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2015/7.2, July 22 — Eastern Aspiration, Start-Up Options, Yellowstone’s Magic and more
From: WaterShapes <[email protected]>; Subject: Eastern Aspiration, Start-Up Options, Yellowstone’s Magic and more Reply: [email protected] THE…
Lightcraft Publishes 2015 Landscape Lighting Catalog
Lightcraft Outdoor Environments (Chatsworth, CA) has released its 2015 product catalog. The document covers directional…
Hardscape Lighting from Atlantic Water Gardens
Atlantic Water Gardens (Mantua, OH) has released a new line of cast-brass hardscape lights in…
FX Luminaire Releases LED Lighting Controller
FX Luminaire (San Marcos, CA) offers Luxor ZDC, an LED lighting controller with zoning, dimming…
Formal Ease
These days, we do most of our work in the hills in and around Newport Beach, Calif.  To describe the area as "affluent" is understating the case:  For years now, even modest homes for sale in the area usually draw seven-figure prices - and the more modest the home, the likelier it is that it will be torn down and replaced with something larger and more elaborate. Through the past few years, we at Pure Water Pools of Costa Mesa, Calif., have been called to many of these built-out properties by homeowners who
FX Luminaire Expands Line of LED Wall Lights
FX Luminaire (San Marcos, CA) has released model MO, an LED fixture designed for use…
2015/1.1, January 7 — Variable-Speed Savings, Interactive Artistry, Pond Edging and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 7, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2014/9.2, September 24 — Cool Plaster, A Pond Reborn, Roman Splendor and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS September 24, 2014 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Dry-Side Adventures
I hadn't thought about LandShapes in years - and my suspicion is that most readers of this newsletter aren't even aware that it existed for a glorious five-issue run between May 2006 and February 2007, by which time it was clear to me that the magazine wasn't going to thrive. It's departure from the scene was a
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