Creating a Sustainable Pond or Water Feature

Many people like the idea of the sight and sound of water. And why wouldn’t they!? Water is a basic need for life and is hard-wired into our conscience-ness. You can create a long lasting water feature for your home and property and do it in a way that benefits...

Pitfalls Of Pond Advice Over The Phone

I get quite a few calls about what can be done with ponds that have problems. In many cases a hole was just dug in the ground and allowed to fill with water. The property owner’s expectation of a crystal clear spring has turned into a muddy mess! The next...

How Aeration Effects Fish

  Small ponds are difficult to manage. Lakes have dynamic forces of wind, water currents, stratification changes and biota that help maintain physical and chemical characteristics of water. Ponds are often too small to have all of the natural processes that occur...

Eco-Friendly Concrete Repair

Magnesium cements offer a permanent repair to concrete that uses less energy in production and use than traditional Portland cement. We are seeing increased failures in concrete sidewalks and driveways. Most early degradation of concrete is only caused by two basic...

Green Space On A Diet

We “supersize” nearly everything in America including the food we order, the vehicles we drive and the houses we build. So why not go overboard with our landscapes, parks and green spaces? In many cases, we can no longer afford to build large parks with...