The 28th annual Greater KC Water Garden Society tour will have a new and improved look for the 2021 summer season. Mark your calendars for the “Puddle Jumping Water Garden Tour” spanning six Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,More…
Pond Design
A Florida Recreational Pond Blends Swimming and Wildlife
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is a historic institution in our nation’s oldest city. Since he was a child, zoo director John Brueggen’s passion for reptiles has grown into a highly regarded career engaged in and overseeing educationMore…
How to Master the Art of Building Water Features
We like to say that anybody can dig a hole and fill it with water. But to master the craft of building water features that function properly with simple maintenance and a proper biological balance, all while exuding a lastingMore…
2020 Water Artisans of the Year: Runners-Up
Instead of “honorable mentions,” we’d prefer to call these projects silver medalists. Second place was a hard-fought battle again this year, with just a couple of votes separating the winners from these respectable runners-up. POND Trade magazine hosts the WaterMore…
Meet the Judges of the Fifth Supreme Stream Court
This year’s submissions were presented blindly to a panel of seven industry experts to determine winners and runners-up in five categories (Best Pondless, Most Naturalistic, Best Under $15k, Ponds by Night, and Fountains & Formal Features). In order to beMore…
5th Annual Water Artisans of the Year Contest Results
In a year that kicked off with an unprecedented sense of optimism, 2020 quickly let us down in a lot of different ways. “Good riddance!” we cried in December, as we bid adieu to a year riddled with isolation, hardshipMore…
How to Build a Sustainable Sand-Bottom Pond
I was taught early on as a pond professional not to put sand on the bottom of a pond, and I’ve always just accepted it as best practice in the pond-construction industry. After all, I have heard quite a fewMore…
Tech Tip | How To Calculate Waterfall Flow
>> This is a sidebar to Demi Fortuna’s main feature, “A Pump and Plumbing Pond Primer” What if you wanted to know the flow of an existing waterfall, perhaps because you want to recreate the same effect? You can measureMore…
Flow, Friction and Total Dynamic Head: A Pump and Plumbing Primer for Ponds
When I was asked to revisit the subject of pump hydraulics, I was honored — and a little intimidated. I immediately wondered how I could make this article in some way more interesting than the mathematics involved. Let’s face itMore…
Pond Construction | Three Generations Team up for Intricate Koi Pond Build
A little over a year ago, I was in Englewood, Florida, a beautiful town right around the corner from Venice Beach and world-famous Siesta Key. It was my second trip in just a few months, as I helped my parentsMore…