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  • What Is A Pool Safety Cover? preview
    6 min read
    A pool safety cover is a crucial component for any swimming pool, designed to provide safety and protection when the pool is not in use. It is typically made of a durable and strong material that can withstand the weight of a person or animal, preventing them from accidentally falling into the pool.These covers are available in various forms, including solid, mesh, and hybrid covers.

  • How to Close an Inground Pool With A Safety Cover? preview
    10 min read
    Closing an inground pool with a safety cover is an important step to properly winterize and protect your pool during the colder months. Here is a general overview of the process:Clean the pool: Before closing your pool, ensure it is clean and free of any debris. Brush down the walls, skim the surface, and vacuum the pool to remove any leaves, dirt, or other particles. Balance the water chemistry: Test and adjust the pool water chemistry to the appropriate levels.

  • How to Measure the Inground Pool For Safety Cover? preview
    5 min read
    When it comes to measuring an inground pool for a safety cover, there are a few important steps to follow. Here is a brief guide on how to measure an inground pool for a safety cover:Start by preparing the pool: Ensure that the pool is clean and free from any debris or obstructions. Remove any pool accessories such as ladders, diving boards, or water features that may interfere with accurate measurements.

  • How to Put A Safety Cover on an Inground Pool? preview
    7 min read
    To put a safety cover on an inground pool, you will need to follow a few steps. Here's a general guide to help you with the process:Clean the Pool: Start by clearing the pool area of any debris, leaves, or other obstructions. It's important to have a clean surface to work with. Measure the Pool: Determine the dimensions of your pool to ensure you choose the appropriate size safety cover. Measure the length and width accurately.

  • How to Install an Inground Pool Safety Cover? preview
    6 min read
    Installing an inground pool safety cover is an important step to ensure the safety of your pool during the off-season or when it's not in use. Here are the steps to install an inground pool safety cover:

  • Best Garden Bridges preview
    5 min read
    Your home is your castle, and your castle is where you go to unwind and escape from the everyday madness. Many people spend their free days watching TV or binging on YouTube to relax, and others love to cook, clean, sleep or play some good music. Now all there is no standard method to making good use of free time, so there is no right or wrong way to do it, but if you have a backyard where you live, there are some interesting activities to help convert the yard into a sanctuary.

  • Best Outdoor Water Fountains preview
    4 min read
    A water display in the yard, garden fountains, or patio fountains turn the yard from ordinary to special. Scientists deduce that we humans began as water creatures and evolved to hunters who speared fish in the water. Hence our eager desire to be around water and to skip rocks. A child will be drawn to the water’s edge to start throwing rocks. People are drawn to water.

  • The Mannekin Pis preview
    The Mannekin Pis
    3 min read
    You may know him as the "Pee-pee Boy". We know him as the Mannekin Pis. Records indicate the original Mannekin Pis was created in 1388. It was destroyed many centuries later. By popular demand, the City of Brussels commissioned Jerome Duquesnoy to build another in 1619. This statue is alive and well today, situated in the labyrinth of little shops that surround The Grand Place in Brussels, Begium.

  • When Frogs Fly preview
    When Frogs Fly
    3 min read
    Sometime after Easter of last year Gert Knight noticed The Frog’s disappearances. "My husband was on the lawn mower and I yelled ‘Hey, John, we got a frog missing.’" Ms. Knight told reporters. They both thought that it was a simple case of "frognapping" and that they’d never see The Frog again.

  • The Gargoyle preview
    The Gargoyle
    4 min read
    They hang around town on old buildings, hide away on garden paths and come alive on movies about Ghostbusters. Many of these creatures were originally designed during the Medieval Period as very ornate rain spouts. The word "gargoyle" (along with the word "gargle") was derived from the French word "gargouille" meaning "throat". Stone carvings of these ugly creatures that do not serve as rain spouts are more accurately called "grotesques". Grotesques that combine two or more beasts are called "chimeras". We conveniently group them all under the Gargoyle heading.

  • Outdoor Decorative Touches for the Holidays from Pond Doc's Water Garden Center preview
    5 min read
    No matter what religious affiliation you are, it’s always fun during the holidays is to ride around and look at all the nifty (sometimes gloriously tacky) holiday decorations. Once upon a time — when we had time — Doc and I were known to lead the pack in our neighborhood in a holiday display competition. It got pretty wild! We decorated a toilet with a candelabra — a long story — and constructed our own street sign which we proudly displayed on our corner lot that pointed the way to such places as “Bethlehem” and “Crapperville” — more of the long story.