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Aquascape Introduces Fountain Bowls and Fountain Bowl Biological Filter Kits

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Aquascape is excited to announce the launch of its innovative Fountain Bowls and Fountain Bowl Biological Filter Kits, designed to elevate water gardening experiences with unmatched versatility, beauty, and functionality. These new products provide the perfect opportunity to create a stunning container water garden, an elegant fountain, or a decorative pond filter. “Fountain Bowls are …

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A Dream Koi Pond Becomes Reality in Missouri Valley, Iowa

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The journey of creating a dedicated koi pond in Missouri Valley, Iowa, spanned a decade of planning, research, and patience. The questions, and first phone calls began in June of 2014 when owners Matt and Kat first discussed their goals. For years, the idea of a custom pond had been a dream. When they finally …

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Waterscape Renovation at Franklin Park Zoo

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By Demi Fortuna and Edwin Scott-Fortuna Our company, August Moon Designs recently complete a waterscape renovation in a historic rock garden at the Franklin Park Zoo. Franklin Park was first designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, creator of New York’s Central Park. Known as the jewel of the Emerald Necklace of parks encircling Boston, Olmstead would …

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Natural Plunge Pool Pushes Design Boundaries

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As the founder of Stonebridge Pond & Waterfall, I’m always thinking of ways to push the boundaries of design and craftsmanship and stretch my imagination beyond the ordinary. For this build, I combined a couple of thoughts I’ve been meditating on for several years. First, I’d thought about the dark, cool depth of water in …

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Michigan Koi Pond Balances Functionality with Aesthetics

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 In the quaint city of Holland, Michigan, the team at Platinum Ponds & Landscaping embarked on an ambitious project aimed at creating a stunning and serene outdoor space for a homeowner. The centerpiece of this project is an impressive 20-by-30, 3-foot-deep koi pond. The pond enhances the aesthetic appeal of the yard, and serves as …

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Finding Inspiration in Iceland

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American Waterscapes builds naturalistic ponds and waterfalls in New Hampshire, where we have a super-short, cool season compared to southern regions. We also have considerably fewer sunlight hours. Because of our short season, we spend months each year working with other contractors building production ponds where you are in and out in a remarkably brief …

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New Pondless Waterfall Triumphs Over a Strict HOA & Rugged Landscape

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As a pond contractor who has been building water features for a number of years now, I’ve definitely developed a style. I usually try to keep my designs simple and very natural, so when I first got a look at the pictures of a property one of my clients sent me showing a wooded hillside, …

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Shaq's Large Pond Renovation

Aquatic Alley-oop: A Large Pond Fix for Shaq

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Four years ago, during the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was baptized with his first Aquascape water feature. To say it was an honor and privilege to design and build a waterfall and pond for this amiable superstar is an extreme understatement. It was also a little …

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Campus Waterfall Rebuilds Earn Praise

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A lot of builders have been in the industry for many years with a broad spectrum of completed projects under our belts. This process has us performing consultations to formulate conceptual designs. Once the design is completed, we move on to a proposal. From there, it’s off to construction and finally project completion. Once completed, …

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