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>>> PLANTS BY THEMSELVES ARE
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. WHEN YOU PLAN YOUR GARDEN SPACE
YOU CAN CREATE AN OASIS.
JOINING US WITH COLORFUL DECOR
OPTIONS, WELCOME PETER NELSON
THE OWNER OF NELSON WATER
GARDENS.
GARDENS.
GARDENS. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> I'M EXCITED.
>> I LOVE THIS.
BECAUSE IN ALL THESE SECTORS
RIGHT HERE WE CAN SEE HOW YOU
CAN PLANT A WATER GARDEN IN A
VERY SMALL SPACE AND HOUSTON'S
KIND OF CHANGED IN THE WAY THAT
WE LIVE.
WE LIVE.
WE LIVE. >> YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIVING IN IT APARTMENTS.
A ZERO LOT LINE TYPE HOME.
HOW CAN YOU HAVE THAT SOUND OF
WATER IN A SMALL SPACE THAT'S
EASY TO MAINTAIN.
WE'VE COME UP WITH EASY WAYS TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> SPEAKING OF THE SOUND OF
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. HOW DID NELSON WATER GARDENS
BEGIN?
BEGIN?
BEGIN? >>
BEGIN? >> MY PARENTS MOVED DOWN HERE
FROM THE EAST COAST.
WANTED TO GROW WATER LILIES FOR
A LIVING.
A LIVING.
A LIVING. I BASICALLY GREW UP PLAYING IN
PONDS COVERED IN MUD AND IT'S
JUST GROWN FROM THERE.
SO IT STARTED WITH A WATER
LILY.
LILY.
LILY. NOW
LILY. NOW IT'S PLANTS AND FISH.
>> THE WHOLE THING.
IT'S REALLY NICE WHEN YOU GO
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. YOU GREW UP PLAYING IN IT.
WE TOOK OUR SON TO NELSON WATER
GARDENS FOR PLAY DATES AT
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE.
IT'S LIKE A BIG BEAUTIFUL
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD. YOU HAVE IT LAID OUT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. PEOPLE CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW
AGGRESSIVE THEY CAN GET IN
THEIR WHOLE BACKYARD.
>> WE BUILD PONDS THAT TAKE UP
ALMOST THE WHOLE YARD.
WE COME OUT, PUT IN FOUNTAINS
FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY BY THEIR
PATIO.
PATIO.
PATIO. NO
PATIO. NO HEART THAT SIZE SPACE
THERE'S SOMETHING FUN YOU CAN
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> YOU HAVE EVERYTHING OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. INCLUDING THESE BEAUTIFUL POTS.
THESE YOU SPECIAL ORDER.
>> I TRAVEL TO VIETNAM EVERY
YEAR, PICK UP THE POTTERY.
THIS ONE OVERFLOWS INTO A
BASIN.
BASIN.
BASIN. WE
BASIN. WE CALL THIS A DISAPPEARING
FOUNTAIN.
FOUNTAIN.
FOUNTAIN. USUALLY WE'LL HAVE THIS SUNK IN
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. >> WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE, I WAS
ALWAYS AFRAID OF PUTTING FISH
IN THE POND BECAUSE IF YOU EVER
HAD ONE OF THOSE LITTLE FISH OR
GOLDFISH AS A KID AND IT DIDN'T
LAST QUITE SO LONG I WAS LIKE,
THESE THINGS ARE HARDY.
>> OH YEAH, THEY'RE TOUGH.
THE GOLDFISH WE SELL FOR SMALL
CONTAINER WATER GARDENS, IT'S A
WINTER HARDY FISH.
YOU WANT TO HAVE A FEW FISH.
I GOT FOUR LITTLE FANTAIL
GOLDFISH.
GOLDFISH.
GOLDFISH. SOMETHING THIS SMALL, YOU HAVE
FOUR FISH.
FOUR FISH. THE FISH KEEP THE MOSQUITOES AT
BAY.
BAY.
BAY. >>
BAY. >> THAT'S COOL.
THEY EAT THEM; RIGHT?
>> THEY EAT THE LARVA.
YOU HAVE A NICE WATER LILY.
YOU HAVE OTHER PLANTS TO KEEP
THE WATER CLEAR AND YOU HAVE A
WATER GARDEN IN SOMETHING THREE
FOOT ACROSS.
FOOT ACROSS. THE POINT YOU MADE ABOUT EATING
THE LARVA.
THE LARVA. IF THAT WATER IS STANDING THERE
WILL THAT BE A PROBLEM?
>> STAGNANT WATER IS THE ISSUE
IN HOUSTON.
IN HOUSTON. PUDDLES OF WATER IS WHERE MOST
OF YOUR MOSQUITOES COME FROM.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THIS THE
WATER IS NOT STAGNANT.
>> WATER'S MOVING.
>> YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF COLOR
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS. BEAUTIFUL BLUE.
BEAUTIFUL BLUE. WE HAVE AN ORANGE ONE IN MY
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD.
BACKYARD. THEN YOU HAVE THIS GOLD COLOR.
>> PEOPLE ARE LIKING THIS
METALLIC.
METALLIC.
METALLIC. IMAGINE THIS OUT IN THE SUN.
>> WE HAD A VIEWER QUESTION.
THEY SAID WHAT KIND OF FISH
SHOULD I PUT IN MY KOI POND AND
HOW MANY?
HOW MANY?
HOW MANY? THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF US GET
CONFUSED.
CONFUSED.
CONFUSED. THERE'S CERTAIN WATER FOR
CERTAIN FISH.
CERTAIN FISH. >> GENERALLY SPEAKING KOI DO
WANT TO GET LARGER.
YOU WANT AT LEAST ABOUT 1000-
GALLONS WHICH IS A GOOD AMOUNT
OF WATER.
OF WATER.
OF WATER. IF YOU ONLY HAVE A SMALL SPACE
LIKE THIS, GOLDFISH ARE YOUR
BETTER BET.
BETTER BET. >> COMING DOWN HERE YOU HAVE
ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO DECORATE
YOUR GARDEN WITH.
>> I WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW
EASY IT IS TO HAVE COLOR AND
FUN.
FUN.
FUN. THIS
FUN. THIS IS A TINY POT.
THIS WEIGHS 10 POUNDS.
YOU CAN HAVE FOUR, FIVE TYPES
OF PLANTS.
OF PLANTS. WE HAVE THESE CERAMIC MUSHROOMS
FOR FUN.
FOR FUN.
FOR FUN. MAKE YOUR GARDEN SPACE YOURS.
I KNOW YOU'RE A BEE FAN.
THIS IS FOR A BEE HOUSE FOR THE
NATIVE BEES.
NATIVE BEES. >> MY NAME MEANS BUMBLEBEE.
THIS IS THE NATIVE BEE.
NOT THE CLASSIC HONEY BEE.
IT'S A NATURAL WAY TO KEEP THE
MOSQUITOES AT BAY.
IT SEEPS THROUGH THIS PRODUCT.
>> SO IT SMELLS GOOD BUT KEEPS
THEM AWAY.
THEM AWAY. >> LOT OF TIMES IF YOU HAVE AT
TOED PLANT, YOU DON'T WANT TO
WATER IT EVERY DAY.
WHAT YOU DO IS FILL THESE WITH
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. WATER SLOWLY ABSORBS OUT OF
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE HAVE ONE FULL OF WATER.
>> THAT IS ENOUGH TO REALLY
WATER SEVERAL PLANTS HERE?
>> SOMETHING THIS SIZE I'D WANT
PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR, BUT A
POT LIKE THIS YOU'D FILL UP
ONCE A WEEK.
THIS UNTHREADS.
THIS UNTHREADS. THIS IS A TYPE OF CLAY THAT
SLOWLY LETS THE WATER WEEP OUT.
YOU TIGHTEN THIS ON HERE, PUT
IT IN.
IT IN.
IT IN. YOU CAN FILL THIS UP ONCE A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> I LOVE THE WAY ALL THESE
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. IS
LOOK. IS THERE A SCIENCE TO PUTTING
CERTAIN PLANTS TOGETHER.
I WOULD IMAGINE SOME PLANTS
DON'T PLAY TOGETHER WELL.
>> A LOT OF, FIRST THING IS
YOUR LIGHTING SITUATION.
HOW MUCH LIGHT DO YOU HAVE A
LOT OF SUN, SHADE.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOIL.
WE'RE SEEING A MOVE.
SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF RAISED
PLANTERS.
PLANTERS.
PLANTERS. THIS IS ALL HERBS.
>> THAT MUST HAVE CAME ALL THE
WAY FROM KATY WITH US.
>> THERE HE IS.
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. >> OH WELL.
GRASSHOPPER LOOSE IN THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S GREATS.
THAT'S GREATS. WHAT IT ATTRACTS.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE DON'T
WANT, BUT IT ATTRACTS ALL KINDS
OF LIFE.
OF LIFE.
OF LIFE. >> WE PUT A FOUNTAIN IN
YESTERDAY AND HE SENT ME A
PICTURE THAT NIGHT AND THERE
WAS A HAWK SITTING ON TOP OF IT
DRINKING WATER.
DRINKING WATER. THAT QUICK.
THAT QUICK. >> THE OTHER ADVANTAGE OF
FOUNTAINS, WE WERE GROWING
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. THE BIRDS WERE PECKING THE
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO DRINK.
TO DRINK.
TO DRINK. WE PUT THE FOUNTAIN