Feb 9, 2024
Today, we have the pond legend Anthony Archer-Wills and aquatic plant expert Kelly Billing in the house! Anthony shared how he discovered his passion for ponds as a child and how it developed into his career.
Anthony and Kelly also shared valuable insights on pioneering techniques in water features, aquatic plant care, how pond design and construction techniques evolved over time, early filtration technologies, and more!
In this episode, they talk about:
How Anthony discovered his passion for pond building and how he turned it into a career
How Water Garden book by Frances Perry inspired Anthony in water features
Filtration technologies before there were manufacturers of pond filtration technologies
Anthony’s innovations in pond construction techniques, like using simple shapes
Anthony’s collaboration with Kelly on various pond projects over the years
How does Anthony balance the vision that he wants to put for his clients and what the clients want
Not letting your clients’ budgets interrupt your imagination to dream
The therapeutic benefits of interacting with the water and the outdoors
The attention to detail that many contractors miss when designing water features — sound replication, etc
The value of experience and passing knowledge from older generations to younger
How nature effectively cleans water in streams and how we can replicate that
How can pond communities help address the water pollution problem
Mentioned:
Anthony’s Website: Anthony Archer-Wills
Anthony’s email: aaw@archerwills.com
Kelly’s Website: Water Becomes a Garden
Kelly on Instagram: @kellybilling
Links to resources:
Book A Call With Triplett: Call with Triplett
The Pond Digger - https://theponddigger.com/
You can also check out The Pond Digger's products at:
http://helixpondfiltration.com/
And follow his adventures in the pond world at: