As a Pond Pirate, I enjoy creating ponds that look larger than life, even when they are small. Considering the subtropical climate we have in South Florida, I can’t help but put a tropical stamp of approval on each ofMore…
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Reduce Pond Maintenance with Two – Pump Systems
After being a business owner in the pond industry for more than 10 years, you respect the hard work and relationships you have formed with longtime customers. You also learn that your personal time and weekends are also very important.More…
How Big Should You Build? Listen to Your Customer.
When it comes to ponds, few questions are more common and complicated to answer than “How big should you build?” The potential answers to this daunting question can be endless, depending on what, who, why, where and how. How youMore…
Pondemonium 2020 Online Reaches Wider Audience
Pondemonium is one of the water gardening industry’s preeminent annual business, training and networking events. Hosted by Aquascape, Inc., it hosts hundreds of water feature contractors, retailers, and distributors from around the globe every year for a multi-day event thatMore…
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…
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…
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…
Aquatic Dream Team Builds Large-Scale Water Feature for Shaquille O’Neal
You don’t have to be a fan of basketball to know Shaquille O’Neal, perhaps better known as “Shaq.” Aside from being one of the most indelible, acclaimed athletes ever to play for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Team USAMore…