Gardens for People
'Gardens truly are for people.  While that's manifestly an obvious statement,' wrote Bruce Zaretsky at the top of his On the Level column in May 2011, 'it seems to be a concept that insufficient numbers of today's watershape and landscape designers fully grasp.' 'That's nothing new.  More than half a century ago, in fact, [Thomas] Church was motivated to
2016/5.2, May 18 — Basin Reborn, Perimeter Parameters, Fountain Fireworks and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 18, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Construction-Management Software from Pool Pro Office
Pool Pro Office (Merritt Island, FL) offers project-management software to pool builders. Designed to cover…
RicoRock Supplies Veneer Stone for Spa Surrounds
RicoRock (Orlando, FL) has introduced Veneer Stones for use in spa surrounds and on other…
Magic Plastics Offers CR2 Check Valve
Magic Plastics (Valencia, CA) manufactures the CR2 back-flow preventing check valve. Designed to protect heat…
S.R. Smith Launches TX-30 Pool Lighting System
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has introduced the TX-30 LED Pool Lighting Kit – a complete…
Coverstar Provides AutoDrain Option for Automatic Covers
Coverstar (Lindon, UT) offers AutoDrain, an optional, built-in cover pump that rides on the top…
Solar Pool Technologies Introduces Solar-Breeze NX Pool Cleaner
Solar Pool Technologies (Scottsdale, AZ) offers Solar-Breeze NX, a floating pool cleaner that removes dirt,…
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A Finer Purpose
Back in June 2012, the publisher of WaterShapes was kind enough to write a blog about our work with Project Scion, a program Zaretsky and Associates (Rochester, N.Y.) was helping to develop as a means of bringing green spaces to rough urban neighborhoods. At that stage, it was still a dream:  We had just launched into our first round of funding through kickstarter.com and had no clear sense of how