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Stream in zoo rock garden

Waterscape Renovation at Franklin Park Zoo

By Demi Fortuna and Edwin Scott-Fortuna Our company, August Moon Designs recently complete a waterscape renovation in a historic rock garden at the Franklin Park Zoo. Franklin Park was first designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, creator of New York’s Central Park. Known as the jewel of the Emerald Necklace of parks encircling Boston, Olmstead would …

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sea turtle

Brackish Water Ponds: An Untapped Opportunity

Brackish water environments, the least understood and replicated biotopes, offer a tremendous opportunity for pond builders to expand their business. Unfortunately, these dynamic zones have a reputation for being dreary and mucky. In nature, brackish water tidepools and backwater areas are turbid — but so are most of the rivers and streams from which our …

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Campus Waterfall Rebuilds Earn Praise

A lot of builders have been in the industry for many years with a broad spectrum of completed projects under our belts. This process has us performing consultations to formulate conceptual designs. Once the design is completed, we move on to a proposal. From there, it’s off to construction and finally project completion. Once completed, …

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Pondless Waterfall Art Celebrates Historic Business

Creating living hillside art for a local florist Mitchell’s Orland Park Florist is a staple to Orland Park, Illinois. You can’t talk to a dozen married couples without at least a few saying Mitchell’s had provided all the arrangements for their wedding. They have a perfect location that you find yourself passing by daily. Ever …

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