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Double the Pleasure

As Jimmy Reed knows well, glass tile can be an unforgiving material. But with meticulous planning and surface preparation, he insists, even surfaces as complex as those he encountered in this project...

Living, Breathing Ponds

One of the least heralded factors in pond health is also among the most significant: It's all about oxygen, writes Ed Beaulieu, who reviews the basics while offering some suggestions on how to keep i...

Meeting Special Needs

Ponds are often valued for being uniquely calming and comforting. But for a child with autism, these watershapes can also be therapeutic in a number of ways. That's wonderful news for these kids, Mi...

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...

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Fifteen Years After

Kelly Klein and the birth of a movement. Book Notes includes reviews of a wide variety of publications hand-selected by a professional watershaper/landscape designer who sees their relevance in his l...

Artistic Paver Introduces PlankLock Pavers

Product information from Artistic Paver Mfg. on its new PlankLock paver system

A Path Not Taken

Reading about the fountain renovation at Longwood Gardens started Jim McCloskey thinking about inspiration, life's experiences and career paths -- and what might have happened had he grown up visiting...

Inspiring -- and That's No Joke

The next time you visit the Central Coast of California, writes Jim McCloskey, stop for a while in the narrow canyon in the mountains above Santa Barbara where you'll find Nojoqui Falls — a real treat...

Combined D.E./Cartridge Filter from Pentair

Product information from Pentair on its Quad D.E. Cartridge-Style Filter for use in pool and spa applications.

Visual Acceptance

In his 2002 'Details' column, David Tisherman wrote eloquently about the way watershape-related products should look – and we've been evaluating them with much more critical eyes ever since.

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A Fine Romance

He came to the profession by an unusual path, but pond, waterfall and stream specialist Steve Sandalis has taken to his work with rare passion, turning a one-time hobby into a thriving business. Here, he describes what he’s after in working with his clients, the openness with which he operates and the approaches he takes to offer his clients watershapes that bring peace, tranquity, beauty and a generous dash of romance to their backyards.

Serious Whimsy

Developing watershapes and landscapes for residential clients can become an incredibly personal undertaking. The project featured here, for example, revolved around a client whose love of color and whimsy opened the door to landscape designer Colleen Holmes’ involvement in a lengthy, joint quest for vivid materials and playful detailing for a setting that defies adequate description unless you look at it through the client’s own eyes.

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