How Biological Filtration Helps Your Pond: The Hidden System That Keeps Your Water Healthy
How Biological Filtration Helps Your Pond: The Hidden System That Keeps Your Water Healthy Facebook Instagram Youtube Your Pond’s Hardest Worker Isn’t Your Pump A few summers ago, a homeowner from Prior Lake called us with a concern. “My waterfall is running,” she said. “The pump seems fine, but the water doesn’t look as healthy […]
The Pond Repair Project That Never Ends: Why Fixing One Leak Doesn’t Always Stop Your Pond From Leaking
The Pond Repair Project That Never Ends: Why Fixing One Leak Doesn’t Always Stop Your Pond From Leaking A Leak That Should Have Been Simple… Amanda from Faribault thought she had a straightforward leak. Her ecosystem pond had slowly begun losing water, and like most homeowners, she assumed there was one bad spot somewhere in […]
The Truth About Concrete Water Features in Minnesota: Repair, Rebuild, or Replace?
The Truth About Concrete Water Features in Minnesota: Repair, Rebuild, or Replace? A Pond That Had Already Been Repaired Too Many Times… When Clark from Shakopee first called us, he wasn’t looking for a new pond.He wanted a repair. A few years earlier, he had purchased a home with a concrete pond already in the […]
When Your Water Feature Isn’t Working Right: What a Professional Diagnostics Service Actually Does
When Your Water Feature Isn’t Working Right: What a Professional Diagnostics Service Actually Does “Can You Just Swing By and Take a Quick Look?” When Mark and Susan in Prior Lake first reached out to us about their self-built pond, their question sounded simple enough. Their waterfall had slowed down to a trickle, and water […]
Water Feature 101: Understanding the Basics of Your Pond, Pondless Waterfall, or Fountain
Water Feature 101: Understanding the Basics of Your Pond, Pondless Waterfall, or Fountain The Minnesota Homeowner’s Guide to What’s Normal, What’s Not, and When to Actually Worry “Something’s Wrong With the Pond!” It was only a couple weeks after a spring cleaning startup in May when the call came in. “The pond is turning green […]
The Complete Guide to Building a Water Feature in Minnesota: What to Expect From Start to Finish
The Complete Guide to Building a Water Feature in Minnesota: What to Expect From Start to Finish Gary and Pam in Inver Grove Heights did not call us because they wanted something flashy. They called because they were tired. For more than 25 years, they had built, repaired, and rebuilt their double ponds and stream. […]
Why Tiered, Classical, and Architectural Fountains So Often Become Maintenance Nightmares in Minnesota
Why Tiered, Classical, and Architectural Fountains So Often Become Maintenance Nightmares in Minnesota The fountain had been sitting silent for three years by the time we got the call. It was a three-tiered, formal concrete fountain, the kind you picture in a European courtyard. Elegant, symmetrical, and timeless. The homeowners loved the look, which is […]
“Can You Finish My Partially Started Pond?” What Homeowners Get Wrong About Turning a Rain Garden or Rock Pit Into a Real Water Feature
“Can You Finish My Partially Started Pond?” What Homeowners Get Wrong About Turning a Rain Garden or Rock Pit Into a Real Water Feature The first time I talked with Brian and Melissa from Eagan on the phone, they sent me pictures of the back corner of their yard behind their patio. It was a […]
The Hidden Cost of a “Free Estimate”: Why Water Features Should Never Be Treated Like Landscaping
The Hidden Cost of a “Free Estimate”: Why Water Features Should Never Be Treated Like Landscaping The second time I talked with Dan and Melissa in Apple Valley, they were frustrated before we even stepped foot in their backyard. They had spent the previous summer searching for someone to rebuild their water feature. They had […]
The Ugly Truth About Beautiful Ponds: Why Every Great Water Feature Project Starts as a Headache
The Ugly Truth About Beautiful Ponds: Why Every Great Water Feature Project Starts as a Headache When Cheryl in Apple Valley first called us, she sounded tired. Not physically, but emotionally. She’d already been through what most homeowners hope will never happen: a disappointing pond experience. Her first pond sat proudly in her front yard, […]