Have you ever considered adding a pondles waterfall to your landscape? A water feature is a beautiful addition to a landscape. Not only is it aesthetically beautiful. It also creates a soothing sound that instantly adds a relaxing ambience to your outdoor space. It is a feature that many people just want to sit near, look at, listen to, and unwind in their private outdoor space.
When it comes to water features, there are several types, but most fall into two main categories, and those are waterfalls with a pond and pondless waterfalls.
What is a pondless water feature?
A pondless waterfall is one that recirculates water without the presence of a collection pond. The water is contained in an inground reservoir and is pumped back out into the water feature. Many fountains can also be included in this category. Not many people realize that a waterfall can also be pondless. They instantly believe that if you have a waterfall, you also need to take care of a pond in the yard. However, there are some great, pondless waterfalls. Your landscape designer can incorporate into your yard.
What Are The Benefits of Adding a Pondless Waterfall to Your Landscape?
Soothing sounds
All waterfalls create a soothing sound, but a pondless one gives the ability to create more variety for the water to run through and increase the babbling brook type of sound that everybody loves. Moving water creates a calming effect on the nervous system, and a pondless waterfall creates even more of that calming running water noise.
Birds
If you’re a bird lover, there are several amazing birds here in the Pacific Northwest. This is a great spot to attract birds, too. Birds can easily pop in and out of a more shallow stream of water, and it will become a spot that many local birds will love, especially on hot summer days.
Safety
A pondless waterfall is going to be safer when it comes to the risk of drowning. It is much safer for families with small children compared to a backyard pond. A much shallower water source greatly reduces several safety hazards.
Maintenance
Since there is no exposed standing water, there is much less need for continual attention and maintenance to the condition of the water. The water in a pondless waterfall is consistently moving, and this helps to keep it clear and clean. Additionally, a homeowner can add animal and plant-safe chemicals to automatically dispense in the waterfall system to keep it crystal clear for an entire season. There’s no need to check up on it multiple times a week to ensure that there’s no harmful mold, algae, etc., in the water.
Specially, efficient
A pondless waterfall is a great solution for a smaller yard. A pond will command more space as compared to a pondless water feature. It is a way to have a beautiful waterfall and not take up a significant percentage of your landscape.
Conserving water
This is an incredibly important and great benefit of a pondless water feature. The water recirculates and utilizes much less water than a pond system requires. A traditional pond also requires emptying and refilling from time to time to keep the water fresh and clean. Utilizing less water is more friendly for the planet and more friendly for the utility bill cost.
If you want to take your yard from great to amazing, contact the landscape designers at First Fruits Landscaping. Let’s get started turning your yard into a work of art that not only looks great but also functions well for your lifestyle. We provide landscaping services in Snohomish County and King County.