my pond in the front needs to dug out a little gasebo of some sort ,

I could send pics and Ideas in and also the pond with all the tarpon and snapper in it needs something neat done to it. Other than those fish of coarse...:-)

is florida out of the range to even consider?

if not ill send in some stuff. ..........

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