water levels

Weathering the Winter

In places where winter’s chill really takes hold, pond owners and those who maintain them face a big question: Should a pond run through the whole winter? Some say yes, pointing out that keeping a watergarden in operation right through the frozen months will enable anyone who sees it to enjoy the beautiful ice sculptures that

When it comes to common watershaping challenges with direct, practical design/construction solutions, says Paolo Benedetti, few are as significant as keeping surface waves from inundating the vaults set up for automatic pool covers. Here, he defines a simple approach in which redesigning the skimmer niche and lowering the waterline level not only saves water, but also prevents damage to the cover and its driving mechanisms.

Covering Levels

Automatic swimming pool covers are wonderful in a number of ways: They increase safety, save energy, limit evaporative water losses, keep debris out of a pool and can even reduce chemical consumption. As a watershaper, I want these devices to be trouble-free so they will perform with nothing more than routine maintenance and my clients can