Volume 19
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January/February 2014
Cover photo courtesy of Aquascape Inc.
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23 It’s Toadally a Frog!
To many pond owners, frogs and toads are about as different as creeks and cricks. In reality, these two amphibians vary greatly in diet, anatomy and habitat. If you’d like to know a bit more about the noisy, four-legged hoppers in your pond, read Benjamin Timmermans’ comprehensive overview and see these fascinating creatures in a whole new light!
30 COVER – Pond or Pool?
To swim or not to swim? To say that the question has sparked lively discussion would be a gross understatement; indeed, there may be no more divisive debate in the history of ponding! Here, POND Trade editor Peter Celauro interviews the experts to uncover the truth about swim ponds and natural swimming pools. (Warning: their answers may surprise you!)
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Weather the Winter Without Fishcicles! While mammals have a plethora of techniques LANGUAGE OF KOI for surviving single-digit temperatures, fish, frogs and turtles are stuck with just two: changing their eating habits and moving to a new part of your pond. In this important article, Justin Lorson offers information and tips to help your pond pets survive the winter months. Take close notes and they’ll thank you when the ice thaws!
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January/February 2014
Columns 7 Publisher’s Perspective 43 The Round Table ! NEW
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Ever wonder what the most beautiful waterlily in the world would look like? Well, wonder no more; the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society recently held its annual New Waterlily Competition, and POND Trade has the photos! See the best in each breathtaking category, from intersubgeneric waterlily to day-blooming tropical and everything in between.
Photo by Jane Flattery
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The Koi Whisperer tells her tale The “hidden gold mine” Plus much more! POND Trade Magazine
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