It's Fall

Well here we are into October. Seems like we didn't even have time to enjoy the summer months and we are looking at the beauty of the fall colors. It's that time when we start cleaning up our lawns, gardens and water features.
Most of the annual plants have been nipped by the light frosts and are starting to look rather sad. The beautiful flowers that we cared for all spring and summer is now ready to be removed. The dogwoods, spireas, and carpet roses need to be trimmed so they will look nice all winter. Hedges, evergreens, box woods etc. all should be trimmed and shaped for the winter. Remove the excess debris and prepare the flower beds for it's winter rest. Put the last application of fall and winter fertilizer on your lawn so that it have a head start in the spring. It is a busy time of the year for us in the personal gardening business.
Ponds need to be winterized as well. Remove the lily stem and leaves, remove the spent vegetation that is in the pond and you may even want to wash out the filters before it gets to cold. All of this helps your pond survive the winter in good shape. Also it helps week the oxygen levels from getting to low due the decaying plant matter. The pond-less water features do not need as much attention. Clean up around the water fall area and if you decide to shut off the water be sure to take your pump out so that it doesn't freeze and break something.
I'll keep in touch through the winter with tips about next springs plant an lawn care. Hope you all have a nice winter and if you need something during the winter we're still here. www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com or 941-3820 Thank you so much for the wonderful year. Gary

It's turning fall.

It is almost September and Brookside Of Idaho is thinking about fall clean-ups. Brookside of Idaho will be sending out advisory postcard to our customers in advance of the fall clean-ups. Fall clean-ups are just as important to ponds and water falls as they are to lawns and gardens. Lawn and garden clean-ups remove that old debris that looks bad and causes so much extra work in the spring. Fall clean-up in the ponds and water falls are just as important. In the pond, the spent plant material will settle to the bottom of the pond and decay during the winter. As the material decays it releases toxic gases into the water. If your pond freezes over and there is enough debris the gas will remove all the oxygen from the water and the fish will drowned. By removing the excess debris and keeping the pond operating during the winter there is less gas build-up and the open areas will let the gases to escape into the atmosphere. Brookside of Idaho is available to clean-up your yards, flower gardens, ponds and waterfalls. Contact us either by phone 941-3820 or www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com
Brookside of Idaho will be doing lawn fertilizer next year. If you think your lawn fertilizer professional is too high, check with us and Brookside of Idaho will get a quote to you this fall for next years fertilizer program.

Summer

Hi all. I haven't been on much this summer so I'll try to catch up today. Brookside of Idaho completed our pond tour to benefit Jayden Bennett and we had a good turn out. Talked to lots of people as they visited the ponds and waterfalls. We were able to add some money to the Bennett's expense fund. Every little bit will help.
Brookside of Idaho has been keeping somewhat busy this summer. Brookside of Idaho has installed a flag stone patio, an brick type patio, and a wooden deck with steps down three sides. Remodeled a couple of ponds, and some small landscape and sprinkler work. Of course, Brookside would like to continue to see more water features and landscaping develop. Early this spring it looked like the economy wasn't stopping people from doing the landscaping they wanted to do. But lately things have slowed a bit. The personal gardening work is continuing to move along pretty good and now it's getting close to start the fall cleanups. I'll be sending post cards for our customers to schedule in the cleanup times. If you are interested in getting your place cleaned up this fall please contact us and we will be happy to add you to our schedule.
www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com or call 941-3820 Thank you Gary

Pond Tour

It's rapidly approaching - Brookside of Idaho is putting on a "Pond Tour". The tour will be July 25 Th and 26Th. Saturday July 25Th 9 am to 5 pm and on July 26Th 10 am to 4 pm. This will be a self guided tour of 12 to 13 ponds and/or pond-less water features. Brookside of Idaho has ponds and waterfalls from Eagle, Star, Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell. Tickets go on sale July 15Th. Tickets are $15.00 per person with all proceeds going to the family of 7 year old Kuna resident Jayden Bennett. Jayden has a rare for of cancer and his family needs help with the medical and travel expenses. Jayden has to travel to Texas and New York for his treatments. For more information about Jayden and to purchase tickets go to www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com .
Brookside of Idaho took a few days off over the July 4Th weekend. Chris and I went to Buhl, Id early on Friday morning and installed a pond-less waterfall at the home of Bob and Gloria Eggleston in Buhl. Bob and Gloria are my wife Charlene's parents. Saturday the family went to the Buhl Sage Brush Days parade. We had a good time watching the parade and visiting with old friends. Had our Fourth of July dinner with our family at Bob and Gloria's. Chris and I got to go golfing Saturday afternoon and even got back in time to go to the Buhl fireworks show. We had a good tome and got to relax for a while. Brookside of Idaho hopes that you all had a great Fourth of July weekend. Hope to see you on the "Pond Tour". Wishing you all well - Brookside of Idaho.

Summer

Well, it's been a while since I've been on but I'll try to catch up today. Brookside of Idaho has finished the big project at Eagle and it is fantastic! The pond is really nice with a 3 river stone patio and fire pit, two water falls, gravel beach area for easy access and large boulder on the pond edge for setting, viewing and even getting your feet wet if you would like. The owners are very happy an are enjoying the area everyday. With the added landscaping around the area this is a very beautiful and peaceful place to relax. The owners have added fish and the crystal clear water just make the fish look much larger and more beautiful than ever. Brookside of Idaho has posted pics on the web site so you can see the final results. To find out more about the project go to www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com
Summer is here and with the warmer weather comes the maintenance for the flowers, shrubs and trees. Planting flowers in and around the existing flowers can add so much more color for the summer months. Keeping the beds weeded and the flowers trimmed adds that special touch to make your yard a wonderful place to spend time. Remember that Brookside of Idaho not only builds beautiful water falls and ponds but also plants and maintains your flower bed and shrubs.
Brookside of Idaho is preparing for a pond tour in July. Please check out that information on the web site and hope to see you on the tour. Until later, Gary

New project

Hi all. It's been a while since I have talked to everyone, been busy. Brookside of Idaho is just about finished with our latest pond project. Brookside of Idaho has been working on a pond in the Eagle area for the past 3 weeks. This pond is approximately 25 x 40 with 2 water falls, a 3 rivers flag stone patio and fire pit with a gravel beach area. This has been a very fun project and the home owners are excited and ready to use the patio and fire pit for entertainment. The owners do have grandchildren and Brookside of Idaho has designed the gravel beach area for walk-in access into the pond. The deepest area of the pond is about 3 feet and the children will be able to wade in the pond and enjoy the water, plants and fish. The home owners will be able to access the pond for the plant maintenance and also be able to enjoy more than just watching the pond. The water falls are designed with boulders weighing in the area of 1000 to 1500 pounds adding a very dramatic look the the water moving over and through the rock to the pond. The sound of the falls is wonderful, not so loud that you can't have a conversation but loud enough to be enjoyed. The pond has a couple of rocks at the edge that a person could set and get their feet wet if they want. Brookside of Idaho will be posting pictures for the entire construction after the project is completed. Brookside of Idaho would like to thank the owners for their hospitality through out the construction. You have been great.

It didn't rain!!

Last spring Brookside of Idaho tried 2 times to have a hands on build-a-pond-less waterfall class and 2 times Brookside of Idaho got rained out! April 25th 2009 it didn't rain. Thanks to The Birken Stalker store and the wonderful April weather Brookside of Idaho held the build-a-pond-less waterfall class. Chris, Michael and myself put on the class for the pond-less waterfall.
Some of those in attendance helped with the waterfalls construction, others watched and asked questions. Brookside of Idaho is very happy with the number of people that attended and became informed on how to build a pond-less waterfall and Brookside of Idaho is equally as happy that those attended learned just how we strive to build the very best water falls that Brookside of Idaho knows how to do. Sue of The Birken Stalker say that she is very happy with how the waterfalls turned out. This waterfall will make it a pleasure for Sue to invite her customers into her shoe store for many years to come. Special thanks to Shanna for all the help for setting up the class and answering the question from the participants.
Brookside of Idaho still has space for yard cleanups and maintenance services available. Visit our web for upcoming events and see what Brookside of Idaho could do for you. www.BrooksideOfIdaho.com Thanks to everyone that attended the pond-less waterfall class and if you have more questions or are in need of more information or products please contact Brookside of Idaho.