Robyn,

I have been to the 1999, and 2001 shows. There are many vendors. Some are
food, some are clay, some are generalist like Aquatic Eco, some are filters,
some are art, and the list goes on. The 1999 show had several water gardens
set up, and a garden railroad club had a setup. In 2001, the garden
railroad club had a toy and train show in the other pavilion at the same
time. Of course there are several koi vendors, and a few goldfish vendors.
I think the hosta club had a booth also. I will be making the trek again
this year.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Robyn Rhudy" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of driving to Chantilly, VA for Koi America (if you don't
know that that is, see http://www.makc.com; it's supposed to be the
largest koi/watergarden show in the USA, August 8-10, 2003). Has anyone
been there before? Is it all koi stuff or is there pond stuff and plants
for us non-koi-obscessed pondalphiles? Thanks.


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