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Beautiful waterscape with waterfall, lush greenery, and rocks for a home waterscape display.

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 to the property, which spans six-tenths of an acre. If I were to charge a client

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Volunteers and children near a pond construction site in Haiti.

Charitable Pond | Lining Mission in Southern Haiti

By Andy Dyke, Pondliner & Paul Amos, Kasco Marine, Inc. Pondliner recently got a call from the Apostolic Christian Church’s outreach arm, HarvestCall. This was no ordinary inquiry about a backyard pond or a commercial water feature. They needed to line a pond in Haiti. This particular reservoir is the water source for the hydroelectric

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Nighttime pond waterfall with warm lighting and natural rocks.

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 deserve the accolades, but in each category, there was at least a handful of other projects

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Elegant pond with waterfall, pavilion, and lush landscaping in water garden.

2018 Water Artisans of the Year Winners Meet the Challenge

It’s often said that the third time’s the charm. The results are in for the third round of the Water Artisans of the Year contest, and we have to say that the competition just keeps getting fiercer every year. We collected a record 66 project submissions in five categories and presented them to this year’s

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Residential pond covered with green algae and surrounded by houses and trees.

The People Factor in Pond Management

Urban and suburban ponds make up the majority of our treatments and contracts. Many are dressed-up stormwater retention ponds, while some are bona fide lakes in an urban setting with pond management challenges. I say two things often enough that my co-workers are tired of hearing them. The first is, “I am still learning about

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Group photo of the 2018 Water Artisans of the Year judges at Pond Trade Magazine event.

Announcing the 2018 Water Artisans of the Year Judges – Court is Now in Session!

Summer is already beyond the halfway mark, so it’s time to start pondering the highlights of this year’s pond season. POND Trade magazine will soon begin accepting entries for the 2018 Water Artisans of the Year contest, the pond and water garden industry’s premier independent competition. For the past two years, the contest has recognized

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Night view of backyard pond with waterfall, lighting, and outdoor seating.

2017 Water Artisans of the Year Awards | Runners-Up

Like last year, there were no blowout victories in any of our five categories. If anything, the staff here at POND Trade had to triple-check our math when compiling the final tallies from the judges. We even raised the level of difficulty a bit this year and allowed only one category entry for each project.

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Group photo of water artisans recognized as Water Artisans of the Year 2023.

Meet the Judges: Our Second Supreme Stream Court

However, as you turn the next few pages, we suspect you’ll agree with us in disagreeing with this common rule — maybe just this once. There’s no question that our second annual Water Artisans of the Year contest packs just as much pizzazz, wonderment and showmanship as last year’s inaugural contest. Overall, this year’s competition,

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