About five years ago, I received an interesting call from someone asking if we were in the business of building ponds from existing swimming pools. This person’s children were now grown and no longer used the pool for swimming. SheMore…
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Impressive Pond Lighting Proves to be a Winner
Claude Memoli and Uni-Scape Landscape Design are the winners for this quarter.
“When we began work on this pond, we were amazed by the beauty of this property. Our client’s love of statues, big boulders and fountains fit right in our wheelhouse, and we were happy to indulge these passions. As farMore…
Video | How to Sell Natural Ponds and Permaculture Basics
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Spring is in the air and this video from Permaculture Artisans, a California pond builder, provides no signs of winter in this video shoot. The overall theme presents tipsMore…
The Foundation of Why: An Artistic Pond Construction Approach
It’s simple, right? Dig a hole and fill it with water. But beyond that, I’ve found that there are very few things installers can agree upon when it comes to pond construction. Dinner of Champions It was October 2017 whenMore…
2017 Water Artisans of the Year Awards | Runners-Up
These runners-up still made quite a splash.
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 levelMore…
Water Artisans of the Year | The 2017 Pond Season Winners
Our second annual contest winners raise the bar!
It is often said that a sequel never quite lives up to the hype of the original. However, as you turn the next few pages, we suspect you’ll agree with us in disagreeing with this common rule — maybe justMore…
The Wonderful World of Water Gardens
The Water Garden Society of Greater Kansas City is celebrating its 25th Annual Water Garden Tour
The Water Garden Society of Greater Kansas City is celebrating its 25th Annual Water Garden Tour, July 7th and 8th, 2018. Plan to visit the greater Kansas City area to tour over 40 stunning water features. Many of the sitesMore…
Best Practices | Shell Design in Formal Ponds
When designers don’t pay attention to the needs of the system that keeps it healthy, Mother Nature tends to take their designs in a different direction. I’m still being asked to assess formal pond designs that are not optimal forMore…
Disappearing Water Features Create a Visual Wow Factor
We’ve all seen them, and they continue to grow more popular — the waterfall that disappears into a bed of river rock; the bubbling urn that entertains with a mix of brightly glazed color and dancing, living water; the soothingMore…
A Water Artisans of the Year Judge Shares Aesthetic and Design Guidelines
When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you notice that moment of confusion — those two or three seconds of blankness in their eyes as they try to visualize what you actually do? Many peopleMore…