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Benefits of Natural Swimming Ponds
Swimming pools have been around for centuries and have been a popular leisure activity that people enjoy. However, in recent years, natural recreational ponds have started to gain popularity among homeowners, and for good reasons. While traditional swimming pools bring plenty of benefits, natural ponds have a lot more to offer, making them the better [...]
Koi Industry at Risk: How You Can Help
Today, we received an email with the above title in the email! Evidently the Center for Invasive Species Prevention (CISP) has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to add 43 species of fish to the Injurious Species list. Included on the list? Koi! If the species is added to the Injurious Species list, [...]
Spring Cleaning – A Jump-Start for Your Pond
There’s nothing that feels quite like the end of a spring cleaning. You’ve gotten rid of the junk, garbage, and dirt that’s been accumulating for weeks (if not months or years) and you finally have a clean space that your mind can rest easy in. Well, with ponds and water features it’s no different! In [...]
We Got an A+from the BBB!
Take yourself back to your school years and think about that time you brought home the best grade possible: an A+! Maybe you saw them a lot or maybe they were few and far between, but whichever the case, you always felt good about it. The sense of accomplishment, knowing how much hard work you [...]
Natural Balance: Beneficial Bacteria at Work
As the Pond Service manager, I handle a large amount of maintenance-related questions from our customers, and one topic that pops up around this time of year has to do with the types of water treatments we use. You may have even heard us tout the fact that we install and maintain “natural ecosystem” water [...]
“Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”
So here I go aging myself again. I know you have all heard the song “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” written and originally recorded by Otis Redding in August of 1967. Since then this timeless song has been recorded by everyone from Cher to Willie Nelson and Michael Bolton not to mention performed by countless [...]
Cold Weather Care – Your Pond in the Winter
My car’s heater is currently not working under 50 miles per hour, and in times like the end of last week you really get an idea for how cold it can be in Colorado during the winter. Of course, super-cold temperatures cause problems for more than just the pond service manager shivering in his car [...]
Our Phones will Blow Up!
It’s coming! We can feel it! We are getting ready for it. Each year we have about 4 or 5 customers that call in before Thanksgiving to schedule their Spring Cleaning for the following year. Then about this time of the year, the calls start to trickle in from folks who are asking about setting up their cleaning for [...]
Form and Function
The thing about creating a landscape, pond, or water feature is that there really are no set “rules” when it comes to many aspects of the industry; combine this with the fact that practically anybody in Colorado can grab a shovel and wheelbarrow and call themselves a landscaper, and you have a recipe for some [...]
Opportunities: Do they “appear” or do you “create” them?
Eighteen months ago, BR&D was given an opportunity. We received a call from the Colorado Chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation about whether we were interested in creating a sensory garden as a Make-A-Wish for a child. Julia, or Jules as we now know her, is a child so aptly referred to by her parents as [...]
