Garden ponds should hold the viewer with three qualities; they need to be soothing, striking and seemingly ever-present in the way they fit into the beholder's imagination, meaning they need to fit seamlessly, not thrust into a foreign setting. Our philosophy is if it does not fit into a travel brochure or a scenic calendar, it does not fit in your landscape. The vast majority of water features are either a pile of rock and mulch, or they are grass to the edge of the water. Neither of those treatments lend to a natural soothing look. Our waters are deep in sense of place. That place is often from a favorite memory. This particular garden pond is from an image of a mountain meadow, complete with native wildflowers enhanced by our designs which allow us to bring mountain wildflowers down to more populated elevations. AquaHabitat.com

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For the pool area we chose focal palms phoenix sylvestnis and coccothrinax alta. We created natural stone planters to continue with the oolite theme. Bromeliads add a pop of color to the foot of the coccothrinax. Photo credit: Mike Biskupich

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The lower meadow flows into an area dominated by ostrich ferns.
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Photography: Ryan Garvin
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Tile: Blue Blend Glass Tile Coping: Silver Travertine Coping Plaster: Paradise Blue Diamond Brite Decking: Kahlua Crème Cool Deck
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Natural Coral Rock was use to build this landscape bed up since the property is in a low drainage and flood zone area. This allows the landscaping to sit up high and stay dry. Complete irrigation system was installed to water new trees and plants.

Swimming pool built to mimic an old fashioned water hole - desert style - with large format tile - 2' x 4' - to look like steel to blend with architecture of the home. Pool is an all-tile pool with four kinds of tile - large format to look like steel, river pebbles on floor and walls, wood planking style tile on steps to match IPE wood on deck and jumping platform and glass tile for color. Pool is 10' deep throughout.

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These Columbia SC homeowners chose TimberTech composite decking for their porch floor, and for the new landing and stairs. Archadeck of Central SC installed the screened porch flooring in a chevron pattern with a center parting board. This offers visual interest and avoids perpendicular end-to-end seams between long lengths of decking boards.