A&A Manufacturing (Phoenix, AZ) produces LivingWaters fixtures that use six custom-configured jets to bring continuous, ever-changing dancing-water effects to pools, spas and other waterfeatures. The height-adjustable nozzles can retract flush with a watershape’s floor when not in use and can also be installed as stand-alone enhancements for backyards. For details, click here.
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Clearwater Tech’s Ozone for Small Watershapes
Clearwater Tech (San Luis Obispo, CA) offers its Microzone Series, which uses corona discharge (CD) technology to eliminate odors and reduce chemical usage while providing superior ozone performance in a compact housing – perfect for residential spas, ornamental waterfeatures, small aquariums and a variety of small-scale watershapes. For details, click here.
2020/3.2, March 18 — Alpine Horseplay, Mirror Magic, 9/11 Memories and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 18, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE An Equine Retreat Designing ponds for special purposes is nothing new toAnthony Archer Wills, who recently worked onthisone, meant for horses. The result, set in the shadow of the Bavarian Alps, is beyond beautiful — even though the four-legged part […]
Global Watershaping
By Mark Holden
‘Have you had just about enough of the current chatter about the environment? Have the terms “global warming,” “carbon footprint” and “sustainable landscape” become more irritating to you than they are inspiring? If so,’ wrote Mark Holden in his Currents column for February 2010, ‘all I can say is that I don’t think you’ll like the future.’
‘In fact, the green movement . . . is rapidly on its way to becoming a mainstay of our shared cultural consciousness. While there are certain political and social aspects of the discussion that
CMP Releases Its 2020 Pool-Product Catalog
CMP (Newnan, GA) has published its 2020 pool-product catalog. The 276-page digital document covers new products and offers descriptions for the Natural Wonders and Brilliant Wonders lines as well as for DEL ozone sanitizers, PowerClean conventional and salt chlorinators and various waterfeatures, LED lights, spa systems and more. For details, click here.
2020/1.2, January 22 — Small Considerations, Corporate Teamwork, Helical Sweep and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 22, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE Big Ideas, Small Space The yard was quite long and narrow, and so was the tightly confined access path. ButScott Cohenhas enough experience in dealing with compact backyards that he’s always ready, as he demonstrates here, to deliver a design […]
2019/8.1, August 7 — An Unfolding Process, Artificial Turf, Design Emergence and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 7, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE The Gradual Renovation It was a most unusual remodeling project, notesCarla Sovernigo. Partly it had to do with its scale and complexity, but mostly it was because it took three full years to finalize the design and then another whole […]
2019/6.2, June 19 — Botanical Bravura, Inventing an Illusion, Stylish Steps and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS June 19, 2019 www.watershapes.com GARDEN ENCHANTMENT Constrained Expanse Wrapping up a three-part series on his water-rich botanical gardens,Raymond Junglesnotes that these institutions areoften narrowly focused while wanting to be as inclusive as possible. It’s aduality that kept him busy in Miami Beach as he tried to […]
CMP Adds High-Flow UV Sterilizer
CMP (Newnan, GA) has launched UV-C 50, a high-flow ultraviolet sterilizer designed for easy installation, reliability and simple serviceability on swimming pools containing up to 50,000 gallons. The unit prevents micro-organism growth, breaks down chloramines, reduces chemical use, optimizes water clarity and creates no chemical by-products. For details, click here.
Northern Exposure
By J. Wickham Zimmerman & Chris Roy
Through the past few years, certain parts of Idaho have seen large influxes of people from California, some of them seeking more bucolic lifestyles, others heading into retirement and still others looking for places where taxes are lower than they are in the Golden State.
As it turns out, these folks have been transplanting more than just their personal hopes and dreams, with pieces of California culture following them wherever they go. They’re arriving in cities like Boise with preferences in mind as well as the resources required to make