Hardscape Buying Guide
Hardscape Buying Guide Hardscape is a vital element in aquascaping: it is the bones of the aquascape – if you get the hardscape right the rest of the scape will fall into place easily and effectively. We have a very wide variety of hardscape so we thought we would create this Hardscape Buying Guide to help you navigate our selection and make the right choice for your aquascape. Terminology Hardscape = anything used to form…
Super Roots Air Pots – A Revolution in Growing
Please note: This is a hydroponics article, not an aquascaping article. Super Roots Air Pots are a revolutionary new pot system that eliminate the need to use air cages with pot systems. Not only does this save you money, but these new air pots lead to increased, better growth by enhancing the quality of the root system of the plant. Benefits… The real benefits of using Superoots Air-Pots are that they; – Eliminate root circling…
Remember Your Roots!
One thing that we come across in The Green Machine time and time again is a common mistake of many of our clients – they under-estimate the importance of plant roots. This is easily done, given that it is the least visible part of the plant. As a hobbyist gardener it is easy to focus your attention on the product that you are trying to produce (the rose on the bush, or the tomato on…
‘Hidden Valley’ Aquascape
‘Hidden Valley’ by James Findley was commissioned for the Aqua 2010 Trade Show. This scape was an exercise in innovative intuition, demonstrating that when we follow our instincts we can create the most naturally stunning art works. James explained that in daily life we have a tendency to be consumed by conscious thought: dwelling on the past or planning the future rather than living in the moment; in the now. Creativity only exists in the…