Series Part 2: Backyard Pond
Water landcaping is hot and one of the most popular additions is a picturesque water garden with a babbling stream, cascading waterfalls, colorful fish and beautiful aquatic plants. Sitting beside the pond creates a union with peacefulness and tranquility that you can’t get elsewhere.
The pond isn’t just for the daytime. Extending your enjoyment to the evening with underwater lighting that will transform your pond to a summer evening event. You won’t want to miss the activity of the fish swimming around in your lit pond. It will become the center of your entertaining.
The best way to be successful with a water landscaping is to keep it simple! Work with nature instead of against it and don’t cut corners. The easiest way to build a low maintenance water feature is to create a balanced working ecosystem within the water feature. All things work together to systematically maintain your water garden naturally instead of artificially, and being your Arizona landscape contractors we understand what it takes to maintain that system in our heat.
Location and size are the two most important decisions you’ll make about your water feature. It is said that 90{31a7a4e5ed917670140b93e86ee58daf50b2a2441395eb46bcede2124d214415} of the original water gardens sold or built are replaced later with larger ones. We recommend that you consider adding the largest water feature that can be incorporated into your landscape.
When selecting a site, consider two factors: sun and visibility. A pond site requires a location that gets at least four to six hours of sun each day so water lilies can bloom. Water gardens work in the shade but you just do not get the flower bloom if you get less sun. Of course, some of us don’t have that problem at all in our backyard. Another thing to do is to look at your location from inside the house to make sure you can enjoy it from both inside and outside. You will want to sit near the pond so place it near a flagstone deck or sitting area. Your sitting area can be created from natural materials such as stone.
Stay tuned as our next episode will deal with pond maintenance.
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