by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
I’m an affiliate for MacArthur Water Gardens. On their website you’ll find excellent articles on all aspects of water gardens, water gardening and ponds including installation and maintenance. Just click the link below which takes you to their main page, then look for Resources near the bottom of the page and then look for Articles. [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
Installing An Ornamental Fountain as Part of a Container Water Feature We purchased a large cast bronze heron fountain at Snug Harbor Farm Garden Center in Kennebunkport, Maine. Our life size bronze bird is about 5 feet tall, weighs about 30 lbs and the fountain shoots straight down through the beak of the heron. This [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
How to build a pond into your deck. Enjoy the sights and sounds of water, pond plants and fish without stepping off your deck. 25 Steps to a successful water feature. Photo: This watergarden was planned before the construction of the deck. The water feature is in a hardshell pre-formed pond. Click to enlarge. Essential [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
Water gardens, Daffodils and Pond Algae Spring has sprung in Littleton, NH and the rest of the North Country of New Hampshire. It seems like it’s been a long time coming, but it is the same every year. Strange weather patterns are the norm for this part of New England. At this time of the [...]