The Advantages of Both a Liner Pond and a Preformed Pond, Rolled Up Into One Box!

Article by: Gerry Fung

INTRODUCTION

So you've decided to build your very own backyard , Do You Want to Have Concrete Balls? water garden. , Backyard Ponds You are in the process of actively planning out your design, , Tips For Growing Beautiful House Plants Even If You're A Beginner and you're visualizing the end-result. But have you paused to consider what kind of pond , Landscaping, An American Pass Time construction you will be using? Do you know what kind of pond , Garden Sheds - More Than Just Storage constructions exist? The majority of garden , Permanently Remove Green Pool Algae ponds utilize one of two types of constructions: a preformed shell, or a pond , William Baffin Climbing Rose liner.

PREFORMED POND VS. LINER POND

Traditionally, preformed ponds , Summer Vacation and Your are large shells, which are extremely burdensome and difficult to transport. For example, a typical preformed pond , In Garden Design, Less Is More kit would come in a box that is 60"Â x 48"Â x 24"Â, which is too large for many car trunk sizes. Liner kits, on the other hand, present many difficulties for the beginner pond , Park Benches - Making the Right Choice gardener. Since every liner pond , Bird Feeders: Look Who's Coming to Dinner shape is different, pond , William Baffin Climbing Rose gardeners must customize their own pond , A Garden in Your Landscape - Want Water in Your Yard? and ensure that it is level, and that it does not have excessive wrinkling.

INTRODUCING FOLDING PREFORMED POND SHELLS

Algreen Products , Tips On Growing And Caring For Orchids Inc.* has helped leverage both these problems by introducing a flexible preformed pond, , Tips On Growing And Caring For Orchids as part of their 2005 catalog. According to Melissa Mulligan, a sales coordinator with Algreen Products , Backyard Ponds Inc.,

"We recommend the flexible folding pond , The Perfect Yellow Roses for Your Home or Garden for any pond , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain gardener who wants to build a top-notch pond. , A Garden in Your Landscape - Want Water in Your Yard? The folding preformed/liner hybrid is created with a proprietary blend of materials, which allows it to hold a customized shape. Yet it is easily transportable, since a typical folding kit comes in a box one-sixth the size of a regular preformed kit."Â

Algreen advertises that its folding pond , Teak Garden Benches includes built-in plant , Garden Sheds - More Than Just Storage shelves, is weather-resistant, and is able to withstand extreme temperatures , To Make Your Own Garden in a Pot from 0 F to 105 F. Algreen guarantees that the pond , Designing Your Flower Garden For Year-Round Beauty will not chip, fade, or crack, and backs up this claim with a 20-year warranty.

Upon closer examination of the pond, , Choosing A Landscape Contractor one of its greatest features , Designing Your Flower Garden For Year-Round Beauty is its textured ridges. These ridges are strategically placed to allow beneficial bacteria to form growth colonies, which significantly reduces algae-buildup in the pond. , William Baffin Climbing Rose When compared to its closest competitor, the Algreen folding pond , Spring Wedding Flowers seems to be significantly more flexible, and less brittle. Price-wise, the flexible pond , Choosing A Landscape Contractor kits cannot be beaten. Whereas their competition has a tendency to offer low-grade statuary pumps , The Endearing Language of Flowers with their kits, Algreen kits include a heavy-duty Super Flo pump, , Grow Some Interesting Plants You Won't Find At Your Local Greenhouse and a flexible streamlet. The complete Algreen kit includes:

- A flexible preformed pond , Small Backyard Mini-s are Low on Maintenance and Easy to Install shell

- An energy-efficient, heavy-duty Super Flo pump , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain (500 or 306 gph, depending on shell size**)

- Four fountain heads

- A telescopic riser and diverter for the Super Flo pump

- A flexible streamlet

- Two 6"Â silk water , Birdfeeders & Birdhouses - The Perfect Outdoor Accessories lilies

- Tubing and clamps.

As if that's not a great deal, a quick web , Protecting your Garden Pond from Pesky Predators search will reveal that this kit can be purchased from GardenSuperMart.COM*** with the following FREE accessories:

- FREE 7-color floating solar-powered light

- FREE floating solar-powered frog light

- FREE New Pond, , A Beginners Guide To Garden Bridges Ammonia Remover, Natural , Outdoor Lighting Fixtures are a Top Priority for Night Safety Clear, and Pond , Tips On Growing And Caring For Orchids Shade water , Tips On Growing And Caring For Orchids treatments.

As of this article's publication date, GardenSuperMart.com lists the pricing for the 144 gallon granite folding pond , Permanently Remove Green Pool Algae (with streamlet) kit at $207.99 USD. The 72 gallon and the 105 gallon kit can be purchased for $157.99 USD.

Gerry Fung is a Sales and Marketing representative for Northbridge Products , Healing Aloe Vera Plants Are Easy To Grow and Provide Health Benefits Inc. This article can be viewed in its entirety (with pictures) at http://www.gardensupermart.com/tips/press_folding.asp

* Algreen Products , Outdoor Lighting Fixtures are a Top Priority for Night Safety Inc. has a website at algreenproducts.com

** The 144 gallon kits comes with a 500 gph pump, , Protecting your Garden Pond from Pesky Predators while the 72 and 105 gallon kits both come with a 306 gph pump. , Solar Outdoor Lighting

*** GardenSuperMart.com has an online , Patio Covers store at http://www.buypond.com/.

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