Best Practices

formal turtle and koi pond by Kent Wallace

Repeat Business – Formal Turtle and Koi Pond

Second time around for formal turtle and koi pond It’s not often that you get a chance to design more than one formal turtle and koi pond for a customer. I’ve been fortunate enough to have that happen a handful of times. The client will move, or in one instance, just jump from one general …

Repeat Business – Formal Turtle and Koi Pond Read More »

How to Gracefully Conceal Your Filtration Equipment

This story was originally posted in January 2016.  To be efficient, pond filtration equipment is usually installed as close to the pond as possible. Gracefully concealing your filtration equipment takes as much creativity as building the pond itself. Many times the ability to hide equipment in plain sight aesthetically makes or breaks a pond’s appearance. …

How to Gracefully Conceal Your Filtration Equipment Read More »

Natural pond construction Quebec

Natural Pond Construction for a Small Backyard

When we were approached about this natural pond construction project in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada, the client had already done lots of research. He found Geert’s Land & Waterscapes through a Google search. The job site was only 1 ½ miles from our home base. He was planning to do the backyard pond project himself, but …

Natural Pond Construction for a Small Backyard Read More »

Tim Dille, Mike Gannon and Joe Brenner

Grow Your International Pond Construction Business

Many have done it, and many will do it — taking your pond construction company international. You’ll feel great about expanding your business internationally, but taking your show on the road may be a challenge that is out of your comfort zone. Additional risks may pop up for your company as well as your clients. …

Grow Your International Pond Construction Business Read More »

Kent Wallace Road to Innovation

Pond Product Evolution … the Road to Innovation

Publisher’s Note: A previous version of this article was originally published in January 2020 . Kent Wallace has updated the original piece with additional information and photos. Enjoy this “updated flashback!” After over 20 years in this industry, I have found that many products manufactured for pond construction are just new versions of components and …

Pond Product Evolution … the Road to Innovation Read More »

Courtyard Koi Pond

Courtyard Koi Pond Build in Desert Community

In 2021, I met with architect Michael Gardner, owner of Studio G Architecture, to discuss an upcoming courtyard koi pond build in a development called Ascaya here in Las Vegas. The plans were for a contemporary home with a courtyard pond just inside the front entry gate. The original plans were for a pond of …

Courtyard Koi Pond Build in Desert Community Read More »

Tom Diek pond near New York

Pond Project Management in the Pandemic Age

It was early 2020, and the pandemic was raging. Not only was there an uncontrolled, contagious disease, but a wave of uncertainty was also looming. What did this mean for our future? There were lockdowns, isolations and workforces made non-essential by daily decree. Debates over stimulus money were dominating the news, as many folks were …

Pond Project Management in the Pandemic Age Read More »

Scroll to Top