WaterShapes

No Worries
In recent years, I've become increasingly focused on landing projects on St. Thomas, St. John and a bunch of other paradisal surface eruptions off the east coast of North America: I like the people, enjoy the climate and truly love the laid-back island culture I find even among the high-end clients who call on me to design their poolscapes. Quite often, the settings are the far side of spectacular, too, with views of multi-hued coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean stretching out for miles, often interrupted by
Your Liner Is Showing
I'm not crabby by nature - just the opposite, in fact - and I don't want anyone to think that I go out of my way to find and critique flawed ponds. Thing is, I'm a reputable pond designer and installer and have made a point through the years of meeting with garden clubs and other groups that are interested in what pond-making is all about. After these events, it hasn't been uncommon for owners of ponds installed by others to call me over for a visit and ask me what I think needs to be done to address what they see as worrisome
2020/3.1, March 4 — Island Adventures, Liner Laments, Precision Tiling and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 4, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
The Perfect Trend
I've heard it often enough in the past couple years that I'm becoming a believer: It looks as though more and more watershapers are finding seats at the design table and have become respected participants in water-related aspects of significant projects led by
Hearth Products Introduces Fire/Water Feature
Hearth Products Controls (Kettering, OH) has launched Evolution 360, a fire-and-water feature for residential or…
Deck-O-Seal Offers One-Step Caulk
Deck-O-Seal (Hampshire, IL) makes Deck-O-Seal One Step for caulking joints in structures that are subject…
Pentair Launches the Prowler 920 Robotic Cleaner
Pentair (Sanford, NC) now offers Prowler 920, a robotic inground-pool cleaner. Designed for fast, easy,…
Oase Makes Energy-Efficient Waterfall Pumps
Oase (Corona, CA) offers quiet, energy-efficient waterfall pumps for pond systems. Designed for reliability, the…
Gale Pacific Offers Dual-Colored Shades
Gale Pacific USA (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) has introduced the Destination Collection – part of the…
Jandy Offers the CXi Commercial Pool Heater
Zodiac Pool Systems (Carlsbad, CA) manufactures the Jandy CXi commercial pool heater in 500,000, 650,000…