| Home Show 2003 |
Julie and Paula working Thursday. The show opened Friday
morning.
morning.
We started with a big, blank, space - 20' x 20' - on Wednesday at noon. It didn't take the guys from Kickapoo Creek long to get
things looking like a construction site! Unfortunately, the Interstate Center didn't want us digging out a big portion of concrete
floor, so we had to construct the pond from the ground up.
things looking like a construction site! Unfortunately, the Interstate Center didn't want us digging out a big portion of concrete
floor, so we had to construct the pond from the ground up.
By Wednesday night we were filling the pond. By the time we
left at 6:30, I was spent!
left at 6:30, I was spent!
| Now just add fish, and POOF!, you have a pond! |
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This pond had a double waterfall, hence the two filter boxes in the above center photo. We were fortunate to get the very first
booth space as you walked in the door of the show, and since the pond was going to be visible from two sides, I wanted people
to have something to look at no matter which way they approached.
As you can see from the pictures below, I had ordered a LOT of extra liner! Since the pond was only going to be about 18" deep,
it didn't make sense to me to order a small liner that couldn't be used again for anything except a bog garden, so we just hid the
liner under the boarder rocks.
booth space as you walked in the door of the show, and since the pond was going to be visible from two sides, I wanted people
to have something to look at no matter which way they approached.
As you can see from the pictures below, I had ordered a LOT of extra liner! Since the pond was only going to be about 18" deep,
it didn't make sense to me to order a small liner that couldn't be used again for anything except a bog garden, so we just hid the
liner under the boarder rocks.
The fish were very
sensitive to the loud
speaker, and every
time it came on,
they flashed and
jumped, so it was
extremely stressful
for these poor
babies.
We installed a pond
fogger at the base
of the waterfall to
give it a kind of
"morning mist"
effect. And of
course, the water
lilies are fake, but
what are you going
to do in February?
sensitive to the loud
speaker, and every
time it came on,
they flashed and
jumped, so it was
extremely stressful
for these poor
babies.
We installed a pond
fogger at the base
of the waterfall to
give it a kind of
"morning mist"
effect. And of
course, the water
lilies are fake, but
what are you going
to do in February?
The lay out of the pond worked out very well. People could
walk right up to the pond edge to view the fish, or they could
sit on the small patio to the left of the pond and just relax
and enjoy the show. We also had a table at our booth set up
with a variety of products and information available for
anyone who was interested.
walk right up to the pond edge to view the fish, or they could
sit on the small patio to the left of the pond and just relax
and enjoy the show. We also had a table at our booth set up
with a variety of products and information available for
anyone who was interested.
Our work here is done. I won't bore you with the tear-down.