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Just Awesome

It's a bit misleading to say that Longwood Gardens' Main Fountain Garden is 'back,' observes Robert Nonemaker, declaring that the $90 million revitalization has produced something that recalls the ori...

#9: Leaf Cover

It's not a glamorous detail, notes Mike Farley, but in many parts of the country at a certain time of year, a leaf cover can be a crucial part of the pool/spa feature package.

Green Evolution

His clients were craving low-maintenance poolscapes, so Tanr Ross bucked convention and started using synthetic grass with some of his projects. It's a solution he would have shot down a few years ba...

Translucent Beauty

He was called in to help with a spa, but Brian Van Bower ended up pitching in with three watershapes in all -- each of which offered unique hydraulic challenges and all of which contributed to creatin...

Pigments and Pools

Colored plaster and aggregate finishes are found in more and more watershapes these days. But as Que Hales, Doug Latta and Kim Skinner discuss, not all pigments are created equal -- and knowing how t...

Add a Spa, Save a Home

It didn't take long for Paolo Benedetti to notice that his prospective client's house was giving way on a slowly collapsing hill. Armed with a fresh soils report, he designed a spa and stone deck tha...

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Meets the Eyes

Exploring the edges of artistic illusion. Book Notes includes reviews of a wide variety of publications hand-selected by a professional watershaper/landscape designer who sees their relevance in his ...

Roman Fountains Offers Nozzle with LED Lights

Product information from Roman Fountains on its model RRDJ2-XX-DH-LED flush-mounted fountain nozzle with LED lights

Nothing But Net

A brief meditation on the way he relates to his personal 'backyard resort' leads Jim McCloskey to discuss the longstanding approach he uses when looking at watershapes in general -- and in evaluating ...

Beauty in Reserve

Beauty in Reserve: Another visit to Washington's Bainbridge Island led Jim McCloskey back to Bloedel Reserve, where this time he rambled through the Japanese garden and took his time observing waterf...

Couture Outdoor Offers Double Daybed

Product information from Couture Outdoor on its imported Chill Daybed with canopy and curtains

Slippery Slopes

As a designer, Stephanie Rose liked the challenges of working on slopes, especially near watershapes. Back in 2002, she led the way in calling for a distinct approach to these contoured settings.

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The Heart of the City

The plaza island at Columbus Circle in New York is an example of urban and civic design at its best. Encircling the heart of this grand space is a subtle fountain system that has turned a busy traffic hub into a welcome gathering place for the city’s residents and visitors. Here, principal designer Claire Kahn Tuttle of WET Design in Sun Valley, Calif., describes the project and the philosophy the company brought to bear in bringing it to fruition.

Continental Class

Teamwork is about different things on different projects, say Martha and Randy Beard. As contractors specializing in the construction of watershapes conceived by top-flight architects, landscape architects and designers, they sometimes simply follow a plan. In the project covered here, however, their involvement was much broader – and reflects their increasing ability to step up and participate as valued members of the design team.

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