Neptune’s Water Gardens Owner Jason Heller Named “Water Artisan of the Year”

Jason Heller, land and waterscape designer and owner at Gretna-based Neptune’s Water Gardens, has been named one of POND Trade Magazine’s (www.pondtrademag.com) “Water Artisans of the Year” for 2017. Jason earned first prize in the “Best Waterfall” category and runner up in the “Most Artistic” category. The award-winning projects are located in Elkhorn and Valley respectively. “I am so fortunate to be able to share my passion with my clients on a daily basis,” said Jason. “I couldn’t have achieved this accomplishment without the support of my family and my teammates.”

The independent contest is intended to honor specific water feature construction projects completed by professional contractors and eligible projects must have been completed between January 1 and November 1, 2017. In addition to promoting friendly competition, this year’s contest also raised awareness and donations for a charitable cause – the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). The awards were presented on earlier this year at the Water Garden Expo (WGE) in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Neptune’s Water Gardens specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of water features. Heller has a B.S. in Horticulture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 20 years of experience in the nursery business, and is a Nebraska Certified Nurseryman, Certified Aquascape Contractor, Certified RainXchange Professional, and NCMA Certified Segmental Retaining Wall Installer. He has served as a consultant for contractors from across the U.S. and has helped build multiple water features as teaching tools for the University of Nebraska and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

To view the award winning entries by Neptune’s Water Gardens, please visit their website at www.omahaponds.com. To view all of the winners and runners up from this year’s POND Trade Magazine Water Artisan of the Year contest, visit www.pondtrademag.com.