Nothing Transforms A Landscape Like A Water Feature

Whether  A Dramatic Waterfall, Or A Quiet Pond, Water Works Magic In Any Garden.  It Can Provide A Focal Point, And It Soothes The Soul.  Moving Water Provides Delightful Background Music & masks urban traffic noise.

Water Gardens Come In All Shapes & Sizes:

A simple vase (A wonderful Indoor Water Feature)

• A Bare root aquatic plant

• Stones

• A Beta (for movement & a nutrient supply for the plant)

• And water

• Remember to add a de-chlorinating water treatment for the fish

A Pond in a pot

• A Glazed Pottery Container or Galvanized Tub with no holes

• A few aquatic plants (can be left in pots)

• And water

• Be sure to select one a minimum of 12 inches deep if you plan to include a water lily in your garden

This would be the simplest of aquatic patio gardens to create

A Portable Pond - A little imagination and a little space on the patio is all you need to get started in creating a water garden.

• An Antique Tub or A Simple Whiskey Barrel

• Barrel liners

• Aquatic Plants

• And Water

All can easily be incorporated into the landscape to make a simple water garden

A Patio Fountain Pond Designed With Your Favorite Fountain Or Spitter

• Landscape bricks or block

• A Fountain Or Spitter

• A smooth surface

• Pond Liner (45 mil epdm liner)

• A Pump

• Aquatic plants

• oxygenating & floating-type plants to cut down on algae growth and keep the pond's environment healthy.

• Maybe a few goldfish

• And of course water

This will give you a simple but fully balanced eco-system for your backyard

A Simple Bubbler Rock Or Pondless Waterfall or

You Might Consider A Streambed For The Side Yard

A Garden Pond with Waterfall

Or The Ultimate Koi Pond

Regardless Of The Water Feature You Choose Nothing Will Transform Your Landscape Faster or Better Than A Water Feature & The Beautiful Aquatic Plants It Will Contain