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2026 Water Artisans of the Year Awards Open

2026 Water Artisans of the Year Awards Now Open

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POND Trade Magazine has opened submissions and nominations for the 2026 Water Artisan of the Year Awards, with an expanded program designed to recognize outstanding craftsmanship, creativity and innovation throughout the pond and water feature industry. For the first time, industry professionals and the public may nominate deserving projects for consideration. Contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, […]

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What Industry Awards Do for Pond Builders and the Industry

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A Deeper Dive With an Awards Writer Awards are rarely urgent. They sit in the background as a feel-good endeavor to get to later. After this job. After the next one. When things slow down. Next year. Without the right processes and mindset, next year often does not come. I have worked with pond builders

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When Your Pond Runs Out of Air

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Why Oxygen is the Heartbeat of Your Pond Still, quiet water can be deceiving. What appears calm on the surface may actually signal the slow suffocation of the ecosystem below. When a pond or lake begins to run out of air, or dissolved oxygen (DO), the consequences unfold steadily—and often silently—until the damage becomes impossible

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Mark Your Calendar for the Northern Midwest ZNA Koi Show & Pond Expo

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The Gateway Koi and Pond Club will host the 22nd Annual Northern Midwest ZNA Koi Show & Pond Expo on Sept. 20-22, 2024, at Timberwinds Nursery in Ellisville, Missouri. It’s open to the public and admission is free. Hours are Friday 3-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 10am-2pm. There will be raffles, attendance prizes, koi judging

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Custom Pond for St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway

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In Arlington, Tennessee, just outside Memphis, a peaceful abode awaits the lucky winner of the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. This three-bedroom home, built as a labor of love, features a backyard oasis designed to bring harmony and tranquility to its residents. At the heart of this serene retreat lies a unique custom pond expertly

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Bog Planting with Lotus & Other Aquatic Plants

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This year’s Memorial Build featured an upper bog filter as part of the training. Bog-filter construction has different processes, depending on which company or contractor builds it. Larry Carnes gladly included lotus in the design. This underutilized plant is planted worldwide to reduce nutrients and purify water from various contaminants. Headwaters of a stream are

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2023 Water Artisans of the Year

2023 Water Artisans of the Year Winners

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Now in its eighth year, POND Trade magazine’s 2023 Water Artisans of the Year winners continue to captivate the industry by showcasing the best of the best water-feature projects around the globe on a level playing field, without corporate sponsorships or influence. Highlights of this year’s contest include three first-time winners and two first-time runners-up,

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