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Compiled and Written by Lenny GiteckMystery Solved: Why Honeybees Are Attracted to Saltwater Swimming Pools
Every year at about this time, I survey my backyard and make certain everything is ready for summer - patio furniture, grill, deck, shade sails, misting system and, probably most important given our usual summer lifestyle, the pool and spa. This year, however, my examination of the watershapes in particular
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Chlorine -- and More!
As becomes clear in watching this series of videos, pond installation involves a bunch of specialized skills, from working with the liner and circulation system to moving large rocks and, as we'll see soon, arranging aquatic plants. But completing the project also involves a range of common job-site skills. As we've seen time and again, for instance, you need to know how to measure, fit and glue pipes, and you also need to
It is with no small pleasure (and even more relief) that I can announce completion of the digitizing of WaterShapes magazine: Every one of the articles and columns printed in the 131 issues we published between February 1999 and July 2011 are now all available online in .html format. It has indeed been a monumental task - one that started early last
Some building sites are just tougher than others - and there are few of them that will complicate the construction process as much as the steep slopes discussed in the video linked below. To be sure, top contractors love these difficult sites: Not only do they give us the opportunity to incorporate nearby and distant views into our design vision, but they also
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Ex-POW and Former U.S. Ambassador To Vietnam Teaches Its Kids to Swim
He's Baaaaaack! Michael Phelps Returns to Competitive Swimming
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Cadillac 'Poolside' Commercial Sparks Controversy, Derision
This edition of WaterShapes EXTRA brings back some particularly warm memories for me - and a great sense of pride. [ ] For starters, there's the Essential item about John Lautner by his close associate, Helena Arahuete. "Organic Artistry" (click here) was thekind of feature we only dreamed about running when
