… with absolutely no grass to cut!
Becoming the Monster Perry, Peter and my Dad taught me some valuable lessons in those first years of working at the Gardens: work hard, love your passions and dream until the smile can’t be taken off your face. I took them all to heart, and that’s how I became known as the Pond Monster. Those men taught me to attack a project like it should have been done yesterday. And now, I can find no better satisfaction than seeing the image in your mind or design come to life … using your own flesh and bone to turn an idea into reality and make it match what your mind’s eye sees. Today, I’m thankful to know that I was taught by the best. I’ll always have their presence there, watching me as I take each step in this life. I know how blessed I am to have worked with some of the best teachers in this industry, and to have the Slocums and others consider me The Pond Monster. After 41 years of ponds, I can tell you that if you work hard, love your passions and dream until the smile can’t be taken off your face, you’ll be blessed as well. So always rock on and let the water flow! a
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Lloyd Lightsey, The Pond Monster, has been building, engineering and just plain loving the water feature industry for nearly 41 years. He loves playing with life-sized Tonka trucks and throwing dirt and rocks all day with his crew. Lloyd has an awesome wife, Karrie, his “partner in life and business” who will soon be announcing her own line of pond accessories. Lloyd and Karrie have been “digging the pond life for the four years we’ve been married (pun intended).”
March/April 2015
November 9 – 13, 2015 Long Beach, California
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