In my 46 years of building water features and ponds, I have never been told that I’ve built one that was too big. On the contrary, I have been tasked to expand quite a few ponds — some I didn’tMore…
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Contractor’s Corner | A Labor of Love
Dream water garden doubles as a memorial pond
My addiction to water gardening began back in 2000 when a local Aquascape supplier, Hedberg Supply, had their annual pond tour. From that year to the fall of 2007, I accumulated many pictures and articles of other homeowners’ water featuresMore…
Contractor’s Corner | Let There Be Light!
Shedding some sunshine on a cloudy koi pond
In our line of work, customer satisfaction and the ability to create a good build are paramount if you want to stay in business long term. More important, though, is the understanding that we can always learn, grow, and becomeMore…
Contractor’s Corner | Pond of Dreams
Certified Aquascape Contractors join forces to donate gorgeous waterscape
We were working on a pond this summer, and it turned out that the person who was most passionate about it was a kid who lived across the street. Nolan, 13, and his mom…
Contractor’s Corner | Just Admiring the View
Massive, dynamic project honors customers’ late wife, mother
One of the biggest challenges of this project was the fact that it grew. Remember, it started out as one pond and one patio. Virginia Water Gardens…
Contractor’s Corner | Step Up Your Game Plan
Out with the old water pumps and filters. In with external filtration!
Recently, I attended the Water Garden Expo in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and I had the pleasure of showing many of my pond-builder friends…
Contractor’s Corner | Under the Boardwalk
Renovated waterscape transforms colonial-style home
The waterfall, which was no longer running by the time we were called in, faced away from the house so that all you saw was…
Contractor’s Corner | True Tranquility
Marine Corps vet builds picturesque pond & waterfall for local event venue
After about four hours of rinsing the rock and pumping and pond vacuuming out the dirty water…
Contractors Corner | Below the Line
Our first installation of an underground rainwater-harvesting system.
Alas, living in Austin, Texas, where there’s lots of solid rock underground, I’ve never had that opportunity. It was just never a cost-effective way to…
Contractor’s Corner | Dual-Stream Swim Pond
Collaborating on a focal point in a backyard transformation
We both agreed on a natural and mechanically filtered swim pond with no chemicals. The pool company had their doubts, so they continued their process to be…