Weee-oh! Another year has come and gone. Hopefully you’ve had a great year and manyfantastic completed projects. As with anything you do, there’s always room to better yourself. Heck, that’s why POND Trade has so many readers! Our January / February 2025 issue offers a lot you can learn from. We welcome back Dave Duensing …
The “Mile-High City” of Denver, Colorado hosted the 2024 Atlantic-Oase Professional Conference (APC) at the Rally Hotel downtown. Pre-Conference Tour Early attendees signed up for the pond tour, with three vans leaving the hotel at 9:00 a.m. At the first stop, a lovely home with a panoramic view of Marston Lake, the homeowner and the …
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It’s a wild time to be a koi enthusiast in America. As the 2025 All-American Koi Show season approaches, koi dealers are flocking to Japan with dreams of landing “The One” — you know, the perfect koi that stops people in their tracks, with patterns so beautiful that it could hang in an art museum …
For pond contractors, growing a business means reaching new clients, building strong relationships with existing ones and expanding services like maintenance. A well-rounded pond construction marketing plan is the key to achieving these goals. In this article, we’ll explore the essential components of an effective marketing strategy, highlight the power of email marketing and discuss …
Concrete ponds and liners were always the go-to for koi pond enthusiasts, but for Hunter Nieman, they lacked something. His journey into the koi fish and pond-building world began at a time when he was searching for something more. He discovered koi fish and was struck by the peacefulness of their graceful movement and vibrant …
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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Many of us can attribute our love of fish of all kinds to the very first fish we cared for as a child, which probably was a common goldfish- in a classic goldfish bowl. As time progresses, many of us move on to other varieties and leave the goldfish as a fond memory of the …
In this article I will share how to master the bare-liner pond floor finish. In 2006, I started construction of my prototype natural swimming pool in southeastern Australia using EPDM rubber liner as the waterproof membrane. At that time, I had no experience cutting and joining EPDM liner. I was concerned that a water depth …
Does it sound counterintuitive to incorporate cut rock into a natural water garden, waterfall, stream, pond or swimming pond? Why would you even consider it? How could it successfully enhance the design, usefulness, interaction opportunities, and your client’s enjoyment? I’m guessing that when you think of cut rock, your mind may instantly go to straight …