Gerard Touhey is the owner of two pond companies: Waterfeatures by Gerard in Wilson, Pennsylvania, and International Waterfeatures Ltd. in Ireland. Gerard came to the United States in 1998 with $400 in his pocket and started his first pond business soon after. After attending several classes on how to build natural-looking ponds using the Aquascape system, he became a Certified Aquascape Contractor in 2004 and has been on a long, exciting journey ever since. To date, he and his team have built a couple hundred ponds.
It all began over 20 years ago with a goldfish that had outgrown our aquarium. It had grown so large that swimming and turning in the tank was difficult—if not impossible. A larger tank was not in the picture at the time as we continued to build our interior decorating and painting business in a […]
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The year was 2008. I was taking a class during one of my many trips to Chicago when I thought to myself, “Why not bring Aquascape to Ireland?” Next thing you know, I had a few guys and an 11-by-16-foot pond kit on a plane to build my first Aquascape pond in Ireland! Before I […]
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