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 …
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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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 …
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, …
For the pond-building artist, stone is your paint, and how you use it can make or break the look of a water feature. Choosing the perfect stone, however, is no guarantee of a beautiful outcome. That’s the realm where creativity and inspiration from Mother Nature and an understanding of the stone’s characteristics come into play. …
When I first started building ponds, I was told that moss has been tried and just doesn’t work in our waterfalls. This may be exactly the reason I was determined to find a way to build with moss. Here are a few of the things I’ve come to understand about moss in my own oversimplified …
Part 2 of 2 We shared our plans for the completion of The Oasis in the September/October 2022 issue. This is the rest of the story. Working together as a family and as a team, we have created what I believe to be an artistic masterpiece. We will never stop growing as artists, but it’s …
Back at a Sept. 2023 team dinner, Premier Ponds’ owner “King” Mike Kurylo said he had an announcement. From his pocket he produced rough blueprints of a pond, but as we looked closer at the sketch, we all were in shock at the massive koi pond renovation. “The client asked for a ‘pond on steroids’,” …
By Roger and Melody Sears The call came in from a current customer, Mike Hartman, the owner of H & H Excavating. A friend of his wanted a 1-acre earth-bottom pond with a big waterfall and a bog filtering system. Mike had told his friend that H & H could dig the pond, but they …
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