Landscapes ideally should appeal to all of the senses—sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. In fact, most of them reach all of our senses in varying degrees. In this article, we are going to focus on sound, specifically, the sound produced by backyard water features such as waterfalls, ponds, and fountains that have been designed […]

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The decision to invest in a koi pond for your outdoor environment is a big one. That’s why we’d like you to be as informed as you can be about the essential elements of koi pond maintenance and design before you make the investment.  A backyard pond can bring many joys if it is designed […]

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Garden waterfalls, like other water features, are a contrivance of landscape design that come in many styles. When done well, they become works of art on their own.  If you’ve ever vacationed at a beachfront cottage, you know how it feels to wake up in the morning to the sound of gentle surf lapping the […]

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Fountains have had a prominent role in landscape design for hundreds of years in both public spaces and private homes. Compared to other landscaping water features such as waterfalls and ponds, garden fountains are less labor intensive to construct and offer a comparatively easy way to introduce the pleasing sensory effects of moving water to […]

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As they were building the pond I saw piles of boulders, big trucks rolling through my yard and this huge, huge hole. I’m thinking this is crazy and it’s going to be a waste of money. Frozen Fish: A Koi Pond Design Glitch When Andy and Carolyn bought their Vienna Virginia home it came with […]

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