More About Ponds & Water Features
“This is one of the projects that my customers get the most pleasure out of”
~ Ron Poulin, Owner, Picture Perfect Landscaping
Have you ever thought about putting a water garden in your yard or at your business? For lots of great ideas, view our website galleries to see the many options available!
Water features are today’s hottest trend in landscaping. Across America, high maintenance boring expanses of lawn are being transformed into beautiful, low maintenance water features. Everyday millions of people return home to a little paradise…their own backyards.
Imagine relaxing alongside a clear water garden and experiencing a tranquility that transcends today’s stressful world. Recuperate from your hectic day with free moments, listening to the soothing sound of a waterfall or bubbling stream. Join the many satisfied homeowners who readily profess adding a water feature to their landscape was the best investment they’ve ever made.
Environmentally friendly and completely customized water features can be installed anywhere similar to traditional landscaping. In addition, water features like other types of landscaping, mature with age increasing the value of your home more than most types of home improvement.
New! Pondless Waterfalls… Our Pondless Waterfalls can fit almost anywhere. They’re just a waterfall in which the water disappears at the bottom into a bed of stone, much like a Japanese garden. You get the benefit of the sound and visual of moving water that can just make an area come alive. Pondless Waterfalls are great for those who don’t want a pond because of child safety concerns or commercial settings where liability is an issue.
Attention Existing Pond Owners!
I’m sure that everyone has been enjoying their water feature this year and have now made it an interesting hobby. The fun thing about having a pond is that you can continue adding different elements to it each year. Now that you’ve had some experience with the pond here are some new things to think about…
1. Expand your existing pond/water feature with additional streams, waterfalls; or add another pond & connect them.
2. Rework the pond edges by changing or redesigning the rocks on the edges (larger stones to replace smaller character rocks to give it a different look); maybe add some new plants to soften the edges without disturbing the liner underneath. Add some color (annuals) that you can change seasonally…
3. Add a built-in protection for your fish; a cozy place to hide from predators or for them to hide from the sun in the summertime. The best time to install is during the spring cleanout…Create a “fish cave” with a section of plastic piping covered over with rock & gravel. Leave the two ends open for them to swim through.
4. Add something extra like a hardscape (patio area) or objects like a gazebo, bridge, or bench to better enjoy your pond this year now that you know the best viewing area you prefer or the side where everyone seems to congregate during your outdoor parties. Give them a place to sit & relax so that they don’t have to crowd around the same area and risk the potential of falling in.
5. Add some stonework or additional sounds to your oasis; gazing globes in the surrounding planting bed, stone figurines, Asian structures like stone tea houses and bridges, or water fairies, nymphs, and frogs or turtles that the children can pick out.