquatic plant that can grow in your Water Garden.
You see these blooming around the road side ditches in bottom areas, especially around Reelfoot Lake and the backwater areas around the Mississippi River. You also find them in many Water Gardens that we design and install. So beautiful and Low Maintenance to boot… No wonder they have been around for so long 😊 You might even want to add one to your Water Garden?
Good Morning! I’m coming at ya’ LIVE from WNWS Studio in Downtown Jackson Tennessee! I am in the studio with Sea Bass, aka: The White Coconut 🥥 And, if you play your Cards right, and get through on our incredibly backed up phone lines, YOU can have the mic 🎙 💥
NO subject is off the table, BUT, “Outdoor Living & Gardening” is #1 with me 😊 Drop me a call with ALL your questions at 731-423-8101 OR text your questions & comments to 731-277-5155!
– Tune in! WNWS 101.5fm! 9-11am. Today! 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!
– ATTN: Bad Wreck on I-40 East bound in Jackson! Interstate is back up BAD! Take an alternate route or be prepared to wait… Thanks Ricky Brown with Traffic Spotters!
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.!
2846 Old Medina Rd Jackson, TN 38305 PH# 731-424-2206
A few of Carters Nursery’s 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
Keeping your pond clear and healthy is easy with our Organic Water Treatments.
Keep your water crystal clear & your Koi healthy and happy with Water Treatments from Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tennessee
It’s HOT folks, so keep an eye on your gardens and get ready to do some watering!
We have some Healthy, Beautiful KOI!!! Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in Today and get a great discount on Koi! 20% of your entire order 💥
For the entire month of August every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! | PLUS – Say the secret code word : Kohaku! to receive a free bag of koi food with your fish purchase! 😉 | TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous, wear your mask 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.!
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!
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”!
A little while back I did a Blog on Social Networking. It was a very popular Blog… And why not! So many more people are joining the digital age! Even Grandparents are HUGE on Facebook & Pinterest & Instagram! In fact I had an “Ecstatic” client come in the other day who saw their pond on Instagram and was blown away!😘 Their reaction to seeing their Beautiful Water Feature along side of the most beautiful creations you have ever seen was Awesome!
So many ways to share and spread the word now! Please Follow, Like & Share my Blog posts. Thanks in advance 😊I
There is a link area with all our ‘Alphabet Soup’ links – Word Press Blog. Pinterest. Instagram. Facebook. Plus all the info on our site itself!
It’s all there to show you what’s available & to help with ideas and understanding! It really helps to be able to see what a company can do, BEFORE you hire them😊
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE Social Media! It has really changed the game & raised the bar.
I do the “Social Media” and website chores for my business, Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio – Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Word Press, Website, etc.. AND I also have a cool digital magazine that I “flip’ things of interest into, It’s called Flipboard and it’s pretty cool.
My Flipboard is all about Outdoor Living, Gardening, Food & Fun! YOU can do it too! Start a digital magazine of your own 🙂
What a Beautiful Spring morning! We are LIVE at Rhodes Diner in Medina, Tn.! Big Steve from Carlock Nissan is buy EVERYONES breakfast until 11am! So get in here!
‘Live’ from Rhodes Family Diner in Medina, Tennessee!
Big Steve from Carlock Nissan is buying breakfast!
Call us with ALl your gardening questions! 731-423-8101.
– LOTS of calls about plants and gardens!
– Stop by the Nursery and get some plants!
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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