4 Perks of Adding Water Features to Your Yard

Buzz Landscaping Inc. • August 24, 2021
There is a waterfall in the middle of the pond.

Landscaping filled with colorful flowers, verdant shrubs, and lush trees can improve curb appeal and make your outdoor areas more enjoyable. However, you can include more than just greenery to boost the appearance of your yard. Artificial waterfalls, ponds, streams, and other water features may provide additional benefits for your lawn and garden. Here's why you should hire a professional landscaping contractor to install one on your property. 

There is a pond with a waterfall in the middle of the garden.

What Are the Benefits of Landscaping Water Features?

1. Add Natural Beauty

Ponds, waterfalls, and creeks surrounded by trees, shrubs, and flowers may make your outdoor areas look like they blend better with nature. Colorful birds often gravitate toward these features to drink and bathe. Ponds can provide perfect habitats for gorgeous koi and carp, as well as aquatic plant life. These additions can lend natural beauty to your yard that you can admire while spending time outside. 


2. Incorporate Soothing Sounds 

Waterfalls and artificial creeks have liquid that circulates continuously and makes a trickling noise. Listening to the sounds of running water may reduce stress and induce feelings of relaxation. Adding these features to your landscape design can provide you with a tranquil place to decompress after long days at school or work.


3. Allow for Custom Design 

Landscaping contractors often offer customized water features designed to fit specific areas of your lawn and gardens. If you have minimal space, they may create smaller ponds or narrow waterfalls to ensure they fit comfortably into your planting beds. They can plan artificial creeks so that they wind around existing landscaping without having to uproot and replant foliage. 


Landscaping contractors can construct these features using boulders, rocks, and gravel that match the colors of your current hardscaping elements. Not only does this create beautiful focal points throughout your yard, but it also prevents you from having to redesign the whole space.


4. Boast Easy Upkeep 

Water features typically do not require much maintenance to remain beautiful and functional over the years. Since sunlight and warm temperatures can cause algae to develop, a contractor may install your pond or waterfall in a shaded area of the property. This can deter overgrowth and prevent the need to treat the water as frequently. 


When you notice fungal accumulations, add an algaecide to the water to eliminate them. Features that use running water, such as waterfalls and streams, often have filters to remove bacteria and contaminants. You might need to change these devices on occasion, so ask your landscaping contractor how to do this following installation.

Enjoy the many advantages of a beautiful outdoor space with help from Buzz Landscaping Inc. They provide complete landscaping services, including custom water feature installations, to clients throughout Conway, AR. Call (501) 730-4515 to get started on a landscape design, and visit the website to learn more about how they can make your yard more attractive and functional.

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