Water Features Inspired by Nature
From the first sketch to years of seasonal care, Rocky Mountain Waterscape creates and cares for water features as complete living environments. Explore a service below for more detail.
A successful water feature begins with the site: how you see it, hear it, move around it and live with it. We design for the landscape, the home and the people who will enjoy it.
We work with the character of the property rather than forcing a stock plan into the yard. Pond placement, waterfall orientation, viewing areas, access and long-term serviceability are considered together so the finished feature feels as though it belongs.
Aquatic plants soften rockwork, provide seasonal color and help a pond mature naturally. Where appropriate, planted bog filtration can become both a beautiful garden element and a highly effective part of the filtration system.
Thoughtful low-voltage lighting can reveal falling water, specimen plants, pathways and selected stonework after dark. Fixtures are positioned as part of the design so the effect is atmosphere—not glare.
Naturalistic construction is where design becomes craft: excavation, structure, hydraulics, stone, planting and countless small visual decisions made in the field.
Transform your yard into a private oasis with playful koi, water lilies and moving water to enjoy through the seasons. Our goal is a naturally balanced, low-maintenance aquatic ecosystem: plants and animals interacting within the pond environment. An ecosystem pond built by Rocky Mountain Waterscape includes biological filtration and a pond skimmer as part of a filtration system designed to help keep the water crystal clear while giving owners more time to enjoy the pond and less time worrying about maintenance.
Falling water is music to tired ears. Waterfalls and streams can transform a yard into a private oasis and bring movement, sound and seasonal interest to the landscape. Whether incorporated into an ecosystem pond or designed as part of another water feature, we shape the flow, stonework and surrounding landscape so the water feels natural rather than simply installed.
Indulge yourself with a water feature and enjoy hours of rest and relaxation while freeing yourself from a high-maintenance yard. A problem slope can become a spectacular waterfall. A Pondless® waterfall provides the enjoyment of a water feature with little maintenance; when attached to an autofill from a sprinkler system, the feature does not even need to be filled by hand.
Drilled or spouting rocks can fill a small corner of a patio or make the entrance to a home a spectacular spot. They provide low maintenance and the pleasures of a water feature in one small package. Drilled rocks can also be an inventive and exciting way to create a waterfall spilling into a pond.
Aquatic plants bring seasonal color, soften rockwork and help a water feature feel established in its landscape. Water lilies, marginal plants and stream-edge plantings can also provide shade, texture and cover for fish. Wetlands and bogs serve another important role: they can aid in filtration of pond water, helping it stay clean and fresh naturally.
Swim ponds bring the experience of a natural water feature together with a place for swimming and recreation. Rocky Mountain Waterscape can shape the pond, stonework, planting and surrounding landscape as one composition, creating a feature that belongs in the yard rather than looking like a conventional swimming pool.
A mature water feature changes with the seasons. Good maintenance protects the investment while preserving the natural character that develops over time.
Spring service can include cleaning, pump and filtration inspection, plant care, water-quality preparation and correction of problems discovered over winter. The objective is a clean start without treating an established ecosystem like a swimming pool.
We service pumps, filtration, plumbing, leaks and general water-feature problems, and provide ongoing pond care when desired. For persistent algae conditions, appropriate biological, mechanical and—where suitable—IonGen strategies can be incorporated into the maintenance plan.
Seasonal shutdown and winter preparation depend on the feature and how it is operated. We help protect equipment and plumbing while accounting for fish, aeration and the owner’s preferred winter operation.
Design, construction and maintenance inform one another. That continuity is what lets us build water features that are beautiful on day one and practical to live with years later.
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