When any of us builds a waterfall, we have a vision of what we think or want to happen with the water. What kind of sound it will make? What will…
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Contractor’s Corner | Creative Recreation
A late-winter renovation on the Delaware shore.
Skimmer boxes, for example, make great shop trash cans, and I’ve found that large biofalls can be turned into compost containers…
Contractor’s Corner | Light up the Night
Illuminating a palm paradise in southwest Florida
Our client’s love of statues, big boulders and fountains fit right in our wheelhouse, and we were happy to indulge these passions…
Contractor’s Corner | Facing off with an American Icon
Creating a Koi Pond to outperform…a Corvette?
I decided to incorporate a 4-by-13-foot bog system, the most natural way to keep a pond healthy and the water clean.
Contractor’s Corner – Whose Pond Is This?
Building a plunge-style backyard pond for a surprising client.
Out from nowhere came a black Lab at Mach 2. My stomach fell to my feet. Stella wasn’t their child — she was their dog!
Contractor’s Corner | An Uphill Climb
A leaky water feature transforms into a pondless paradise.
I approached the homeowner and asked if fish or plants had ever been a part of the leaking pond, and they said that they did…
Contractor’s Corner | Think Outside the Pond
How an old hot tub and some extra stone transformed a client’s backyard
One of these “outside-the-pond” projects presented itself to us at Full Service Aquatics following a pond-construction and backyard-renovation…
Contractor’s Corner | Mr. Fix It Saves the Day
Pond professionals salvage an amateur ‘pond’ attempt
We began by excavating the hole to size and depth and completing the cinderblock wall they started. We added a versa-lock wall…
Utilizing Your Experience and Confidence for Resolving Water Feature Problems
Our confidence, ability, and experience provided us the tools and capabilities to go in and tackle this project knowing that we may have run…
Contractor’s Corner | It’s Fun to Build at the YMCA
Giving it Away: Marketing & Advertising Strategies
I learned a long time ago that sometimes in life, the best way to grow something is to give part of it away.