Yahoo! It’s 2019. Happy New Year! At the stroke of midnight, I was thinking of all the resolutions I will make in 2019 — NOT. Whether you’re a resolution person or not, I know one thing that’s on the mindsMore…
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IWGS 2018 Symposium Recap
The 2018 IWGS Symposium was held in San Angelo, Texas, from Sept. 16 to 18. The City of San Angelo could not have been more excited and welcoming to see the IWGS come back to their fair city. Board membersMore…
Vlogging as a Water Feature Marketing Tool
When YouTube sensation Logan Paul mentioned in one of his video blogs, or vlogs, that he wanted a koi pond, my smartphone instantly blew up! I knew a little about who Logan Paul was. What I didn’t know was howMore…
Pond Construction | A Big-League Waterfall Slide
A top NBA player and Olympic gold medalist had a vision of a pool waterslide. He wanted a pool oasis for his kids — one that included his dream slide into the pool. He had never seen exactly what he wanted,More…
Language of Koi | Treating Koi Sleeping Disease
Koi sleeping disease is an infrequently discussed viral disease in koi that has been around for many decades. Most koi health books written in Japan mention this disease, but it seems that many U.S. koi dealers have heard of itMore…
Best Practices | Raised, Formal Backyard Pond Design
A few months ago, I received a call from a couple relocating from California to Las Vegas. They had just purchased a new home and needed to move and quarantine their fish while a pond was built. Not only didMore…
Keys to Keeping a Clean Pond Floor
No backyard oasis would be complete without a beautiful koi pond or water garden as its centerpiece. We make a living pouring our experience, knowledge, God-given artistic ability and personal blood, sweat and tears into creating masterpieces that our customersMore…
Conscious Containment of Invasive Plant Species
When I was 10 years old living in the southeast corner of Missouri, I learned the fine art of picking up a hoe, the trade of chopping cotton and soybeans and the definition of a weed. My father would driveMore…
Need Some Privacy, Don’t Get Bamboozled
So you have come home exhausted, poured your choice of evening beverage and sit down to enjoy your backyard. From across the way, you can see Mrs. Kravitz with drapes to one side, peering over to see what you areMore…
The People Factor in Pond Management
Urban and suburban ponds make up the majority of our treatments and contracts. Many are dressed-up stormwater retention ponds, while some are bona fide lakes in an urban setting with pond management challenges. I say two things often enough thatMore…