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2020/9.1, September 2 — European Influence, Veneer Details, Artful Waterfalls and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS September 2, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Bradford Offers Custom Waterfalls
Bradford Products (Leland, NC) offers its Bradford FX line of sheeting waterfalls. The units create…
2019/3.2, March 20 — A Space Transformed, Deck Details, Surreal Boldness and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 20, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Calming Undulations
One thing I can safely say about the California city where I grew up is that it's a lot different from what it was like when I was a kid. Back in the 1960s, the area across from Santa Monica's City Hall was a mass of parking lots, office buildings and other hard, unattractive surfaces. The famed Civic Auditorium was at one end of the street, and a Moderne-style
Living, Breathing Ponds
One of the least heralded factors in pond health is also among the most significant:  It's all about oxygen, writes Ed Beaulieu, who reviews the basics while offering some suggestions on how to keep it's level up where it needs to be to make both fish and plants happy.  
Copper Scuppers from Pebble Technology
Pebble Technology (Scottsdale, AZ) has added 100-percent copper scuppers to its Fire+Water Elements line. Engineered…
Pebble Technology Launches Scupper Line
Pebble Technology (Scottsdale, AZ) has introduced a line of copper scuppers. Available with sheet, trough…
2015/5.1, May 6 — Chemical-Free Pools, The Digital Office, Cascade Contouring and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 6, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Atlantic Water Gardens Introduces New Wall Spouts
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has released wall spouts in two new styles – Mantova…
Beauty Within Reach
I’ve spent enough time exploring Los Angeles that I’ve found a few underappreciated gems in my time – at least so far as watershaping is concerned.  One of them is Suiho En, the “Garden of Water and Fragrance” – otherwise known as “the Japanese Garden next to the water-treatment plant.” It’s an unusual location for such a contemplative space – six-and-a-half acres of