Pond Waterfalls
Do you want your pond waterfalls installation to look as professional as possible?
Here are some great tips on how to have a natural setting and encourage an ecosystem!
- Get Your Concept Together Before You Purchase
Do you want pond waterfalls, flowing streams, or both?
What colors do you think will highlight the piece best?
Visit trade shows and showrooms to get a clear visual of how the projects look, and get a clear idea of what is available.
Take a picture of the location you would like to do the installation, and put images of prospective ponds over top of it (it’s easy to do with a paint program and copy and pasting from photos on the internet)
Making decisions on look and area beforehand will help you with the decisions afterward
- Cover Up The “Visible” Spots
Parts of pond waterfalls look more natural than others.
The edges are the biggest culprit of this – look to cover them up with the surrounding items. Larger, flat rocks are great for hiding away the edges as they can be easily draped over the sides, giving a natural look setting, and also covering up the edges without adding large amounts of extra weight to the area.
- Pay For Quality
When looking at options for your pond waterfalls, keep in mind that it is often worth the extra for higher quality materials that provide a more “natural” look – these materials are normally built with better quality product, and will last a longer time.
This will in turn lead to a longer life for your project, and prevent you from having to spend time and money part way through on repairs or reinstalling the project a few years in.
Simply adding an extra 10-25% to the cost of the materials can drastically improve both the look of the pond and also the overall selling value of your house – as backyard ponds do normally increase the purchase price of a home, if “cheap” looking, they can potentially have a negative effect.