Another Water Garden Expo is in the books. The annual event took place February 28 through March 1 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and is sponsored by Pondliner. This year was extra special because it started out with a pre-show memorial build. That feeling of pride, accomplishment and camaraderie carried into the expo. The three-day event kicked […]
Eight is Great! And that’s a wrap! We have officially closed the book on the eighth year of our Water Artisans of the Year contest. Now it’s all yours to enjoy —check out the top 2023 water-gardening projects handpicked by our Supreme Stream Court. The POND Trade staff has been very busy behind the scenes […]
Happy New Year! Here we are again! It’s time for a fresh start and a brand new year as the calendar turns the page to 2024. It’s also a Leap Year, which means we get an extra day in the office this year. What are your resolutions for 2024? Here at POND Trade, we are […]
Contest tips from last year’s judges to ponder as you prepare your contest entries
Not a Numbers Person Behind every good businessperson is a good bookkeeper. Can I get an amen? I don’t know about you, but I am not a numbers person. I can design and publish a magazine, do fine art and create a beautiful garden, but when it comes to the left side of my brain, […]
The Eighth Annual Water Artisan of the Year contest is officially open.
Pumkin Spice When these words are spoken too soon, they are actually cringeworthy! As I write this column, we are still in the throws of summer, and it’s not something I want to think about. In the midwest, summer is a treasure, and we live life to the fullest in the summer! But by the […]
POND Trade is happy to announce the quarterly Contractor’s Corner winner. Our sponsor, Pondliner chose Tim Dille, from Garden State Koi. Tim and his team came up with a way to convince the homeowners to redo their entire pond, which involved an honest conversation explaining that the new waterfall didn’t match the old pond. He […]
Recreational ponds have been quite the hot topic for a few years now, and it seems even more so the case this summer season. POND Trade has covered quite a few pond construction articles about these dual-purpose pond builds for wildlife and people, both in our print issue as well as in our online “Contractor’s […]
Cheers to the 2022 Water Artisan of the Year Winners