The Greater KC Water Garden Tour will take place on July 11th and 12th, 2020. The tour is a fundraiser hosted by the Water Garden Society to fund their educational & restorative outreach efforts. This 2-day tour has been theMore…
Pond Design
Manipulating Sound in Water Features
Sound is all around us, from birds chirping on a cool, crisp morning to waves crashing on the beach. Most sounds are filtered or otherwise dismissed, but some bring us back to a place of comfort as soon as weMore…
Pond Construction | Pondless Waterfall Renovation
Before starting my own water-feature business, I was the foreman for a high-end landscape company in town. I headed up the water-feature department and pushed to make it a bigger part of the business. It wasn’t long after I hadMore…
Pond Design, Management and Maintenance Class
One-day class offered at Rutgers University on April 23rd
This one-day class on April 23, 2020 at Rutgers University in Somerset, New Jersey is meant for pond owners, pond managers, landscape architects, engineers and anyone involved with the design, management or maintenance of ponds. Starting with design, learn howMore…
Boulder Water Wall Assembly in the Caribbean
Rock formations and geology have been of intrigue to me for most of my life. I am awed by the extreme curvatures, rifting and deformation of solid rock layers commonly seen along the interstates in the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains.More…
Pondemonium 2019 Recap: “I Love My Job!”
Another successful Pondemonium is in the books, and planning for 2020 is already underway! This year’s event was held Aug. 21 — 25, 2019 at the Q Center and at Aquascape headquarters in St. Charles, Illinois. The theme was “IMore…
Pond Construction | Stacked Flagstone Around a Pond’s Edge
Do you struggle with ways to mix up the edge treatment of your water features? Are you looking to combine a patio and pond with a seamless transition? Have you been looking for a way to blend a pondless waterfallMore…
Five Ways to Become a More Artistic Pond Builder
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 us do! After building naturally inspired water features forMore…
Best Practices | Formal Courtyard Pond Design
Waking up in Vegas.
Zombie projects like this one are projects that come back to life after a long period of disappearance. The general contractor, Blue Heron, originally contacted me three years ago to provide the design and supply the equipment instead of comingMore…
Cosmic Coffee and Beer Garden Showcases Sustainability (and Water Features)
In February 2017, I received an interesting phone call that ended up changing our business for the better. The man on the other end, Paul Oveisi, said that he was putting together a brand new coffee and beer garden nearMore…