Pondtastic Helps Build Dream Pond in Titusville, Central Florida (FL)

What is your dream pond? Do you want a large pond so you can have big koi swimming gracefully by? Or is it to have a pond that always blooming with beautiful aquatic plants?
Gary Wittstock of Titusville, Fl had many visions for his dream pond, those dreams came true in February as his new Ecosystem "dream pond" was built at his new retirement home.
 
This pond owner is very special to Jim and I, Gary and his son have been mentors to us since starting Pondtastic Water Gardens.
Gary is the "Pond Father" Gary's son, Greg
Wittstock The Pond Guy, owns and operates Aquascape Inc. the largest supplier of water feature equipment in North America. If you've read our blogs or newsletters for any amount of time you've read us reference Aquascape 100's of times. You've seen our pictures with Greg as we've received many recognition's and awards from Aquascape. The best recognition to date was being named  Aquascape Certified Contractor of the Year.



This story really starts in 1982, with Greg and his turtles. The Wittstock family moved from New Jersey to Wheaton IL with 11 turtles in the bottom drawer of their refrigerator.
By the second day in their new home 12 year old Greg had already dug a backyard pond for his beloved turtles. This pond was not the ecosystem liner ponds of today but rather a concrete pond  that turned green and cracked. This pond however is what started the Wittstock men on a journey that continues today.

Gary recently retired to the Titusville, Central Florida (FL) area and left behind his ponds of 34 years.
Leaving behind the freezing winter of Illinois for  the tropical climate of Central Florida (FL)
The plans got in motion when Greg flew into Orlando to meet with a potential client to be aired on the show Pond Squad. 

Jim met Greg and Gary for lunch as Gary shared his vision of what his dream pond would look. That was in June of 2015. Gary kept in touch with Jim and I and we learned that this special pond build was going to be a "build a pond" Certified Aquascape Contractors from around the state and even as far as Long Island NY came to build this "Dream Pond" in Titusville, Central Florida (FL).


It's always great for us to get together with other pond builders to build, we always learn something new. Unveiled at this pond build was the new Aquascape skimmer which was installed by Dave Havrilka with Aquascape Products and Development. Working along side us were great friends and mentors from across the state,  Pondtastic Water Gardens had the shortest drive over to Titusville, Central Florida (FL) at 45 minutes and the longest drive was 2 hrs 30 minutes which was driven by Pinellas Ponds. A HUGE Shout Out to Jeff of Island Aquascape Inc for traveling from Long Island NY to build for Gary.

Gary has been involved in the pond world much of his adult life from building, design work to manufacturing. He knew what to expect through the entire process and yet he was still in awe if the process. Many times I would see him just stand back with the biggest smile on his face or say "I just can't believe this"
I loved to watch as Gary proudly explained to the many golf cart riding neighbors that stopped by to see what all these people were doing in his yard and changing his landscape.
Already residents in the community are changing their walking routines to now include as pass by "Gary's Dream Pond"

Are you ready for your "Dream Pond?
Contact Pondtastic Water Gardens today to start making you dreams a reality!