Here’s a quick tour of the new WaterShapes.com, starting with the pulldown menus at the top of the home page: q Articles. This section already includes about a year’s worth of the information that’s been published in our twice-monthly newsletters. Right away, all new newsletter features and articles will be uploaded to the site immediately; within a few months, everything we’ve ever published in newsletter form will be ready and available to all readers
It’s a simple fact: When it comes to ponds and watergardens, leaks happen – and they can be devilishly hard to find and repair. To do right by the plants and fish that inhabit these watershapes, you need to understand a few basic principles of leak detection and be well versed in the sorts of fixes that may be required. Before we get there, however, it’s important to recognize that leaks
From my first visit, I knew I’d be spending a lot of time here developing the watershapes and landscapes on this amazing site. Set on a bluff in Del Mar, Calif., the whole property slopes down from the street level to the back edge of the property. Beyond was an open space offering uninterrupted views of a river estuary, native coastal scrub studded with rare, indigenous, protected
Earlier this year, I devoted a good bit of energy to covering two educational groups and their pursuit of excellence in the classroom. I am happy to report that both Artistic Resources & Training (ART) and Genesis have been far from idle since I last wrote about them. For its part, ART has organized a second program that builds on the first and expands it gloriously. They’re bringing back
Swimmer Ruled Eligible to Compete in Paralympics
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Belated Apology for Booze-Fueled Skinny-Dipping in Sea of Galilee As you may have heard by now, a year ago a group of Republican lawmakers on a visit to the Holy Land were dining at a restaurant next to the Sea of Galilee when about half of the 30 members of Congress went for an impromptu dip. According to a report on politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com, there was a fair amount of drinking
Oceanside Glasstile (Carlsbad, CA) has announced the release of its new Installation Guide. The eight-page booklet…
Polaris/Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has introduced two new models in its Sport robotic pool…
Aqua Bella Designs (Harpers Ferry, WV) has set up a web page featuring images of…
Deck-O-Seal (Hampshire, IL) offers information on Deck-O-Foam, a non-staining, chemical-resistant, ultraviolet stable, non-absorbent, low density,…
