Heres how to build a waterfall in your own backyard with style and ease.
Here are some spectacularwater garden ideasto help you get inspired to build a backyard waterfall.
Natural-Looking Waterfall
Emily Minton-Redfield
Pull up your lounge chair and relax in this private retreat setting.
Credit:Kritsada Panichgul
The multiple cascades spilling over natural rocks emphasize the reflections off the water’s surface.
Surrounding your waterfall with multiple rocks and flowers adds variety and interest to your landscape.
This rock waterfall cascades over a few flat stones and into a pond thats surrounded by a conifer garden.
Credit:Emily Minton-Redfield
Entertain on the nearbybrick patioand get a first-hand look at the soothing sights and sounds of nature.
Waterfall Stream
Kindra Clineff
A winding stream is a perfect addition to a woodland or rocky hillside.
It’s a simplewater feature additionthat brings beauty and a sense of tranquility to a patio.
Credit:Ed Gohlich
Add plants around the basins perimeter to soften its edges.
Pool Waterfall
Nancy Nolan
Enhance the beauty of yourpool designwith a waterfall.
Waterfall Planter
Showcase your flowers in a planter that houses your plants atop a beautiful waterfall.
Credit:Kritsada Panichgul
Enjoy the colorful fragrance of your potted plants plus the up-close view of water flowing peacefully into yourlandscape pond.
Your backyard guests will love the convenient deck seating to watch your pond fish swim among the waterlilies.
Aflagstone patioprovides easy access to the water plants and fish that bring vibrant color and movement to the pond.
Credit:Lynn Karlin
Tall Vertical Waterfall
Laurie Black
Make a statement with a vertical waterfall.
Lushwater garden plantsline the falls to make the waterfall look like it has always been there.
Aboveground Waterfall
An aboveground waterfall is striking when it becomes part of your yards architecture.
Credit:Kindra Clineff
This waterfall blends seamlessly with the yards plantings and stone steps.
The water trickles down astone walland drains to an aboveground basin.
Backyard Wall
Bob Stefko
Create multiple waterfall cascades with a wall waterfall.
Credit:Michael Partenio
Your guests will wonder in delight at the site of water plunging out of a cut-stoneretaining wall.
Surround the pond with plants to tie it to the rest of your landscape.
Credit:Nancy Nolan
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