We had a consultation with a family just outside Washington, D.C. Although they had lived in their beautiful home for more than eight years with no landscaping in their backyard, the time had finally come. They were ready to create a paradise by transforming their backyard into a beautiful, pond world. Why not a Pond? […]
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Building a new waterfall amid an already existing network of waterfalls, pools and streams under the watchful eye of a master certified gardener nicknamed Llama Mama might intimidate some contractors. But, as John Adams was able to prove to a Knoxville homeowner with high expectations, a little careful craftsmanship, some locally-sourced driftwood and more than
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It’s not that difficult to understand why some contractors might balk at the prospect of a project that requires manipulating more than 40 tons of boulders into a pondless waterfall in a tight backyard with limited access and an extreme slope. But when a recently retired couple presented the idea to Tim Wood at a
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While on vacation in July 2014, I was given the opportunity to ride shotgun on an appointment with my uncle, mentor and previous employer of 14 years, Dan Yori. Uncle Dan is the owner of High Sierra Gardens in my old hometown of Incline Village, Nevada, on the north shore of beautiful and scenic Lake
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Right now, Lake Tahoe is under 17 feet of snow but this video shows the “pond side” of northern California in the summertime. Jason Steele of Steele’s Landscapes — the Water Boss — provides an overview of the entire pondless water feature installation. Jason will be providing a full account of this waterfall build via
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This is useful since the patio pond bowls are also being used for aquatic plants. This turned out to be a great way to integrate lily pads.
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We have all seen both the “WOW!” waterfall as well as the “What were they thinking?” waterfall, right? Most prospective customers have been exposed to the latter, which makes selling them on your better-built and more aesthetically pleasing waterfall much easier. Since the aesthetic aspects of a waterfall are subjective, I will try to focus
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Building a Pondless water feature? Get the engineering right the first time! Learn from a pond industry veteran the “how-to” on sizing vaults and flows when building features such as a long stream. Learn the formula to accurately calculate the Dynamic Volume, so you won’t overflow or be caught short of water.
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When a project begins as a simple pondless waterfall and evolves into a massive, 350,000-gallon recreational swim pond, you know you are in for an extraordinary ride. But nothing quite prepared our team for the sheer scale, logistical hurdles and technical challenges that lay ahead. From managing subterranean groundwater and transporting 250 tons of rock
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Submit Award Entry Quality photography for the landscape trade is not just documentation. It is something that turns craftsmanship into clarity. Submit Award Entry Photo of the Year The Photo of the Year award recognizes an exceptional image that captures the beauty, artistry, craftsmanship, people, wildlife, or memorable moments of the pond and water-feature industry.
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