Summer is winding down, which means it’s time to start compiling all the best photos and specifications of your best waterscape projects from the 2020 season. The Nov. 30 deadline to submit your entries to POND Trade’s fifth annual WaterMore…
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Atlantic-OASE Professional Conference Goes Virtual
The fourth Annual Atlantic-OASE Professional Conference is going virtual! Like so many of your favorite events this year, we are bringing the conference to you in the comfort of your home, office or wherever there’s WiFi! Mark your calendars forMore…
POND Trade Magazine announces the Fifth annual Water Artisans of the Year Awards
POND Trade magazine has announced that it is now accepting entries for the 2020 Water Artisans of the Year contest, a staple of the pond and water garden industry in its fifth year. The independent contest was created in 2016More…
Tax Implications of Disposing of Business Property
It is no surprise that many pond professionals fail to understand the tax ramifications of disposing of business property. Under our current rules, which are often confusing and complex, there are numerous ways to dispose of business assets: selling them,More…
Pond Construction | Towering Waterfall Build at Mountain Summit
Brad Steyskal & Jim Lewis, Lewis Landscape Services When we first met our client at his new home at the summit of a mountain in rural Hillsboro, Oregon, two things stood out — the size of his property and theMore…
Language of Koi | Minimize Stressors for a Happier Pond
Gary Cryer of Grand Champion Koi in Chandler, Oklahoma, once said, “From the time koi are hatched to the time they pass away, there is always something trying to kill them.” When I first started selling koi and goldfish, itMore…
Community Spread of Algae Contributes to Antibiotic Resistance
I remember my mother refusing to get me a turtle as a pet after hearing that they could transmit salmonella. (She probably had no idea at the time that they can also transmit Hepatitis B.) She also told me notMore…
Best Practices | How to Build an Island in a Water Feature
The aesthetic aspect of pond design incorporates many characteristics, such as edge treatment, spill or waterfall type, bridges and, sometimes, islands. Island construction can come in various forms depending on the technique, but the visual impact and the portion aboveMore…
All-Star Pitcher Plants at Shaq’s Water Feature
I couldn’t believe it. I was on the phone with The Pond Guy (a.k.a. Greg Wittstock) talking about a water feature build for the legendary Shaquille O’Neal. To make it even better, it would be built right next to hisMore…
Meeting Shaq
As an eighth-grade student-athlete who plays basketball, I was extremely excited to be asked to go on the trip of a lifetime — to Shaquille O’Neal’s house to build a koi pond. When I was first asked, I thought itMore…