I'm assuming it is a poly stock tank? If you are going to bury it, make sure you have a flat surface in the hole for the bottom to sit on. A layer of sand in the bottom helps protect against any sharp rocks and also aids in leveling. Leveling is really important. If the tank is unlevel it will really show. When you set the tank, fill it with a little bit of water, not too much so you can still make adjustments. Let it sit for a day or two and then recheck your level and make adjustments if necessary. Do not get in a hurry and take care leveling the tank or you'll be sorry later.:) I wouldn't worry about the color as it won't be that noticeable once the pond becomes established. You need a pump that is adequate for your water volume. Filtration can be homemade or bought. Many of us opt for homemade filtration as it can be cheaper and more effective. Google pond forums or water garden forums and you'll come up with other sites to check out for help with your project. We're not allowed to post other ponding forums here. They have filters that catch the key words and prevent you from posting or linking to some others. Try the link below and you might find some other useful information.:) Here is a link that might be useful: Try this link

" I can't find them on his hard drive. Is it possible to save them if I uninstall those photo programs? " Jane, I think the reason you can't find them on his hard drive might be because he has transferred them to photo programs and deleted from the HD. It is my understanding that these photo sites function as web based storage for photos, just like web based email sites (Yahoo!, g-mail, MSN) store your email on their site. Neither are actually on your computer. I think you could test this by accessing his photo sites with a completely different computer. I don't know about the sites he's using (mine are on Photobucket) but I like to store things that way because I lost a computer to a sudden lightning strike once. Those sites still had my email and pictures. Sandy

I haven't read all the posts but found this in my old files maybe it can help an interesting read in any event 8/24/99 -- 11:58 AM Scientists say catnip repels cockroaches NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The stuff that puts the nip in catnip is a turnoff for cockroaches. One form of the chemical in catnip repels cockroaches 100 times better than DEET, the basis for commercial bug repellents, Iowa State University scientists told a meeting of the American Chemical Society on Monday. Chris Peterson and Joel Coats said they began studying catnip a few years ago when a summer intern told them it was resistant to insects. The pair boiled catnip leaves and distilled the active ingredient, a chemical called nepetalactone. Peterson also has found roach-repellant compounds in an inedible softball-sized fruit called the osage orange or hedgeapple, but doesn't know which specific chemical creates the roaches' ``yuck'' response. The osage orange is sometimes sold in groceries because of folk wisdom that putting the fruit in cupboards or basements will repel just about any bug, they said. The fruits are filled with a sticky substance that turns rubbery when exposed to air, they said. The discovery could lead to new nontoxic methods for curbing the tenacious insects, which are more than just an annoyance around the house. The rate of asthma among children, particularly in cities, is rising. Scientists say the reason is an allergic reaction to roach excrement. ``We've been chasing cockroach treatments for three years,'' Dr. Peyton Eggleston, a pediatrics professor at Johns Hopkins University Children's Center, told The (Baltimore) Sun. ``If you could do it with a repellent, that would be great.'' The researchers tested repellent power by flooring a cage with treated and untreated filter paper, and measuring how much time the roach spends on each side during a five-minute test. Although most people would prefer to kill roaches outright, a repellent might be an effective way to keep them out of the house after the exterminators have left. So far, they have only studied the small brown German cockroaches, rather than their thumb-sized American cousins. They are just beginning to look at mosquitoes. Roaches have sense organs on their antennae, feet and mouths. The ``feelers'' seem to be the spot affected by both catnip and osage oranges, the researchers said. They have not tested the effectiveness of spreading catnip leaves around the house. While it might help turn away a swarm of cockroaches, it could lead to a new infestation - writhing, blissed-out cats.

To me, "antique" means "anything at least 100 years old", and therefore could be applied to a Modern Rose. And going the other way, there are a few Old Garden Roses that are too young to be considered antiques -- by my own definition, at least. So to make things easier, don't think of them as "Modern Roses" but rather as "Modern Rose Classes". And the same thing for the OGRs -- think of them as "Old Garden Rose Classes". "Austin Roses" would be those bred by David Austin himself, or his company. There's really not much uniting them except that they're "new old-fashioned roses" and that they came out of the same hybridizing outfit. Because he was inspired by the old roses, you'll see some that appear Noisette-like, Bourbon-like, Portland-like, etc. as well as a few Ramblers and Species-Hybrids. There are also roses of this "old-rose inspiration" by other breeders, and while they'd blend in with Austins in a garden, they're obviously not Austins because Austin didn't breed them. So, because they're all a mixed bag, most get thrown into the catch-all "Shrub" class, though a few are called Hybrid Rugosa, Hybrid Spinosissima, Rambler, etc. where those classifications fit. :-) ~Christopher