WELCOME

Imagine coming home from work or school and instead of turning on the TV or playing video games the whole family can go outside and actually talk about their day and visit as a family as they watch the fish dart amongst the rocks and plants and wait for the night bloomers (lilies) to open. And don't forget the night life - with added aqua-lites the show never ends!

We invite you to browse through some beautiful water gardens and imagine "a piece of paradise" in your own yard. These beautiful water features can usually be installed in one day. Call us for a free video or DVD and brochures which explain the exciting features in a backyard pond.

Upcoming Seminars and Events

"So You're Thinking About A Pond"
Saturday, March 7 - 10:00 a.m.
Illini FS Farmtown Conference Room

Watergardening 101
Saturday, March 14 - 10:00 a.m.
Illini FS Farmtown Conference Room

WCIA Home & Garden show at the U of I Assembly Hall.
March 28 & 29
We will have a waterfall and pond and new in 2009 our Rain Water Harvesting system. Chris will also have a seminar on "So You're Thinking About A Pond" and a seminar on "Rain Water Harvesting".

Opening Your Pond
Saturday, April 4 - 10:00 a.m.
Illini FS Farmtown Conference Room

Cleaning Your Pond
Saturday, April 4 - 12:00 p.m.
Illini FS Farmtown (we will actually be cleaning the pond at the Illini FS pond so come prepared to get a little dirty)

20 Myths of Ponds
Saturday, April 18 - 10:00 a.m.
Illini FS Farmtown Conference Room

IAPE 2009 Schedule

Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Franks Community Center in Philo
Jim Appleby from the University of Illinois Horticulture Department will give a presentation on aquatic plants and keeping our ponds healthy. We will have pizza and snacks to kick off the new season. Please RSVP so pizzas can be ordered.

Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Franks Community Center in Philo
Dr. Mark Mitchell from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will speak on fish health. Dr. Mitchell helps with all aspects of wildlife in our ponds.

Saturday, May 16
Chris Sturdyvin of Chris' Water Gardens will help us Go Green!. We will see the benefits of a Rain Water Harvesting system that works with our water features.

Other exciting events we are working on for 2009 include: "Turtles in your Pond", annual bus trip to Aquascape, open house & plant exchange in June, pond walk in July, school pond clean-out, Extreme Pond Build show; fish sale, Kloibec Fish Bus trip in August, and seminars on container water gardening and maybe a gathering a Sleepy Creek Vineyards in October. We also are planning a few social gatherings and a mini pond walk with our club members.

Call 217-896-2225 or email JSturdyvin@yahoo.com for more information.

Maintenance

We provide year round lawn maintenance on commercial and residential properties. From mowing, trimming, aeration, fertilization & weed control, we can do it all. We are fully insured & licensed with the State of Illinois. We are also a Certified Installer with Aquascape Designs.

We have provided regular lawn maintenance to many residential & commercial accounts throughout the years. Many of our customers have been with us for over 20 years. We have been installing water features for about 6 years and enjoy visiting with our customers frequently...spring & fall clean-outs, adding or splitting plants, fish health and much more. We build long term friendships with our customers and it is so exciting to visit these ponds and see how each homeowner has added their own special touches to their "piece of paradise".