This new scholarship will cover travel costs in two of Longwood Gardens’ outstanding education programs. It will be an opportunity for prospective international students when travel to and from Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) would be an extraordinary expense or hardship. A Longwood advisory committee will begin accepting annual applications once the endowment level reaches $30,000. Then […]
*Video provided by Aquascape “My favorite types of ponds are the ones where I can’t tell exactly where the water ends and where the land begins,” says Brian Helfrich, construction mgr. of Aquascape Deisgns. The good folks at Aquascape provided this video overview of this older pond buildout located in the greater Chicago area. This […]
Art imitates life or does nature imitate art? Well, you can decide as Tim Anderson of Keystone Balance demonstrates his stone-balancing skills in this quick video above. The upcoming January/February issue features Tim’s unique work and he answers frequently asked questions about this art form. See below of an excerpt from the upcoming feature article: […]
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Submitted and written by Kevin Wintringer, KW Solutions, Inc. As the temperature begins to drop and the leaves begin to fall, now is the time to consider installing a leaf net around your pond. Using leaf netting on your pond will help keep out the debris that harm water. When deciding on the right net […]
Mike Garcia gives a peek at his rainwater harvesting system at his home in Los Angeles, as recent rains have filled his underground system with about 2,500 gallons of rain in a couple of days. Mike provides a tour of how this rain water is used in his beautiful pastoral backyard, which includes a pond […]
This episode of Pond Hunter details the step-by-step process in building this pondless waterfall, including siting, materials, equipment choices and challenges with this luxurious piece of property. Includes a plethora of detail from Mike Gannon on pump equipment sizes and insights on how to create a natural looking waterfall. (Approximate time: 9:47) >> For more pond […]
Ponds and waterfalls come in all shapes and sizes, so design flexibility is always needed for contractors and pond designers. Watch this video above on this “rock-on-a-roll” material from Aquatica Water Gardens and Jeff Mittelmark. For more information, visit www.rock-on-a-roll.com/
Atlantic Water Gardens is proud to announce new additions to Atlantic Water Gardens University. AWG University is an ongoing, objective information resource that tackles the tough questions wat er gardeners have and provides the information needed to design, install and maintain water features of all styles, presented in an accessible, easy to read format. Keeping with the […]
Atlantic Water Gardens is pleased to announce a completely new concept: the Atlantic Professional Programs. The two programs are the Atlantic Distributor Consultant (ADC) and Atlantic Professional Contractor (APC). When you become an Atlantic Distributor Consultant, we at Atlantic will support the relationship between you and your customers (the contractors and dealers), allowing you, the […]