National Hummingbird Day - Celebrate and Save!- August 26, 2008 BackyardStyle announces a 1-week sale: August 26th to September 3rd to celebrate National Hummingbird Day in the US.Buy $75 of wild bird supplies (any kind) and save $5.00 on the already discounted prices. (use coupon code: rachels5)Say YES to supporting National Hummingbird Day with Backyard Style.com Celebration of Hummingbirds in North America is not just about the beauty of this tiny bird. The Ruby Throated Hummingbird is theorized to play an important role in cross-fertilization of plants..http://www.backyardstyle.com/blog/2008/08/national-hummingbird-day-celebrate-and.html Pond Algae 101 (Part II) - The Role of Pond Plants- August 18, 2008 If your pond is built properly and you've maintained the right balance between plants, fish and scavengers, controlling algae problems isn't difficult as mentioned in our previous article on pond algae. Algae problems in water gardens are usually the result of excess nutrients in the water. One simple way to control excess nutrients is with aquatic plants. Plants take nitrates from the water, which deprives the algae of the nutrients it needs to live. Surface plants also provide shade to the...http://www.backyardstyle.com/blog/2008/08/pond-algae-101-part-ii-role-of-pond.html Pond Algae 101 - Basic Simple Backyard Pond Algae Removal- August 14, 2008 Plankton, - the pea-soup algae that most pond owners are familiar with is probably the most common type of algae in ponds -both large and small. Plankton is the type of algae that makes the water look green. It causes you not to be able to see your fish as clearly as you may want to.Getting rid of pea-soup algae is fairly simple if you understand how it got there in the first place.Plankton requires sunlight and nutrition to grow. The sunlight comes from the sun and the nutrition comes from...http://www.backyardstyle.com/blog/2008/08/pond-algae-101-basic-simple-backyard.html |