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Who is Bonnie Hale?
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Rich and I have been married almost 37
years. We have 2 daughters 34 and 30. We have one grandchild a girl, named
Jasmine. Our only grandchild and probably the only one we have. Jennifer
lives here in North Carolina. Michelle and Jazzie live in Indiana.
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We sold our retail store in Michigan in
2000 and moved to North Carolina right away. I had had it with the
winters! And I have never looked back. While I do miss my
customers, I do stay in touch with many of them via email and phone calls.
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In July of 2003 we had to put Molly down
and in August of 2004 Molsen was laid to rest next to her. Sadly both
rottenweillers (as I so often called them because they were spoiled rotten) had
cancer
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On Christmas eve Rich and I were in PetsMart buying fish food for our fancy
goldfish we keep in aquariums in the house. The rescue society was there trying
to adopt out puppies. As we were driving home after getting the fish food,
I kept thinking of his sad eyes. We turned around and drove back and
adopted Sammy. He is our constant companion and follows us
everywhere and goes everywhere we go. Sammy has brought us many moments of
pleasure and sheer laughter at his antics. Either Rich or I take
time every night to play Frisbee with him. He is great at catching it mid air
now. He loves visitors and has to give everyone who visits " give them
five" ( our term for shake hands)
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Rich and I have accomplished all aspects of
landscaping for over 30 Years. Everything from landscape design to hands on
work, such as laying sod and planting greenery to maintaining different
landscapes professionally. I became interested in ponds back during the
time we owned a nursery garden center in Michigan.
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I was also the water garden editor for Koi
USA for several years. But as our on line business grew, I had to make
cuts in my free time so I gave up the writing job.
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You can see photos of our pond from start
to finish and the collapse and rebuild. There are photos of our fish on this page
Our Pond
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I have a message board where you can post
questions about ponds and fish. You can find it here
Bonnie's Message Board
During the peak shipping season I rarely have time to post on the
board but there are a few knowledgeable folks who help out. And if
something comes up that they cannot help with, they email me to take a look.
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Initially in Michigan we started just with raising and
selling pond plants. Not long into those type of sales and after a little
prodding from our loyal customers, we added Koi .
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That's when the *real* learning began; I
have killed lots of fish along the way and can tell you a thousand ways to
'sink' a fish. That was then. Now I spend most of my "free" time
helping others keeping their fish healthy and alive. I do fish rescue and pond
consultations, diagnosing and trouble-shooting the cause of sick and dying Koi.
And instead of killing fish these, days I am dedicated to keeping them alive.
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On the pages in my web site you will
find many articles about fish and their health care and lots of suggestions,
ideas and tips for caring for your finny friends. In addition throughout my
website you will find lots of information on both pond plants as well as
information on pond fish (koi in particular). I pride myself in having the
biggest selection of pond plants one will find in any one place. I love plants
that are different and unusual as you can see by the colorful variety we have
listed on the ever growing pages of the
Plant Page
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There you will find lots of pictures, growing tips, suggestions, how-to's on
these pages.
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Currently you will not find a shopping cart
on my site. Please call me, email me, fax me to place an order. Keep in mind
that during EST daylight hours I am generally not near a phone so I am easiest
to reach by email. I do come into the house every couple of hours to check
emails. You will find that I am generally quick to respond to emails. I regret that we are no longer open to the public. Our work schedule here is a heavy load and it dictates that we can no longer accept visitors. Thank you for your understanding.
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I hope you have enjoyed meeting us, the
folks behind the web site we call bonniesplants.com
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