Summer is already beyond the halfway mark, so it’s time to start pondering the highlights of this year’s pond season. POND Trade magazine will soon begin accepting entries for the 2018 Water Artisans of the Year contest, the pond andMore…
The Aquatic Work Environment
Massive indoor koi pond helps employees balance work and play.
For many people, ponds play an essential role in balancing work and play. After a long, grueling day at the office, there’s nothing quite like unwinding pondside with a cold beverage to clear your head and lose yourself among theMore…
Meet the Judges: Our Second Supreme Stream Court
It is often said that a sequel never quite lives up to the hype of the original.
However, as you turn the next few pages, we suspect you’ll agree with us in disagreeing with this common rule — maybe just this once. There’s no question that our second annual Water Artisans of the Year contest packs justMore…
2017 Water Artisans of the Year Awards | Runners-Up
These runners-up still made quite a splash.
Like last year, there were no blowout victories in any of our five categories. If anything, the staff here at POND Trade had to triple-check our math when compiling the final tallies from the judges. We even raised the levelMore…
Water Artisans of the Year | The 2017 Pond Season Winners
Our second annual contest winners raise the bar!
It is often said that a sequel never quite lives up to the hype of the original. However, as you turn the next few pages, we suspect you’ll agree with us in disagreeing with this common rule — maybe justMore…
Water Artisan Awards To Be Unveiled at Water Garden Expo
POND Trade's Water Artisan of the Year awards kick off the 2018 Water Garden Expo
We’re less than a week away from the presentation of POND Trade’s Water Artisan of the Year awards to honor the 2017 pond season’s “best of the best.” Like last year’s inaugural contest, winners will be announced at the openingMore…
The Next Supreme Stream Court
Judges selected for POND Trade’s second annual Water Artisans of the Year contest
With pond season in high gear, all eyes are gazing toward the accolades that will be awarded this winter for the season’s best waterscape construction projects in POND Trade’s Water Artisans of the Year contest. Last year’s inaugural contest recognizedMore…
Round Two: Calling All Waterscape Professionals
POND Trade announces second annual Water Artisans of the Year contest
POND Trade magazine’s 2016 Water Artisans of the Year contest made a big splash earlier this year when the winners of the inaugural competition were announced at February’s Water Garden Expo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In keeping with the new tradition,More…
Young Entrepreneur Finds Networking Opportunities at WGE 2017
There were a few newbies on hand at this year’s WGE, including Larson Varenhorst, owner of Mustang, Oklahoma-based Larson’s Lawn and Landscape. Like many of his fellow attendees, he took advantage of the networking opportunities afforded by the WGE, seekingMore…
Product Development: The Brains Behind the Operation
A pond vacuum is a valuable, universal tool found in the toolbox of most pond contractors, landscapers, maintenance personnel and other industry professionals. OASE, a global manufacturer in the fountain and water gardening industry, debuted the first pond vacuum onMore…