June 2 & 3, 2001
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10th Annual Pond Tour June 2 & 3, 2001 |
One of the things that our club is known for and one thing that we take great pride in, is the annual pond tour. Our other two public events, the Young Fish Show in the Spring and the Koi Show in November are all about the fish, but the pond tour is about everything else in our hobby. Every member's pond is unique, expressing the taste and individuality of the person who designed and built the pond and landscape surrounding it. Large or small, complex or simple, just built or caked with years of algae, each pond inspires the visitor and delights the owner. We invite you to enjoy a trip through our back yards.
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Lets start with the pond of Bob & Peggy Morris. A English garden setting with a Japanese courtyard and hummingbird/butterfly garden. The pond is about 6,500 gal. with 30 koi calling it home. | |
| Fred and Teresa Leib are rightly proud of their 4500 gal covered pond with 1200 gal. side pond. Residentence of 50 koi, many of whom are show champions. |  |
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The home of Kate & Nate Deaton is graced by this covered 3800 gal pond with 260 gal bog. They also have an deck pond of 210 gal. The ponds house Koi and Shubunkins. | Steve and Kay Collins live next to their 3500 gal pond with bridge. You cross the pond to get to their front door. |  |
| A concrete masterpiece and POND OF THE YEAR 2001, Dave & Sherri Brown's complex includes a 3800 gal main pond, 250 and 300 gal bog gardens. 20 koi call this pond home and are content as we have ever seen. |
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| Rick and Kathy Denzio house 19 koi in their dual pond, upper 150 and Main 650 ponds. The pond graces their patio wonderfully. | |||
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Runner up for pond of the year, Chuck and Betty Muehe's 4000 gal treasure it a jewel in their back yard. |
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| Second Runner up for pond of the year, Carl and Andrea Brewer glory in their new 2200 gal pond with waterfall. |
The pond of Chris & Mary Robinson is a liner pond of 2,500 gal with water fall. Chris (16 yrs. old) built the pond and keeps the garden surrounding it. A mix of koi, goldfish and algae eaters glide happily through the water. |
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| Betty Lucher has two sets of ponds. A 2,000 gal. fiberglass pond on the left and several connected ponds to the right. There are 20 koi in the large pond and 20 smaller fish in the preformed connections. Betty finishes off her ponds with attractive decorative plants. |
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Pat and Joann Rutherford's 2200 gal above the ground pond made from rail road ties and dressed with stucko makes a yard feature that cannot be beat. |
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Jan Brown's pair of ponds, 7,000 gal main, and 600 gal goldfish ponds are surrounded by a natural Florida environment. She says her fish are so busy she cannot count them. |
This brings an end to the pond tour for this year. if you are in the Jacksonville Fl. area in June. We would love to have you make your own circuit around the ponds of the North Florida Koi Club.
