In the past couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to help design and supply equipment for clients who are interested working with both their pool and landscape contractors to build a formal pond. Occasionally a client will retainMore…
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Pond Construction | Forming Five Features
In my experience, once the water-feature bug bites you, it really gets a hold of you. A perfect example is one of my clients who had me design and build a small water feature in his home. He wanted aMore…
How to Site a Water Feature: A Checklist
Just like in real estate, the location of a water feature is key. The most natural-looking man-made pond is one that could have been created naturally, given time and the interaction of weather, geology and gravity. The processes are alwaysMore…
2nd Place Winners Wow Judges with Amazing Pond Designs and Projects
Choosing just five winners from the 66 quality entries we received almost seemed unfair. Our judges remarked how blown away they were by this year’s tight competition, and we on the editorial staff have to agree. Our winners clearly deserveMore…
2018’s Most Popular Articles on PONDTrademag.com
We take a look at the most viewed articles in 2018!
Winter is a great time to catch up on topics from the previous year and no better way than our annual Top Ten list for 2018. This year, water quality, koi, pond design and maintenance services are big themes on PONDTrademag.com.More…
Pond Construction | A Big-League Waterfall Slide
A top NBA player and Olympic gold medalist had a vision of a pool waterslide. He wanted a pool oasis for his kids — one that included his dream slide into the pool. He had never seen exactly what he wanted,More…
Best Practices | Raised, Formal Backyard Pond Design
A few months ago, I received a call from a couple relocating from California to Las Vegas. They had just purchased a new home and needed to move and quarantine their fish while a pond was built. Not only didMore…
Best Practices | Part 2, Drain and Filtration Design for a ‘Still-Pond’ Look
This part II of Chad's dream still-pond.
Welcome back to the second half of the story of Chad’s dream pond. As I mentioned in the previous article, which appeared in the September/October 2018 issue [link here], Chad’s formal, “still” pond is mostly gravity flow with only theMore…
Pond Construction | Pondless Feature with Bizarre Boulder Formation
Our Liquid Designz showroom is situated on a fairly busy, double-lined county road in Northern New Jersey. It presents a perfect opportunity to showcase some of our beautiful work as close to the road as possible, so passing traffic canMore…
Pond Construction | Father & Son Create Backyard Pondless Waterfall
In April 2016, I moved into a new house in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The first thing I did was survey the property for a suitable spot to install a water feature. My family and I tossed around a few ideas toMore…