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		<title>Velvet Ball Pompom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In China this variety of gold fish is called velvet head.  The Japanese version is called Pompom goldfish.
These are both Anglophone translations of the true Mandarin and Nihango terms.  Most likely the pompom term (hana fusa) did not originate in Tokyo and is a loan word to the national language from another regional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/velvet-ball-pompom/</link>
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		<title>Crucian Carp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crucian Carp are not a part of the gold fish family.  In fact they are currently a totally different species.  However, historical research done by Japanese and Chinese historians as gold fish enthusiasts have uncovered information that leads everyone to accept that this stock is the source stock.  Have they truly evolved? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/crucian-carp/</link>
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		<title>Wakin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wakin goldfish have a friendly temperament.  They are a very hardy fish that is just now coming into vogue among enthusiasts.
Although goldfish originate from the gibel carp of China, and genetic studies have been done on miniature carp off St Croix since they are similar to the original gold variant of the gibel; the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/wakin/</link>
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		<title>The Ultimate Water Garden Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ultimate Water Garden Book is written by Juan-Claude Arnoux is a self assessed as a down to earth practical corridor to making this sort of tranquility or oasis for your home, and as a garden within your garden.
Over 500 photos show off styles of water gardening, and koi pond keeping from around the entire [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-ultimate-water-garden-book/</link>
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		<title>Cabomba Caroliniana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cabomba Caroliniana is a also know as fanwart.  It is most popularly know as Caroliniana Fanwart. However, the Cabomba is a oxygenating plant genus in the Cabombaceae family.  And the species most held as representative of the genus is really not the true fanwort.  
Popular misnaming has confused it with Cabomba Aquaticas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/cabomba-caroliniana/</link>
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		<title>Giant Prickly Rhubarb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Giant Prickly Rhubarb or (Gunnera Manicata) isn&#8217;t even related to rhubarb in the least.  And it does not cook up well with strawberries in windowsill pies.  
The leaves of the Gunnera manicata  Giant Prickly Rhubarb are very similar in shape and visual composition to that of the delicious true Rhubarb.This is where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/giant-prickly-rhubarb/</link>
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		<title>Hornwort</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hornwort is the name of both a species that lives out of the water, and a genus that lives in fresh water.  They are not at all related.  This entry has to do with the species that lives in the water.  We are particularly focusing on hornwort in the water garden.
The scientific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/hornwort/</link>
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		<title>Adding Japanese rock garden elements to your water garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When designing a water feature never forget the elements that add suggestion, even if they are visually subliminal. I enjoy Japanese style water gardening (and landscaping) because it fits in small spaces. You can make your own artistic representation of anything in small scale, Japanese rock gardens will fit in many places.
My Japanese rock garden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/japanese-rock-garden-elements/</link>
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		<title>Whiskey Barrel Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I ripped out my pond liner waterfall and replaced it with a more complex whiskey barrel garden theme. If you look at the first video below you get the basic idea of how it works. In the first box to the left (yellow recycled cat food container) is a pump and a few filter media [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/whiskey-barrel-garden/</link>
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		<title>Make a small pond liner waterfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am always looking for things to use in projects that can be recycled. Here is a small pond liner waterfall I made using a dry cat food container as a pump box, a whiskey barrel liner (instead if a larger pond liner), a preformed cascade (for the waterfall) and some 1/2&#8243; hose with connector [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/make-a-small-pond-liner-waterfall/</link>
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		<title>Barley Straw Bales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barley Straw Bales are used to treat filamentous and string algae in your water garden.
In order to determine how many bales of barley straw are needed to treat a pond; gauge one thousand gallons for every bale used.
Most barley straw is often sold two bales per pack.  
These bales are often referred to as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/barley-straw-bales/</link>
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		<title>The Art of The Japanese Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Art of the Japanese Garden was written for those looking for basic insight in colored details on Japanese landscape design, art and culture that bring this oriental experience into a tangible western perspective.
When we think of sophistication, nothing can be more straight forward than a stroll through a Japanese garden, not merely for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/japanese-garden-art/</link>
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		<title>The Water Gardener&#8217;s Bible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Water Gardener&#8217;s Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building, Planting, Stocking, and Maintaining a Backyard Water Garden.
The Water Gardener&#8217;s Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building, Planting, Stocking, and Maintaining a Backyard Water Garden by Kelly Billing and by Ben Helm is a practical guide to the water gardening advent of the modern age.
In this century [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-water-gardeners-bible/</link>
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		<title>The Lotus Know It Grow It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lotus Know It Grow It is a clever 51 page book dedicated to Lotus in the water garden.  The book sets the tone by scientifically explaining with clarity why Lotus are not a subspecies of lilies.  Further setting the stage for not only cultural distinctiveness, but scientific as well.  This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-lotus-know-it-grow-it/</link>
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		<title>Master Book of the Water Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Master Book of the Water Garden by Philip Swendells (who died in 2007) is 190 plant profiles of do it yourself water gardening in full color.
Mater Book of the Water Garden ISBN 1564651886 is 304 page of historical comprehensive insight on the topic of water gardening put to practical garden landscape art application.
This book release [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/master-book-of-the-water-garden/</link>
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		<title>Four leaf water clover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marsilea Mutica is a four leaf water clover cultivar. Four Leaf Clovers are classified as an amphibious plant.  In water gardening this banded nardoo is a perennial herb.
Four leaf clover can be planted in a small pot and left on the water gardening shelf.  Doing this in three to four inches of water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/four-leaf-water-clover/</link>
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		<title>Quick and Easy Container Water Gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick and Easy Container Water Gardens by Philip Swindells is a fantastic one hundred twenty eight page resource.
This book (ISBN 1-58017-080-3) from Quatro Inc., goes into easy-to-do DIY container water gardening projects.  From construction to lining, filtration, and plant choice options the book implements Philip Swindellss thirty-five years of experience.
Anyone who wants a bright [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/quick-and-easy-container-water-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Cyperus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cyperus (who common professional trade folk art breed name is various forms of Umbrella Grass, and Flat Grass), is a water garden plant group who&#8217;s cultivars are great marginal water filtration plants.  The cultivars in the Cyperus genus are popular water garden and table top pot pond icons due to the spay leaves and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/cyperus/</link>
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		<title>Iris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Iris genus is known best for its beautiful flower.   Various species and cultivars in species exist for this vibrant plant genus.  All Iris are considered to be an herb.
Two Iris species are popularly known by insiders and sport hobbyists within the water gardening set as the best water filtration species.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/iris/</link>
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		<title>Flowforms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flowforms are an interesting new way to look at flowing water.
John Wilkes author of Flowforms: The Rhythmic Power of Water  patented his first Flowform water sculpture over 30 years ago, his book is a cherished &#8220;read&#8221; and coffee table book for those of us who love and are inspired by water. To celebrate flowforms [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/flowforms/</link>
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		<title>Sweet Flag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Licorice, Acorus Gramineus A.K.A sweet flag gets its name from the scent of the zyla (plant juice) that comes from a broken leaf.  This ground cover perennial is an evergreen in its natural climate zone.
Some of the American common names for Licorice Acorus Gramineus include grassy-leaves sweet flag, Japanese sweet flag, as well as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/sweet-flag/</link>
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		<title>Filter Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great plants to filter pond, bog, and water garden water are vast and numerous.  The jackpot of these filter plants come from the several plant families who companion well together. The Acoraceae and Araceae families that contain the taxonomically controversial an as of yet unresolved definition of the Acorus genus are among the most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/filter-plants/</link>
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		<title>Nymph</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nymph Goldfish are a combination variety originally bred from Shubunkin and Classic Fantail stock.  They are both metallic and iridescent simultaneously.
This hearty goldfish almost shines in many colors like the legend of Josephs Electric Technicolor Dream Coat. The fantastic nymph goldfish bedazzles the human eye.
This Nymph goldfish is great in outdoor ponds.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/nymph/</link>
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		<title>Bronze Comet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is so special about the Bronze Comet Goldfish?  The bronze comet goldfish is the least man made goldfish next to the original carp: Rumored to be the Cruzan Carp of today at one evolutionary step back nearly 1900 years ago.
After the first carp were sectioned off in the rice patch ponds these resulting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/bronze-comet/</link>
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		<title>Bubble Eye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bubble Eye Goldfish was first developed in China.  The logical legend has it this variety created, and recreated though severe inbreeding originally was bred for selection among Telescope eye, and Celestial goldfish.  These other two varieties were already severely inbred and selected for there particular eye socket mutations.
This is admittedly neat to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/bubble-eye/</link>
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		<title>Pearlscale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many pearlscale goldfish are egg shaped with scales that have a build up of material in the middle of each scale.  These goldfish are the only variety standard that has a different kind of scale.  Since this build up has a white tent on a metallic looking scale, the resulting round built up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/pearlscale/</link>
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		<title>Lionhead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lionhead Goldfish are named for the growth that has been bred for in this goldfish variety, by humans, around the top of this bred varieties head.
The presumed original name for this pot bellied fish is Shu-xing.  The name comes from the long revered legend of the God of longevity called Shu-Xing Gong by mankind. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/lionhead/</link>
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		<title>Lionchu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, a guy walks into a pet shop and he asks the store clerk, What do you get when you cross and lionhead and a ranchu?  The kid answers correctly stealing the punch line away from the joke, A Lionchu. However, these lionchu mongrels turned out to be no joke. 
The modern Lionchu is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/lionchu/</link>
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		<title>Ryukin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryukin is a type of Goldfish.  The ryukin goldfish is defined by the fact that the hump starts behind the head of the fish.
A ryukin is as long and appears fat.  Fat in the way that some kinds of strong men are rounded but obviously muscled to the core.  
Because of this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/ryukin/</link>
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		<title>Fantail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fantail Goldfish got the nick named in English that stuck with the variety breed because of what the animals tail most resembles as its most commonly distinct feature to the general human eye. 
The fantail is the American breed variety for the ryukin bred in Japan.  The breeders who created this variety were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/fantail/</link>
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		<title>Ranchu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ranchu is what some Japanese enthusiast are known for calling the King of goldfish.
Japanese breeder think tanks discovered, through research and experimentation, this ranchu breed devised from the various lionhead goldfish variety stocks. 
The descending arch of the ranchu is more pronounced than most other goldfish varieties and types.
This downward arch is definitely more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/ranchu/</link>
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		<title>Oranda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oranda goldfish are represented by Bruce.  He is the longest recorded fancy  oranda goldfish.  He grew to a length of 40 cm.  He was owned by Tung Hoi Aquarium Co. and directly owned by two brothers; Louis and Jackie Chan. 
Bruce first took the record of the longest fancy goldfish on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/oranda/</link>
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		<title>Comet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Comet is a sub set of goldfish.  The comet is the most sought after general variety of goldfish in water gardens and ponds both outdoors and in. 
Comets as well as all goldfish are descended from one version of the dark gray and brown carp.  In all there are 300 varieties with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/comet/</link>
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		<title>Black Moor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Moor goldfish are majestic figures that glide through the water.
The big round eyes and billowy tail signify a natural strength.  Their ordinary look is eclectic, even eccentric to us.  
In a water garden they stand out from the other shapes of gold fish.
These creatures add to the diversity of the water garden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/black-moor/</link>
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		<title>Shubunkin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The traditional Shubunkin is the result of a longer goldfish breed line than those created in London.
Unlike the London breed they are not designed to be like common goldfish.
They are also not like the American Shubunkin that is designed to be very much like the comet goldfish.
Traditional Shubunkin were first created as a blood line [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/shubunkin/</link>
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		<title>Goldfish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Goldfish shimmer in the water garden or pond.  The carassius auratus are the most popular fish.  Their coloring can remain the same, or change as they grow.
Goldfish grow to fit the size of the tank they live in.
When they are properly cared for they will mix and mingle with the koi, gambusia affinis, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/carassius-auratus/</link>
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		<title>Goldfish Varieties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aqualog:  All Goldfish and Varieties is the foremost written authority of goldfish varieties.  This hardcover book covers all of the 120 plus varieties of true goldfish and fancy goldfish varieties. Read about individual carassius auratus A.K.A &#8220;goldfish&#8221; varieties that adapt well to outdoor water garden or pond environments.
This book provides over 690 color [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/goldfish-varieties/</link>
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		<title>Medi Koi medicated fish food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medi-Koi is anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medicated fish food for Koi in your water garden.
This medication is needed by anyone caring for, or thinking of caring for Koi or other water garden decorative water garden fish.
All it takes is ten days of this enriched food to clear up any problems that your pond life is having.
When [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/medi-koi-medicated-fish-food/</link>
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		<title>Painted Turtles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Painted Turtles in the water garden can be a complex process.  Following some easy to learn procedures makes this project worth while.
Introducing the painted turtle to the pond means that the pond needs to conform to a certain shape, size and depth.
This also means that the inner structure of the pond or water garden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/painted-turtles/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Vacuums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water garden vacuums make it possible for fish, and other aquatic visual delights to stay in view.
Water garden vacuums come in many sizes. The most common is the mini vac which has been replaced by more useful medium sized/ priced vacuums.
The model prices range from twenty-four dollars for a particular type of vacuum head; to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-vacuums/</link>
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		<title>Ultricularia Bladderwort</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ultricularia is commonly known as Bladderwart.  This species of water garden plant is carnivorous.  It is strikingly similar to intelligent plants described in one of Douglas Adams books in the Hitchhikers Guide&#8230; series.
Bladderwart actually come in 215 diversely aquatic varieties1
Ultricularia Vulgaris, the kind found in Europe.
- Swollen Bladderwort, or Ultricularia Inflata
- Ultricularia Minor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/ultracularia-bladderwort/</link>
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		<title>Solar Garden Fountain Kits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar garden fountain kits are available now that are powered only by the energy of the sun.  Solar energy powers the pump,making the solar garden fountain kit an efficient accent to that desire for a tranquil place to think, relax, not think at all, or just nap in the serenity dispensed to your garden.
Find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/solar-garden-fountain-kits/</link>
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		<title>1900 GPH Pond Pump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Little Giant 1900 GPH pond pump, is a submersible water garden pump that will pump up to a maximum height of 20 feet, for those taller waterfalls and artificial creeks bringing power to your environment and awe to your audience.
Although the water garden is an ancient feature of the desert oasis and the labyrinth palace [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/1900-gph-pond-pump/</link>
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		<title>Savio Rock Lid Cover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Savio Rock Lid Cover was designed to camouflage living pool filtration systems, skimmer filters and any other artificial water garden equipment that might look more natural with a lightweight artificial rock covering.
Most people when they are thinking about designing their first water garden, usually have the tendency to want to put all the equipment underground, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/savio-rock-lid-cover/</link>
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		<title>Water Lily Solar Light</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This floating water lily solar light is a three-piece set, with red, purple and yellow, bringing life to the pool or pond in the eight darkest hours of the day, without any additional electricity other than the gleaming sun.
Forget about replacing disposable AA batteries, floating water lily solar lights recharge on their own, everyday, as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-lily-solar-light/</link>
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		<title>Gold Fish Starter Kit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Gold Fish Starter Kit is the perfect thing for a first or easy to handle freshwater pet, to enhance the home or office, for education, creativity and imagination, all in one.
Orange and gold are said to bring happiness and prosperity in mystical circles, and in business or at home, there is nothing more welcome.
With [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/gold-fish-starter-kit/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Barrel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of filling your water garden with chlorine from tap water or are you under water restriction because of drought? Why not collect rainwater from your rooftop with a water garden barrel? In the past rain barrels were used on family farms to collect graywater to clean clothes and nourish livestock, today with more modern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-barrel/</link>
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		<title>HoMedics Indoor Fountains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HoMedics Indoor Fountains are part of the Envirascape Collection, intended to improve the well-being and quality of life by manufacturing popular, commercial environmental relaxation products. HoMedics designs attractive low cost wall hanging and tabletop fountains (see them all and/or purchase below, thank you!).
For thousands of years humans have known the value of moving water in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/homedics-indoor-fountains/</link>
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		<title>Rolled Bamboo Fencing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rolled Bamboo Fencing in the water garden was probably originally introduced in the Japanese tea garden, and spread throughout the world as an easy, quick and aesthetically pleasing way to move the eyesight around an obstacle that does not belong in the surroundings.
Bamboo will bend in the wind, but when the wind stops, it will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/rolled-bamboo-fencing/</link>
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		<title>Frog Figurine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What better way to enchant the water garden, than with a frog figurine, visually embarking the audience on a timeless tale of fairy princesses, wicked witches and that young handsome prince transformed into a frog?
When we think about the space in our water garden, we know that we are treading on magic and enchantment.
We also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/frog-figurine/</link>
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		<title>The Natural Water Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Water Garden is a comprehensive and fresh how-to approach for constructing water features and the integrating them further into your landscape.
A book that comes with sustainable trends, a stormwater marsh created in Virginia is an excellent example of how to make the best use of a landscape to your favor when building your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-natural-water-garden/</link>
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		<title>The Earth Ponds Source Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Earth Ponds Source Book: The Pond Owners Manual and Resource Guide for pond building and maintenance by the owner comes with advice/tips, up-to-date help-lists, commercial suppliers and some smaller projects as part of the bigger package.
Ecology goes a long way here, from legal issues, structural, pitfalls and information that can make all the difference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-earth-ponds-source-book/</link>
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		<title>Indoor Water Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Indoor Water Garden, the water garden handbook, is an introduction to understanding small pools, fountains, spouts, aquatic plants and even small fish that can be placed in an indoor setting to produce a healthy, meditative environment that provides a special transcendental experience, only flowing water can recreate.
The most sublime water gardens in Japan that have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/indoor-water-garden/</link>
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		<title>Outdoor Water Features</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Outdoor Water Features is the perfect DIY starter manual for those who enjoy getting their hands a little wet and the excitement that running water can bring to an outdoor garden.
The serene experience that an outdoor space provides is proportional to the imagination used in forming the landscape to hold the artistic notion and even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/outdoor-water-features/</link>
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		<title>Sunset Series Water Gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunset Series Water Gardens has detailed instruction and encyclopedic knowledge on how to build your own water garden from basic designs to the choice of plants used.
Create and maintain your own beautiful water garden, choose fish, install mechanics, lights, wiring, basic construction techniques, water features, water garden themes, stream, waterfall, fountains and an encyclopedia of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/sunset-series-water-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Water Gardening In Containers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water Gardening In Containers: Small Ponds Indoors &#038; Out combines the techniques of water gardening with container gardening to produce a modern how-to manual on this 5,000 year old Chinese technique that transcends both timeand space both metaphorically and philosophically.
Pots, urns, tubs; any container that you can make water tight and is hygienic enough to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-gardening-in-containers/</link>
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		<title>The Ponder&#8217;s Bible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ponders Bible by Gosta H. Lovegren is a small, easy read for those looking to take on their very first fishpond at home as an easy to do and cost effective water garden project requiring low maintenance.
49 illustrations, diagrams and photographs make this a useful reference manual; a quick read and a great way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-ponders-bible/</link>
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		<title>Complete Guide to Water Gardening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Complete Guide to Water Gardening from The American Horticultural Society offers a basic perspective into the wide range of possible water gardening techniques you can use to build your very own water garden at home with the average home improvement skills.
If you have already taken on a home improvement project, and are fascinated with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/complete-guide-to-water-gardening/</link>
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		<title>Rock and Water Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rock and Water Plants is a practical water gardening handbook that looks into the Zen-Buddhist art of gardening from the points of view of construction and planning; in areas such as rocky ponds, rocky pools, cascades, streams and wildlife pools.
Rock and Water Plants has the advantage of colorful photographs and illustrations that detail exactly what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/rock-and-water-plants/</link>
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		<title>How to Build a Waterfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to Build a Waterfall is a 105-minute video with 30 different chapters that take you through the process of building a pondless waterfall from scratch; perfect for the do-it-yourselfers from all walks of life.
How to Build a Waterfall has the most basic critical steps including location selection, visualization, and plumbing, placing rocks inside the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/how-to-build-a-waterfall/</link>
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		<title>The Water Garden Specialist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Water Garden Specialist is an 80 page paperback published by New Holland in March of 2006, written by Alan and Gill Bridgewater; do-it-yourself professionals.
Detailing the essentials for designing, planting, improving, maintaining and building your own water garden with inspiration, The Water Garden Specialist measures 9.2 x 7 x 0.3 inches and ships at 5.6 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/the-water-garden-specialist/</link>
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		<title>Small Water Garden Kit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This small water garden kit has all the items to build your own 165-gallon water garden feature, including fountain, power cord, liner and a handbook that explains all the details so you can do it yourself. Find Becket water garden kits here!
What better way to attract wildlife and clean thoughts to your home than a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/small-water-garden-kit/</link>
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		<title>Mag 12 Pump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mag 12 pump is all about sustainability for the pond owner, doing twice the work at half the energy consumption.
Taking care of our water gardens is something we do with passion, but the world is going through one of its most difficult moments at present and energy bills are skyrocketing as the months go by; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/mag-12-pump/</link>
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		<title>Little Giant Water Pump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Little Giant Water Pump is a submersible pump, made to take up as little space as possible, but shoot out a maximum amount of work; ideal for small ponds.
Water features in your pond might need just an extra punch; this 1/125 horsepower motor with 15 power cord pumps out 170 gallons per hour, is corrosion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/little-giant-water-pump/</link>
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		<title>Butterfly Gardens Pond Kit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Butterfly Gardens Pond Kit by Sunterra is the perfect item for the novice, looking to do-it-themselves with all the basic supplies and equipment for your very first watergarden, all in one simple setup.
Butterfly Gardens Pond Kit comes with CD, booklet and instructions, that take you step by step through all the procedures of digging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/butterfly-gardens-pond-kit/</link>
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		<title>Water Features for small gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water Features for small gardens is the perfect book for beginners looking to do it themselves with whats available and within any modest budget.
From concept to construction, Keith Davitt makes small water gardens something they should have always been, easy access to everyone interested.
This book takes a serious look at all different kinds of water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-features-for-small-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Koi Appreciation Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Koi Appreciation is a beginners guide to understanding the fascinating world of koi, with 250 colored photos and basic information on the thirteen different varieties of koi.
Kate McGilly, the books author, is a leading koi judge and explains what to look for in color blending, form and quality among these exotic Japanese fish.
Koi Appreciation: The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/koi-appreciation-book/</link>
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		<title>Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants is a comprehensive guide with elegant photos to the most common types of water garden plants used, giving anyone starting out a seven-year head start.
Hundreds of water garden plants, all perfectly organized by those areas that are most important to the most common varieties of water garden; marginal plants, floating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/encyclopedia-of-water-garden-plants/</link>
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		<title>Wooden Bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This arched six-posted, 5 foot wooden bridge is the perfect addition to any home garden for its beauty as well as the representational meanings in traditional oriental gardens.
In traditional Chinese alchemy, wood is considered one of the sacred five elements.
Associated with the east, the planet Jupiter, strength, flexibility (like bamboo), warmth, generosity, co-operation, idealism, expansiveness, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/wooden-bridge/</link>
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		<title>Splash Dance Fountains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Splash Dance Fountains were designed to provide professional water displays privately, right in the comfort of your own water garden.
Splashdance Lights and fountain blasts in different pre-programmed selections and music that can beat in rhythm with each other to create splendid water displays.
Splash Dance can be found in two different fountain heights, medium (3ft  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/splash-dance-fountains/</link>
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		<title>Cyanobacteria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water garden slime is more commonly referred to as green water algae and is nothing more than the very natural oxygenating organism called cyanobacteria.
Blue-green algae or brown or black, are all forms of cyanobacteria or what both the uninformed and common Joe alike, refer to as slime or smear algae.
Cyanobacteria is carried on the wind, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/cyanobacteria/</link>
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		<title>Your Basic Water Garden DVD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your Basic Water Garden DVD is a step by step 22 minute long introduction on how to build your very own custom designed water garden.
This Water Garden DVD comes with all the basics for building a custom-designed water garden right in the comfort of your own backyard.
Every little detail from marking the pond, to laying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/your-basic-water-garden-dvd/</link>
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		<title>Calming Water Garden Fountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calming Water Garden Fountain was developed to be aesthetically pleasing both indoors as well as outdoors.
Made of stainless steel reflecting globe on a slate pillar, Calming Water Garden Fountain runs off of 110 volts of electricity for optional use indoors.
Calming Water Garden Fountain is made from 310 stainless steel, comes with an Infinity Magnetic Drive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/calming-water-garden-fountain/</link>
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		<title>How To Build Your Own Water Garden Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a How to build a water garden video?  How To Build Your Own Water Garden directed by Little Giant, brings both entertainment and information into one useful 20 minuteVHS tape.
How To Build Your Own Water Garden takes the viewer step by step through the creation process that initiates the first drawings and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/how-to-build-your-own-water-garden-video/</link>
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		<title>Floating Pond De-icer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Floating Pond De-Icer by Allied Precision Industries is an excellent alternative to keep a pond alive during the harshest blizzards of winter cold, sleet, hail, snow and rain.
Floating Pond De-Icer is not merely a water heater, rather the contrary is true, as it was never intended to keep the water at a certain temperature, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/floating-pond-de-icer/</link>
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		<title>Pondmaster Utility Pump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Pondmaster Utility Pump could be just the thing for getting the watergarden ready for this coming winter.
Pondmaster Utility Pump come in all sizes and contain epoxy instead of oil to prevent leakage into the pond, keeping fish and plants safe from pollution.
With a centrifugal pump designed to take on the harsh conditions found in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/pondmaster-utility-pump/</link>
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		<title>Dragonfly Water Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Building your own dragonfly water garden can be easy and fun.  A dragonfly watergarden can be any size from as small as a backyard garden with a barrel for the pond to as large as a 20 foot diameter pond in the middle of the Big Apple.
Food, water, shelter and sun are the main [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/dragonfly-water-garden/</link>
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		<title>Pond Shield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pond Shield is a safe and efficient alternative to a conventional pond liner.  An easily applicable non-toxic epoxy liner system that can be sprayed or painted on, as needed, Pond Shield is an excellent investment for a healthy pond environment.
Pond Shield was designed specifically for the pond industry and gets rid of the old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/pond-shield/</link>
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		<title>Savio Compact Skimmerfilter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For ponds up to 700 gallons, Savio Compact Skimmerfilter is an excellent surface skimmer and filtration system, blending four different products for cleaner water.
Savio Compact Skimmerfilter will even perform well in ponds up to a maximum of 2,500 gallons.
Any size however above 700 gallons reduces its overall performance to that of merely an efficient surface [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/savio-compact-skimmerfilter/</link>
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		<title>Pondmaster Submersible Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pondmaster Submersible Filters are designed for any kind of water garden or pond that you might have to be easily buried and well concealed while still leaving the water crystal clear.
As a focused product with an eye on perfection, these submersible filtration systems are a three in one package, with mechanical filtration, biological filtration and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/pondmaster-submersible-filters/</link>
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		<title>Atlantic Filterfalls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Filterfalls are waterfall biofilters that aerate and filter water, leaving it healthy and crystal clear.
Atlantic Filterfalls use a pump to push water through, up and out into a swirling waterfall action that not merely pumps but aerates as well.
A pond skimmer is recommended as a previous stage to these excellent biofilters.
The larger spillways allow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/atlantic-filterfalls/</link>
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		<title>Pondmaster Pressurized Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pondmaster pressurized filters are both biological filters as well as Ultra-Violet filters, designed to eliminate green water once and for all, and conserve as much waste water as possible.
The biological media surrounds a special agitation mechanism that is manually rotated back and forth in an agitating motion while expulsing unwanted debris in the backwash and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/pondmaster-pressurized-filters/</link>
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		<title>Tetra Pressure Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tetra Pressure Filters are the perfect thing for those looking to take care of very sensitive fish through optimal mechanical and biological filtration in water garden ponds.
Tetra Pressure Filters come in three sizes:
Tetra PRF 1500 &#8211; For a maximum pond size of 1500 gallon, has a maximun flow rate of 750 gallon per hour.
Tetra PRF [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/tetra-pressure-filters/</link>
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		<title>Savio Skimmerfilter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Savio Skimmerfilter is an advanced pond filtration system designed by Savio Engineering, and is a unique product with superior equipment, materials and precision manufacturing.
With low energy consumption the Savio Skimmerfilter integrates four processes.

Skimming action
Macro filtration
UV filtration
Biofiltration


With a pump system integrated into the filter itself, it sits at the water surface, pulling debris into the macro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/savio-skimmerfilter/</link>
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		<title>Fishmate Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fishmate Filters made by Pet Mate Ltd in London, England are distributed to more than 30 countries around the world including North America.
Fishmate Filters in the USA are distributed by Ani Mate Inc. in Houston, Texas and offer one of the most complete ranges of pond filters for up to 6,000 gallons or 30,000 liters.
These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/fishmate-filters/</link>
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		<title>Aquabead BIOTEK Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grand Champion Technologies Aquabead biological bead filters are custom built to suit exactly the needs of your pond.
Aquabead custom builds bead filters for common uses in the common pond sizes such as medium to large and large to professional, at prices that are competitive among professional koi keepers.
Aquabead is focused on koi and their many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/aquabead-biotek-filters/</link>
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		<title>Aquaculture Bead Filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Depending on the size of your pond or water garden and how much money you are looking to spend on a filter, biological bead filters made by  Aquaculture Technologies, might just be the thing, but how do you choose which size is for you?
First of all, how many gallons is your pond?  Classifying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/aquaculture-bead-filters/</link>
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		<title>Firestone Pond Liners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Firestone pond liners are EPDM geomembranes made from Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers, a single ply rubber roofing membrane which is also ideal as water garden liners.
What makes Firestone EPDM pond liners so strong?

Liner Flexibility: Firestone liners remain highly flexible even at very low temperatures (down to –45 °C).
Liner Elongation: Firestone liners can stretch over 300% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/firestone-pond-liners/</link>
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		<title>Water Gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden?
The concept of a garden based around an artificial pond of water is as ancient as the first dreams of paradise on earth.  Gardening in and of itself is the art of growing plants and the crafting of a beautiful environment, inspired by nature.  The cultivation of aquatic life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Fall Water Gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall Water Gardens – Preparation and Reflection
For those who have water gardens or would like to build and care for a backyard pond Fall is a time to reflect.  Autumn is also a great time for cleanup, preparation and new construction.
Cleaning up your water garden in preparation for Fall can be an enjoyable, creative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/fall-water-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below are some great water garden pictures taken by folks and shared thru Flickr. The pictures will not always be of water gardens because you could take an image of a moose and name it &#8220;water garden&#8221; and  it would still show up in the category for &#8220;water gardens&#8221;.  Anyhow, there are often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Features</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water Garden Features &#8211; Step #2
To start to think about water garden features you must first have an idea of what type of water garden you would like to create.  
There are basically three main types of water garden design features:
1.	Raised Ponds – The raised pond is a good looking easy to build water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-features/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water Garden Plan &#8211; Step #1
A water garden plan and its final construction, always come from ideas that &#8220;only you&#8221;, can think of. To begin planning your water garden you need to go to the area where it will be and stand with a clipboard, paper and pencil in hand.  Water garden plans should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-plan/</link>
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		<title>Japanese Water Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Japanese Water Garden?
The Japanese Water Garden can be divided in three main time periods.  In the Heian period (785-1184), the book Sakuteiki was written as a guide to future Japanese Buddhist water gardeners, describing the ideal paradise on earth.  After the Heian period, the simplicity of Zen teachings, to represent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/japanese-water-garden/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Waterfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden Waterfall?
A water garden waterfall can be the focus point in most water gardens is the continuous flow of running water.  The sound of soothing and peaceful falling water brings visions of long lost worlds such as Shangri-la to the mind&#8217;s eye.  Utopian communities reminiscent of Kropotkin&#8217;s &#8220;The Conquest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-waterfall/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Pump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden Pump?
Go solar: Read what people are saying about Solar water garden pumps!
A water garden pump that pushes waterfall or fountain water for oxygenation or just plain looks, needs to have constant water flow above the surface of the water.  For this reason a properly chosen water garden pump needs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-pump/</link>
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		<title>Outdoor Water Fountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is an Outdoor Water Fountain?
The gardens aesthetic appeal can be enhanced with a stand alone outdoor water fountain.  The form of the water fountain is as infinite as the human imagination, from a central overriding obelisk like stone, to a delicate fairy statue of tinker-bell beauty.  Usually an object of centerpiece status, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/outdoor-water-fountain/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Water Garden Design?
Water garden design can be an expression of thought or emotion, it can be a fulfilling mental endeavor or hobby for those long country summers, when the heart comes back into balance with nature.  A water garden can even be a sublime spiritual retreat in the harsh winter rain of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-design/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Container</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a water garden container?
A water gardening container is almost anything that holds water and is non-toxic.  The idea is not only aesthetics, but practicality.  The water garden container needs to be of suitable size and shape for the gardeners needs.  The outer appearance of the container is also important; however [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-container/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Filter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden Filter?
A water garden filter is used to help keep the garden in a kind of balance.  Depending on the kind of water gardening being done, the desired effect to be achieved and personal preference, choosing the right water filter can be challenging.  Filtering is mainly necessary due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-filter/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Plant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden Plant?
Any aquatic plant that can be used in a water garden (note; usually fresh water) is a water garden plant, as well as any plant that may go around the water garden.  Water plants need nutrients, sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) to survive and flourish.  Aquaculture (or the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-plant/</link>
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		<title>Water Garden Pond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Water Garden Pond?
A water garden pond is one of the most common bases for building a water garden in any relatively larger scale, than a tub.  Building a water garden in a pond is an excellent way to give a &#8220;closer to the wild in nature&#8221; aesthetic look to a garden, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.water2garden.org/water-garden-pond/</link>
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