Building a new waterfall amid an already existing network of waterfalls, pools and streams under the watchful eye of a master certified gardener nicknamed Llama Mama might intimidate some contractors. But, as John Adams was able to prove to a Knoxville homeowner with high expectations, a little careful craftsmanship, some locally-sourced driftwood and more than […]
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What do you do when you’ve built and maintained an alluring pond, but your beloved koi start to outgrow it? If you’re near Long Island, New York, you call Demi, Edwin and Ely Fortuna of August Moon Designs. When they arrived at the scene of this dedicated, large koi pond, it measured 8 by 16 […]
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It’s not that difficult to understand why some contractors might balk at the prospect of a project that requires manipulating more than 40 tons of boulders into a pondless waterfall in a tight backyard with limited access and an extreme slope. But when a recently retired couple presented the idea to Tim Wood at a […]
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Right now, Lake Tahoe is under 17 feet of snow but this video shows the “pond side” of northern California in the summertime. Jason Steele of Steele’s Landscapes — the Water Boss — provides an overview of the entire pondless water feature installation. Jason will be providing a full account of this waterfall build via […]
Read MoreWith the state of the pond and water garden industry being so strong, everybody is looking forward to a great 2017. However, before we move on, we wanted to provide a quick look at some of our most popular pond articles — by page views — in 2016. The topics run the gamut: pond construction […]
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The image above kind of says it all in announcing our 3rd winner for the Contractor’s Corner quarterly for 2016. This amazing build by Kris Burns at Native Waterscapes includes a natural swimming pool, hardscapes, koi pond and streams; just an amazing installation. So, how did it start? Below Kris dishes on the project: We […]
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The summer is technically gone, but the summer pond tour at the Pondemonium 2016 event displayed some great designs. This visit was the second house on the tour and John Magyar at Universal Aquatics dishes on this beauty. (Run time | 0:55)
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I’ve heard from some koi retailers that the shiny koi, or Hikari varieties, are usually the first to sell from their fish retail tanks. The shimmering beauty of all Hikari koi, whether single or multicolored, is eye-catching and very much admired by their customers. It’s the shiny metallic skin and flashy pectoral fins that make […]
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Pond Trade Magazine is proud to announce the 2nd winner of the Contractor’s Corner prize for 2016: it goes to Craig Tutt at Avalon Aquatics, Inc. May’s Contractor Corner (read here) tells a tale of how a married couple fell in love with residential ponds and found them to be a great source of happiness. […]
Read MoreBelow is our top ten pond articles for the first six months of 2016. Low interest rates and stable home prices are allowing homeowners to add water features and, most of all, enjoy outdoor living! Click on the headline below to visit these stories (Some of these articles were posted in late 2015, but are […]
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