With pond season in high gear, all eyes are gazing toward the accolades that will be awarded this winter for the season’s best waterscape construction projects in POND Trade’s Water Artisans of the Year contest. Last year’s inaugural contest recognized winners and runners-up in five distinct categories and raised more than $1,300 for the Wounded […]
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The first annual Water Artisans of the Year contest is in full swing, with seven highly qualified professionals — including a few “big fish” reeled in from around the pond and water gardening industries — to serve as this year’s judges. POND Trade magazine officially began accepting entries from professional contractors in late August. The
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I would like to thank POND Trade magazine for asking me to shed more light on an all-too-common topic — water loss and pond leaks that occur in water features. I will focus on some different issues that cause water loss and discuss how to help recognize them before they escalate. Maybe it will help
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A new wave of competition is on its way for waterscape professionals around the country. POND Trade magazine, a bimonthly publication catering to the pond and water feature industry, has announced the launch of its first annual Water Artisans of the Year contest. The independent contest is intended to honor specific water feature construction projects
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Every city has that one restaurant — the local, family-owned joint with home cooking that everybody talks about. You always take your mom there for Mother’s Day, and it’s the go-to place for out-of-town guests seeking a nice, sit-down meal. Even classy high school guys have been known to take their dates there before the
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