Bradford Products (Leland, NC) manufactures heated loungers that provide warm relaxation for a variety of…
'Through the past few months,' wrote Brian Van Bower in April 2005 to open his Aqua Culture column, 'I've run across several representatives of the pool and spa industry who have expressed concern that some of us in the business of educating watershapers are encouraging landscape architects to move in the direction of the pool industry's traditional market. "I can understand the anxiety. After all, landscape architects are
It's a swimming pool that doesn't exist anyplace else, one that stretched our skill sets to find creative solutions to surprisingly steep challenges. Last year, the project was awarded the Northeast Swimming Pool Association Outstanding Achievement Award, a source of pride given the project's high level of difficulty. The project is located on the Connecticut coast overlooking Long Island Sound on a beautiful 10-acre property in an upscale neighborhood. The house is brand new, built the same time as the pool. We were brought into the process by
Author's note: In January as part of a previous article in this series, I briefly discussed the process of selecting stone material with clients. Here we'll expand on that process with a look at why checking out rocks can be so much fun, and why it can be so important. Smiling changes things, but what on earth does that have to do with building ponds, or any other type of watershape for that matter? That answer is simply everything! In fact, this simple truth about the power of smiling might just be the most practical idea that exists in the world of watershaping. I believe it's right there with
By any measure, the past year has been a time of tumultuous change - and I'm not referencing the current microbiological situation. (In fact, let's just declare this space a "virus-free" zone for now.) Rather I'm talking about the tumbling dominoes that have been falling throughout the pool and spa industry since last spring. Dating back to the
As a designer/builder I openly admit that I am completely obsessed with water quality. A big part of why that's so is because I started out servicing pools. In fact, I really only moved into building them because I was so appalled by how builders in our area completely ignored the treatment side of the equation. It was so bad that I'd say the majority of pools we serviced had some form of shortcoming in the system that impacted water quality - undersized filters, only one skimmer, no chemical treatment technology, etc. - all which made
Simply because water is universal does not mean humans necessarily understand it or see it for what it truly is. I've been covering all things aquatic for three decades and the cliché is true, the more I know the more ignorant I become. From the emotional, even spiritual facets of water, to the recreational and awe-inspiring, to the
Hydrel (Conyers, GA) produces the Model 4800 LED wet-niche fountain fixture in line or low-voltage…
