Print or Digital, more please! New year…same format. Call me old-fashioned, but POND Trade is diving into 2016 via the same platform we employed last year: bright, glossy paper and brilliantly colored ink. Don’t get me wrong: POND Trade hasMore…
November/December 2015
Oasis of Tranquility
More Exciting Pond Topics Coming in 2016! Oh, the weather outside is frightful! Well…it soon will be here in Chicago, anyway. Thankfully, we’ve had a hectic few weeks at POND Trade central to keep us busy. It’s that most wonderful timeMore…
September/October 2015
It's All About the Rock
Yearn to Learn What a week! Hold on just a second while I catch my breath. The staff here at POND Trade just attended PONDEMONIUM, Aquascape’s annual event aimed at educating, celebrating and improving the pond industry. It was greatMore…
July/August 2015
Sapphire Koi: A New Gem
Internet Celebrity
Want to see the pond version of an Internet celebrity? We posted the photo, right, on POND Trade’s Facebook page, and in one week we had the following stats: 785 Likes Comments Shares New Facebook Followers Did you see thatMore…
May/June 2015
The Background to your Masterpiece
POND Trade is written and read by pond experts and enthusiasts. From Japanese koi farmers to rock and boulder specialists; from outdoor lighting designers to aquatic botany Ph.D.s; from bloggers to business consultants to purveyors of pumps;
Turtle Island Waterlilies Releases 2015 Collector’s HXT™ Trio!
For the first time in industry history, Turtle Island Waterlilies is releasing not one, not two, but three of our hardy/tropical (HXT) hybrid water lilies in our 2015 Collector’s HXT™ Trio
Waterlilies (nymphaea) bring beauty, color, habitat and are a great contributor to natural water clarification in a backyard pond. Many Water lilies on the market are hardy (perennial – plant hardiness zones 3 through 11) but are only available inMore…
KW Solutions, Inc. Announces the Release of their Latest Pond Product
KW Solutions is offering their all new 12″ KW Black Pond Stake made in the USA, in the Buffalo, New York area. The stake is very strong for all Blue Heron and Pond Leaf Nets. It has a hook atMore…
2015 Water Garden Expo: 40 People, One Pond!
Renaissance pond build at the Water Garden Expo

By Lora Lee Gelles, Publisher As the saying goes, “Many hands make light work.” I’d add to that, “many happy hands.” At the recent 2015 Water Garden Expo in Oklahoma, the big event that kicked off the show was theMore…
March/April 2015
Whimsy in the Water Garden
The POND Trade Mission
POND Trade is written and read by pond experts and enthusiasts. From Japanese koi farmers to rock and boulder specialists; from outdoor lighting designers to aquatic botany Ph.D.s; from bloggers to business consultants to purveyors of pumps;
Ask the Pond Digger!
At the end of 2014 with all the Social Media Platforms, including but not limited to; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Google+ & YouTube, we hit absolute grid lock trying to keep up with questions from all of ourMore…