EasyPro Pond Products, a leading manufacturer of pond, water feature, and water garden equipment will exhibit at Hardscape North America (HNA) 2026, taking place October 21–23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Attendees can find EasyPro at Booth 21010, where the company’s team will be on hand to discuss its line of pumps, […]
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Built to Evolve There is something special about seeing what happens after the work is done. In the pond and water feature industry, we spend a lot of time celebrating the build — the excavation, stonework, engineering and that exciting moment when the water begins to flow. But some of the best stories begin afterward.
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Meet the distinguished industry professionals selected to judge the 2026 Water Artisans of the Year Awards, bringing decades of experience, craftsmanship and expertise to this year’s competition. Yvo de Wal is the founder of The Koi Partner, one of the world’s leading online platforms dedicated to koi and the pond industry. Since 2012, he has
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Once in a lifetime, you meet someone who changes the way you look at life, at your work or simply at the way you enjoy something you love. For me, one of those moments began in 2022. I arrived on a warm day at a remote property somewhere between Nashville and Memphis. After driving through
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For over a decade, the Water Artisans of the Year Awards have celebrated the creativity, craftsmanship and innovation that define the pond and water feature industry. As the profession has evolved, so too has the awards program. Following months of collaboration with industry leaders and feedback from professionals across the globe, POND Trade Magazine is
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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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Original photographs and observations by Angel Peña, Ecuador Few animals capture visitors’ imagination like the Galapagos tortoise. Their immense size, remarkable longevity and connection to one of the world’s most celebrated wildlife destinations have made these gentle giants enduring symbols of conservation and environmental education. Whether encountered in zoological institutions, breeding centers, conservation facilities or
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Following the waterlilies through history, art and imagination By Rip Sokol, Fourth Generation Nursery Winning a silent auction at the 2024 International Waterlily & Water Garden Symposium turned into one of the most memorable horticultural journeys of my career. The prize was a five-night stay at the guest house at Latour-Marliac in Le Temple-sur-Lot in
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Pond biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms (primarily bacteria, but also containing algae, fungi, protozoa and other microbes) embedded in a protective extracellular polymeric substance matrix, often appearing as slimy films, scums or mats on surfaces in and around ponds. One of the benefits is the water clarifiers, rotifers and nematodes take residence among the
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One year after an ambitious quarter-million-gallon pond build, mature plantings, clear water and a new generation of koi reveal the project’s true character. When the last boulder was set and the water first began to move through Sasha Vaynerchuk’s newly transformed backyard pond, the scale of the project was impossible to miss. A collaboration among
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