AquaMaster Adds to Its Aerating Fountain Line
AquaMaster Fountains & Aerators (Kiel, WI) has added Imperial to the numerous patterns available in…
Poolstones Introduces Marble Overflow System
Poolstones by Sofikitis (Voula, Greece) offers a pool-overflow system made of solid marble. Precision-cut for…
Hayward Expands its Variable-Speed Pump Line
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) has added the Super Pump VS to its line of…
Fountain Bleu Offers Dual-Filter Cart for Pond Cleaning
Fountain Bleu (Southwick, MA) now offers Dual-Filter Carts for use with its Water-Vac Solids Separation…
Atlantic Water Gardens Introduces Fiberglass Basalt Columns
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has introduced fiberglass replicas of basalt columns for use as…
A Graveling Experience
As was mentioned a few episodes back, in designing this particular pond we settled on a filtration system that made the most sense for the setting and the situation - and now it's time to show you how we install its permanent gravel bed. As the video shows, it's a straightforward process of rinsing the material to get rid of as much dust as possible and doing what I can to cull any smaller-than-desired chunks of gravel that might
Test Your Knowledge #78
New Subspecies of Animal Found In Colombian Swimming Pool 
The Preservation Arts
I've written quite a bit - and, I think, with passion - about the need to preserve and protect our cultural heritage as it relates to watershapes (click here, for one recent example).  There are plenty of grand public pools, classic fountains and even some architecturally significant residential watershapes that
Nightmares Under Foot
In many parts of the country, it's not uncommon to encounter the unexpected when you start digging to make way for a swimming pool or some other watershape.  There might be field stone, a rock ledge, a buried outcropping or even hardpan.  Depending on the size, depth and extent of these stony intrusions, running into any of them can, as the video linked below suggests, take a homeowner's budget expectations and throw them right out the window. And it's not just rock that can be a hidden issue:  Various types of soil can be problematic, as can the groundwater level in the
Ripples #89
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck New Study: Urinating in Pools Poses Serious Health Dangers