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Portfolio

Water Features Built for Real Backyards and Real Winters

Browse our favorite completed water features, then dive deeper into our detailed Project Showcases to see how selected landscapes came together from the first shovel of dirt to the finished waterfall.

Featured Gallery

A curated collection of the images that best capture the craftsmanship, detail, atmosphere, and finished experience behind our water features.

Ecosystem Pond

Backyard Ecosystem Pond

A compact backyard transformed into a living water garden with natural stone, goldfish, aquatic plants, moving water, and an adjoining patio.

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Night Lighting

Backyard ecosystem pond and waterfall illuminated with water feature lighting at night

The Pond After Sunset

Integrated lighting turns the pond, waterfall, fountain bowl, and surrounding patio into an evening destination.

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Fountainscape

Stacked Slate Urn Fountain

A small water feature with a strong presence, combining texture, movement, planting, and the sound of recirculating water.

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Fountainscape

Stacked slate urn fountain alternate angle

Alternate Angle and Planting Detail

Clean placement, finished edges, and planting details help the feature feel connected to the surrounding landscape.

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Home Show

2026 Home Show Fountain Display

A booth-sized fountainscape demonstrating moving water, sound, lighting, stonework, and compact water-feature design.

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Home Show

2025 New Ulm Home Show Display

A compact promotional build created to demonstrate realistic scale, water movement, sound, and visual impact.

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Group Build

Aquascape pond build at Waldorf Astoria in Park City Utah

Waldorf Build: Progress

Hands-on experience refining stone selection, elevation, pond edges, and the way water moves through a naturalistic feature.

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Group Build

Waterfall at the BamaBass Aquascape regional build

BamaBass: Waterfall Detail

Stone shape, pitch, elevation, and edge treatment work together to determine how a waterfall looks and sounds.

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Featured Project Showcase

Backyard Ecosystem Pond

New Ulm, Minnesota

This complete backyard transformation brought together an ecosystem pond, natural stone waterfall, 40-inch fountain bowl, biological filtration, multiple decorative water features, goldfish, aquatic plants, lighting, gardens, and a new paver patio.

The full project page follows the build from site preparation and excavation through liner installation, plumbing, rock placement, waterfall construction, finishing details, and the completed outdoor space.

Pond Approximately 4 by 7 feet

Feature Area Approximately 14 by 10 feet

Water Features Pond, waterfall, fountain bowl and accents

Aquatic Life Goldfish and aquatic plants

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Personal Water Features

Features built at home provide a living laboratory for design, construction, filtration, lighting, seasonal care, and long-term observation. Click any image to enlarge.

Ecosystem Pond

Completed Backyard Ecosystem Pond

A living water garden designed around natural stone, moving water, goldfish, aquatic plants, filtration, and daily outdoor enjoyment.

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Lighting

Personal backyard ecosystem pond and waterfall illuminated at night

Pond and Waterfall at Night

Water-feature and landscape lighting create depth, highlight moving water, and make the space usable after sunset.

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Waterfall Detail

Natural Stone Waterfall

Carefully selected stone, controlled elevation, and deliberate spill points shape the appearance and sound of the waterfall.

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Outdoor Living

Backyard ecosystem pond beside paver patio garden and trellis

Pond and Patio Overview

The water feature was designed as part of the complete outdoor space, connecting the pond, patio, garden beds, and trellis.

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Fountainscape

Slate Urn Fountain

A compact footprint with a strong payoff in water movement, texture, and sound.

Fountainscape

Stacked slate urn fountain alternate view

Alternate Urn View

Planting and careful edge treatment help the fountain feel integrated rather than placed on top of the landscape.

Video

Pondless Waterfall/Fountainscape Walkthrough

See the pondless waterfall's and the fountains' water movement, splash pattern, and sound level in motion.

Promotional Displays

Temporary display installations designed to demonstrate water movement, sound, lighting, stonework, and fountainscape possibilities.

Home Show

2026 Home Show Fountain Display

A full promotional fountainscape demonstrating movement, sound, lighting, stonework, planting, and compact feature design.

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Home Show

Display Side View

A wider angle showing how the complete fountainscape was staged within the booth.

Home Show

Sphere and Spillway Detail

A closer view of texture, moving water, stone placement, and accent lighting.

Event Display

Promotional water feature display detail

Display Detail View

Designed for quick explanation, compact installation, and strong visual impact.

Event Display

Promotional water feature display wider view

Display Wider Angle

A temporary installation built to stop traffic and begin conversations.

Home Show

2025 New Ulm Home Show

A show installation demonstrating water movement, sound, and a realistic fountainscape scale.

Group Builds

Collaborative training and construction experiences with Aquascape professionals and water-feature builders from across the country.

Utahmonium Aquascape Regional Build · Waldorf Astoria, Park City, Utah

Photo credits: Jessica M. V. of Arizona Aquascapes

Group Build

Waldorf Build: Progress

Practical experience with stone placement, pond edges, elevation, and water movement.

Group Build

Stone and waterline work at Aquascape build in Park City Utah

Waldorf Build: Stone and Waterline

The quieter construction details that help the finished water feature look established and natural.

BamaBass Aquascape Regional Build · Southern Alabama

Group Build

Waterfall and pond at the BamaBass regional build

BamaBass: Pond and Falls

Hands-on experience with flow tuning, stone transitions, and natural pond-edge construction.

Group Build

Waterfall detail at the BamaBass Aquascape regional build

BamaBass: Waterfall Detail

Shape, pitch, and edge treatment determine the waterfall's appearance, movement, and sound.

Collaborative Builds

Projects completed alongside experienced contractors and construction teams, combining shared knowledge with hands-on installation work.

Collaboration

Finished Pond and Waterfalls

Natural edges, moving water, and layered waterfall construction developed with an experienced collaborative team.

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Beyond the Finished Photograph

Every Finished Project Has a Story

The Portfolio gives you the visual highlights. Our Project Showcases go deeper, documenting site conditions, construction stages, equipment, filtration, plumbing, design decisions, stone placement, lighting, and the completed outdoor experience.

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What Could Moving Water Add to Your Property?

Start with a free phone consultation. We will talk about your property, preferred style, placement, sound level, how you want to use the space, and the general investment range that makes sense for your project.

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