Volume 24 | Issue 2
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DEPARTMENTS 6 73 76 77
Upcoming Events Trade News Marketplace Advertisers’ Index
COLUMNS 7 Publisher’s Perspective
FEATURES
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Take 5!
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The Trade Show Shuffle
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POND CONSTRUCTION
Steve Sandalis tells a familiar story with a one-of-a-kind result: a homeowner starts with a pondless feature and gets bitten by the water bug. Five features later, he's the proud owner of a property-wide waterscape.
Have you ever traveled for business and asked yourself, "Can I expense that?" You'll want to check out this tax advice from expert Mark Battersby.
Location, Location, Location There are plenty of factors to take into account when siting water features. Take a gander at Demi Fortuna's checklist to make sure you're covered when determining the best location for your customer's new pondscape.
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49 Digitize Your Vision
Some people are naturally more visual than others. For customers who can't quite visualize how your new feature will look in their backyard, take Max Taylor's advice and market your work with specialty software.
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Back to Basics
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Battle of the New Blooms
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LANGUAGE OF KOI
Whether you're new to the koi-keeping hobby or you sell to a lot of newbies, you'll want to check out this Q&A by Joe Pawlak that covers all the highlights from Koi 101.
If you're a waterlily fan, we've got the gallery for you. John Sou recaps the winners from the third annual New Waterlily Competition of the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society.
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Best Practices In this issue's Best Pond Practices feature, Kent Wallace recounts the challenges and successes of a formal pond build that required collaboration among several contractors.
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