fountains

2015/4.1, April 8 — Cascade Mastery, Hydraulic Balance, Digital Pioneering and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 18, 2015 www.watershapes.com DIGITAL DESIGN…
Color Me Unimpressed
It's attention-getting, so it's easy to figure out why it's done.  But in this case, my feeling is that just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done. What I'm agitated about here is the peculiarly popular practice of coloring fountain water to commemorate special dates or events.  You know what I mean:  Think about all those fountains dyed red for Valentine's
Atlantic Water Gardens Introduces New Wall Spouts
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has released wall spouts in two new styles – Mantova…
2014/12.2, December 17 — Vanishing-Edge Errors, Pond Grooming, Hot Pool Lights and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 17, 2014 www.watershapes.com LESSONS LEARNED…
2014/12.1, December 3 — Buried Artistry, Frog-Friendly Planting, Spa Finesse and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 3, 2014 www.watershapes.com CASE STUDIES…
Stunted Expectations
Back in 2007, I helped a friend through part of the process of updating the exterior of his five-unit horseshoe of courtyard apartments.  I was mostly there for moral support as he reviewed drawings and sought feedback on features for the common space. He had a vision - a small bowl fountain toward the back, a large
Coverall Stone Offers Basalt-Column Fountains
Coverall Stone (SeaTac, WA) manufactures fountains and a range of other outdoor-living accessories from columnar…
Poolside Panache
When a backyard has a swimming pool, homeowners generally want their watershape to be a key visual component in the overall composition.  Too often, however - and this is particularly true of many of the older ones I see - the pool is unexciting both on its own and as part of the landscape. That's definitely not the style these days.  Homeowners either want to make a statement by having a pool that is a visual knockout complete with big rocks and grottos and waterfalls; or they want it to play a more understated role but be a major part of a
2014/7.1, July 9 — Infinite Views, Stream Consciousness, Multi-Purpose Pools and more
July 9, 2014 www.watershapes.com PROJECT PROFILE A Mirror on Infinity Tackling a major fountain project…
The Shopping List #2
Poolstones Introduces Marble Overflow System Poolstones by Sofikitis (Voula, Greece) offers a pool-overflow system made…