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#21: Exposed-Aggregate Decking
This is one of those "What Is It?" items I hesitated to write, mainly because the material and concept behind exposed-aggregate decking is so familiar (and maybe even so old-fashioned) that most of us rarely think of it.  In the case of the poolscape featured in the video linked below, for example, it's possible and maybe even likely
2015/12.1, December 2 — Access Assistance, Distant Projects, Duck Ponds and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 2, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Remaking a Classic
In the course of my career, I've worked with blue-chip clients from rock stars and professional athletes to Hollywood celebrities and business tycoons.  It may be my sparkling personality, but, realistically, I think it has more to do with the way I have with glass tile and custom mosaics associated with beautiful swimming pools. My company, Rock Solid Tile of Calabasas, Calif., has worked all over Los Angeles through the years, taking its
Intersecting Sensibilities
I live on the eastern-most fringe of the west side of Los Angeles, a neighborhood with an eclectic urban concoction of mixed nationalities and wide-ranging aesthetics - including a lack thereof.   This hilly East Hollywood region has views of the downtown skyline and cars lined up regularly at four-way stop signs deployed in an effort to minimize the number of streetlights we must navigate to get from our homes to nearby Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards.  In short, we are bursting at the seams with
2015/9.2, September 23 — Overflowing Consequences, Heater Talk, Small-Site Potential and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS September 23, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Savio Engineering’s Livingponds Waterfall Filters
Savio Engineering (New York, NY) manufactures Livingponds Waterfall Filters. Designed to harness the natural dynamics…
2015/9.1, September 9 — Plaster Start-Ups, Cascading Precision, Winter Work and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS September 9, 2015 www.watershapes.com START-UP DYNAMICS…
Flexible Hardscape Basins from Atlantic Water Gardens
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has launched a line of flexible hardscape basins. Designed for…
Quikspray’s Carrousel Pumps for Artificial Rockwork
Quikspray (Port Clinton, OH) offers Carrousel Pumps for making artificial rockwork using various approaches –…
Solus Décor Introduces Line of Water Bowls
Solus Décor (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) has added water bowls to its product lines. The…