P. Allen Smith and Laguna Pond Giveaway

Win Your Very Own Backyard Oasis with P. Allen Smith and Laguna.

Water features fill your garden with beauty and tranquility of moving water, adding one will transform your garden. To help create this relaxing sanctuary, Laguna has teamed up with award-winning garden and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith and some amazing gardening wholesalers & nurseries  to provide one lucky winner with the backyard oasis of their dreams!

The prize package includes the design and installation of your very own backyard pond featuring two surrounding flowerbeds. In addition to the pond and landscaping, the winner will be featured on P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style television show for the 2014 season.

For a chance to win, go to the Laguna Ponds Facebook page and tell Allen why you’d like a landscaped pond and how it will beautify your life. Submit a picture of where in your garden you would like to have a pond installed along with your name, email address and city, state and zip code. The installation will be filmed sometime in June 2013 for the 2014 season of P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style television show.

Like our Facebook page and share the contest with your friends! Good luck!

Sponsors:

 

Hortus Ltd.

PO Box, AR 164870

Little Rock, AR 72216

www.PAlllenSmith.com

Bonnie Plants

1727 Hwy 223

Union Springs, AL 36089

www.BonniePlants.com
 

Berry Family of Nurseries

3656 HWY 51

Hulbert, OK

www.BerryNurseries.com
 

Star Roses and Plant
25 Lewis Road
West Grove, PA
www.conard-pyle.com

Laguna Ponds

305 Forbes Blvd

Mansfeld, MA 02048

www.LagunaPonds.com

Laguna Upcoming Events

With temperatures on the rise and spring in the air we are gearing up for a fantastic Pond Season!

Come and join us as we share our passion for water gardening in our Spring Series as Laguna Ponds hosts a variety of events and seminars at local garden centers throughout Canada and the U.S. Below, you can find a calendar list of our Spring Events. We invite you to join us at a garden centre near you.

Canadian Seminars

March
03/23: Burlington, ON - Holland Park Garden Gallery (Pond Opening Seminar starts at 10:00 a.m.)

April

04/06: Ste Rose, Fabreville, QC - Pepiniere Locas (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 9:00 a.m.)

04/07: Arthur Sauve, St Eustache, QC - Ecoverdure Event (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 9:00 a.m.)

04/13: Hornby, ON - Sids Ponds (Pond Opening Procedure, Pump/ Filter Care starts at 12:00 p.m.)

04/20: Maloney est, Gatineau, QC - Jardin Emery Event (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 10:00 a.m.)

04/27: London, ON - Heritage Garden Gallery (Pond Opening Seminar starts at 10:00 a.m.)

May

05/03: Kitchener, ON - Grand Valley Garden Village (Breast Cancer Fundraiser starts at 9:00 a.m.)

05/04: Kitchener, ON - Grand Valley Garden Village (Breast Cancer Fundraiser starts at 9:00 a.m.)

05/04: Ste Marguerite, Trois Rivieres, QC - Jardin du Coin Event (Open Discussion/ Forum starts 9:00 a.m.)

05/11: Ste Foy, QC - Dyno Quebec (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 10:00 a.m.)

05/12: Ste Foy, QC - Dyno Quebec (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 10:00 a.m.)

05/18: Levis, QC - Dyno Quebec (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 10:00 a.m.)

05/19: Levis, QC - Dyno Quebec (Open Discussion/ Forum starts at 10:00 a.m.)

June 

06/20: Stratford, ON - Klomps Nursery & Garden Center (Pond Seminar starts at 7:00 p.m.)

United States Seminars

March

03/08: Fountain, CO - Spencer’s Spring Lawn and Garden Show (Product Knowledge Seminar)

03/09: Fountain, CO - Spencer’s Spring Lawn and Garden Show (Product Knowledge Seminar)

03/09: Downers Grove, IL - Wannemaker’s Spring Show (Running Specials)

03/10: Fountain, CO - Spencer’s Spring Lawn and Garden Show (Product Knowledge Seminar)

03/10: Downers Grove, IL - Wannemaker’s Spring Show (Running Specials)
03/16: Mt. Holly, NJ - Lily Pond Emporium (Pond Opening Seminar)
03/21: Swansea, MA - The Bloomin Barn (Pond Opening Seminar)
03/22: Fairfield, NJ - Fairfield Garden Center (Pond Opening Seminar)

03/23: Frankfort, IL - Alsip Nursery (Product Knowledge Seminar)

03/24: St. John, IN - Alsip Nursery (Product Knowledge Seminar)
03/30: Jobstown, NJ - The Pond Store (Pond Opening Seminar)

April

04/11: Fairfield, NJ - Fairfield Garden Center (Ponds 101 Seminar)
04/13: Marion, TX - Water Garden Gems Texas Koi and Goldfish Show (Product Knowledge Seminar)

04/14: Marion, TX - Water Garden Gems Texas Koi and Goldfish Show (Product Knowledge Seminar)

04/20: Yucaipa, CA - Exotic Waterscapes (Pond Seminar)
04/26: Fairfield, NJ - Fairfield Garden Center (Advanced Ponds Seminar)


May
05/04: Howell, NJ - Twin Ponds Garden Center (Water Gardening Open House)
05/09: Fairfield, NJ - Fairfield Garden Center (Ponds 101 Seminar)

June
06/01: Lansing, IL - Water's Edge Aquascaping (Water Quality Seminar starts at 11 a.m.)

Winter Reading

The winter months allow many water gardeners the opportunity to relax from their usual summer pond maintenance duties and recharge until the spring. It also allows people to spend time learning more about their pond, planning projects for the new year and researching new varieties of plants!

A wide variety of great publications exist to educate, entertain and inspire home gardeners with practical information and plenty of personal stories from authors and editors who truly live their passion. At Laguna, we know that ponds and water features comprise only a portion of the greater gardening experience, which is why we enjoy following many publications in order to keep up with new types of flowers and lilies, common garden critters, planting tips and more.

A couple of Laguna products have been featured in a recent edition of Gardens West magazine, a leading Canadian gardening publication since 1987. The magazine now produces four unique editions based on geographic region, and features zone-specific advice for gardeners of all experience levels.

Below you can see the Laguna SkimAway Skimmer Filter Fountain (bottom middle), as well as a Laguna Pond Spitter (bottom right), providing valuable water circulation while also creating a tranquil setting for any pond.

Visit www.gardenwest.com for online photo contests, garden show information, gift catalogues and more!

Water Features for Wellness

The Misericordia Home in Chicago, Illinois is a campus for children and adults in Chicago with developmental disabilities, many of them are also physically challenged. Nanci Martinez, Supervisor for the Developmental Training Program at Misericordia, had became aware of our water features at Laguna Ponds and asked us if we would be able to install one in their Wellness Garden. The garden is an area for daily mediation, yoga classes, and other programs for residents and staff. 

Laguna's Mike Zmina was happy to oblige, and offered to set up our windmill water feature. The addition to the Wellness Garden has been successful in so many ways. Misericordia staff have shown enthusiasm in learning more about water gardening and Laguna water features, while the residents at Misericordia have shared great feedback about their garden addition.

Nanci shared some warm words about Laguna's donation to Misericordia.

Here are some pictures of the amazing water feature that you donated to our developmental training program. The residents and staff are enjoying it a great deal. It's a wonderful place for the residents to enjoy daily programming in addition for the staff to relax and unwind on their breaks. I really appreciate you helping make our wellness garden at Misericordia the wonderful place that it is.

Again, many thanks! 

Nanci

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About Misericordia:

Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged.  By serving society’s most vulnerable citizens, Misericordia also serves the families who want the best for them, yet cannot provide it at home.

Misericordia's Mission Statement:

The Mission of Misericordia/Heart of Mercy is to support individuals with developmental disabilities in maximizing their level of independence and self-determination within an environment that fosters spirituality, dignity, respect and enhancement of quality of life. We promote development of natural family and community support, community awareness, education and advocacy.

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