After 24 years of rapid and very successful growth in the water features industry, many contractors who specialize solely in water features have been faced with a very challenging economy in recent years. Since the economy has, historically, been aMore…
The Best and the Brightest: 2013 New Waterlily Competition results
Ever wonder what the most beautiful waterlily in the world would look like? Well, wonder no more; the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society recently held its annual New Waterlily Competition, and POND Trade has the photos! See the bestMore…
Weather the Winter Without Fishcicles
Transitioning fish toward winter in colder climates
While mammals have a plethora of techniques for surviving single-digit temperatures, fish, frogs and turtles are stuck with just two: changing their eating habits and moving to a new part of your pond. In this important article, Justin Lorson offersMore…
Pond or Pool: The fierce and divisive swim pond debate
To swim or not to swim? To say that the question has sparked lively discussion would be a gross understatement; indeed, there may be no more divisive debate in the history of ponding! Here, POND Trade editor Peter Celauro interviewsMore…
It’s Toadally a Frog!
Cutting away the confusion about amphibians
To many pond owners, frogs and toads are about as different as creeks and cricks. In reality, these two amphibians vary greatly in diet, anatomy and habitat. If you’d like to know a bit more about the noisy, four-legged hoppersMore…
Constructing Your 2014 Business Calendar
According to Steve Shinholser of Premier Ponds, a successful business is 80 percent attitude and 20 percent business model. But how do you create a model that will hold up through every season of the year? Use Steve’s calendar, ofMore…
The Water Treatment Plant in your Backyard
What sophisticated bioreactors can teach us about anaerobic pond filtration
Imagine a pond of immense beauty with beautiful plants, plenty of wildlife — and very little hard work involved! Sounds like a wonderful but unrealistic fantasy, doesn’t it? According to the experts at Ecological Laboratories, Inc., gorgeous and low-maintenance pondsMore…
How to Build an Elephant
Conceiving and constructing a large-scale project
When Jason Lenox arrived in Galena, Ill. to scope out a potential project site, he didn’t know what to expect. One look at the massive farm property, though, and he knew one thing for sure: this would be no ordinaryMore…