Koi Courtyard
When we think about Koi ponds, the images that most often come to mind are of spaces entirely naturalistic:  irregular shapes, edges offering limited direct access, lots of aquatic and terrestrial plants interacting at the margins and, as a rule, little suggestion of formality in the design.   That was certainly the case in a project I recently shared through
Just the Opposite
'Is it honest to say that too few of the swimming pools you find in America's backyards are what one could call well built - and that even fewer of them are well designed?  I think so,' wrote Brian Van Bower in opening his Aqua Culture column for April 2002, 'because so many of the pools I see run like junk and look like junk.' 'The environment out there is so unfortunate that
Spring Is Here!
Although fall in southern California is my favorite time of year for its raw beauty, spring is a close runner-up because it is so busy.   In fact, some of the heavy lifting is already done by the time March 20 rolls around:  Early in that month, for instance, I'll typically take advantage of a warm day to vacuum away our pool's winter accumulation of
2017/4.2, April 19 — Sustainable Persuasion, Formal Pondscape, Island Memories and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS April 19, 2017 www.watershapes.com SUSTAINABLE TRENDS…
Atlantic Water Gardens Produces 2017 Catalog
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has released its 2017 product catalog. The 100-page, full-color digital…
S.R. Smith Supplies poolLUX Lighting Controls
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) offers the poolLux line of control systems for use with the…
Certikin Introduces New Form of Filter Medium
Certikin (Witney, Oxfordshire, England) is the worldwide distributor of the OC-1 Filtration Medium. This recyclable…
Automatic Pool Covers Introduces AutoGuard
Automatic Pool Covers (Westfield, IN) has launched AutoGuard, a system designed to simplify the safe…
Valcon Offers Flexcrete Waterproofing System
Valcon Industries (Sarasota, FL) manufactures components of the Flexcrete Waterproofing System, which is designed for…
Managed Elevations
It definitely helps to have a good reputation within the local design community. In this case, an architect I've known for years and have worked with on numerous occasions - someone with whom I've gotten so familiar with on the job site that we've become good friends - called me in to meet clients who needed help beyond the work he was doing on their house. He thought we'd be a good fit, and he was right:  From our first meeting, the clients and I