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.

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.

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

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)

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. There you will find lots of pictures, growing tips, suggestions, how-to's on these pages.

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.

I hope you have enjoyed meeting us, the folks behind the web site we call bonniesplants.com