As a veteran of creating successful, award-winning displays for more than 20 years, I get asked a lot of questions. How do we come up with our inspirational scenes? Where do our crazy ideas come from? What is the realMore…
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‘Waterlily Timeline’ Adds New Aesthetic to D.C. Building
In summer 2018, Darren DeStefano, a horticulturist at the General Services Administration (GSA) Public Building Service National Capital Region, and Claro Rodriguez from Plant or Transplant collaborated with me to create the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s now prominentMore…
Atlantic and OASE Expand Operations
Atlantic Water Gardens and OASE Living Water are pleased to announce an important milestone in the American water gardening market. Atlantic–OASE will be moving to a much larger location in Aurora, Ohio, seven miles from the current Atlantic headquarters inMore…
Best Pond Practices | Naturalistic Pond Edge Treatments
A living pond is an artificial body of water with the functional capability of supporting aquatic life. The proper function of a living pond has little to nothing to do with its aesthetic makeup. The visual appearance of a pondMore…
Five Ways to Become a More Artistic Pond Builder
by Tim Wood & Tim Anderson, Aquatic Edge During the various stages of building a water feature, do you ever have trouble visualizing the details that will set your feature apart from the crowd? It’s OK — most of usMore…
Language of Koi | Custodian Critters Assist with Pond Upkeep
Pond and koi keeping often can require a lot of time and labor. It is a labor of love for many koi fans, but a little help from time to time is greatly appreciated. Sometimes, this assistance comes from theMore…
Matala Introduces Powerful Continuous Vacuum
The new Matala Power-Cyclone is a contractor-grade, continuous pond vacuum with power-discharge capability. With a vacuum-exhaust capacity of 2,600 gallons per hour, this dual-motor system is balanced in flow rate and is perfect for larger ponds. Its suction motor vacuumsMore…
How to Control (and Benefit from) Pond Algae
Anyone who has been involved with water gardens for even a short period of time understands how algae can be a curse. When you think about what to do with string algae, such as filamentous algae and blanket weed, orMore…
Building a Waterscape Showroom at Home
There are two pondless waterfall streams in the front yard along with a spillway bowl set. The landscaping, complete with six Japanese maples of different varieties and dozens of shrubs and stunning coral drift roses, provides a wonderful introduction toMore…
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POND Trade kicks off fourth annual Water Artisans of the Year contest
POND Trade magazine has announced that it is accepting entries for the 2019 Water Artisans of the Year contest, a staple of the pond and water garden industry that is now in its fourth year. The independent contest was createdMore…