2014/4.1, April 9 — A Wetland Wonder, Italy’s Fountains, Better Vanishing-Edge Walls and more
April 9, 2014 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL All About the Water Specialists in land planning for large-scale…
Ripples #88
Compiled and written by Lenny Giteck Two New Brouhahas About Proper Swimming Attire in Public Pools 
#12: Equipment Room
For the most part, the equipment sets that power pool and spa systems are placed outdoors in spaces near their watershapes.  Maybe that's behind a gate along the side of the house, or behind some shrubs or a wall in a corner of the yard.  Wherever they go, these equipment clusters should be positioned so that the noise made by various motors and pumps isn't so pronounced that it
A Prairie Experience
It's been a number of years since I've managed to visit Chicago, but I want to get back sometime soon.  After all, I have yet to see the Crown Fountain in person (let alone the rest of Millennium Park), and I haven't visited the Chicago Botanic Garden in more than 30 years! The last time I was in the Windy City with any time to spare, it was 2002 and I was attending
The Fullness of Time
When WaterShapes first appeared in February 1999, those of us behind the magazine had some definite hopes about how things would play out in our declared marketplace. [ ]  First was the hope that there really was an emergent
An Illuminating Exercise
Of all the messages I've tried to convey in this video series and its introductory texts, one of the crucial ones is my observation that the people who buy and own ponds will spend lots of time enjoying their watershapes after it gets dark.  The only way to make that happen, of course, is to include an effective in-pond lighting system to make the watershape's best features
2014/3.2, March 19 — Shimmering Sculpture, Pond Allure, Hilltop Grandeur and more
March 19, 2014 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL Glass Works Exploring the synergy among glass, light and water…
Test Your Knowledge #77
Aussie Marathon Swimmer Sets Swim Spa Endurance Record 
Artful Engagement
This edition of WaterShapes EXTRA carries a link to one of my all-time favorite WaterShapes articles:  "Living Art" by Philip di Giacomo and Mark Holden. I remember how pleased Eric Herman was to land this particular story for our October 2004 issue.  He'd been after di Giacomo periodically for years, and we both looked on Phil's willingness to develop an article as
Spillway Finesse
As the process of installing this beautiful little pond moves toward its conclusion, we find as always that we have lots of smallish details to consider - including the important task of creating a great look with the waterfall's spillway. This step may not take the strength or persistence or grand vision of some of the project phases covered to date in this video series, but I can assure you it takes both care and finesse - especially