Stream - Photos & Ideas

Natural Water features demand more than a typical landscape pond. Yes we have to know our science, but for streams and creeks to appear real, we have to understand more than ecology and hydrology, we need to have worn out a closet of hiking boots to gain the artistic eye to create reality. Most people can actually sense when something looks natural, yet they cannot express why it is so. Our observations over 25 years lets us consciously see each detail that results in that natural feel.

Water Feature - pondless stream

Laurel-Brook Gardens

This water feature is a pondless system that includes bubbling boulders at the start of the seventy foot stream. It was created to feel like a natural mountain stream that has small drops and tumbles over the stones making the soft sounds of a mountain brook.

Dry stream

AJM Landscape Design Studio

Drought tolerant landscape + dry stream bed + seat wall
Design ideas for a contemporary landscaping in Sacramento.

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Stream bank

Le jardinet

Blue flowers of Ajuga repens 'Catlin's Giant' add color in spring Le jardinet
Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Seattle.

Split Stream Pondless Waterfall

Good Earth Water Gardens

4,000 gallon per hour pondless waterfall with 10' stream.
Inspiration for a small asian full sun backyard gravel water fountain landscape in Kansas City for spring.

Backyard Stream

Live Green Landscape Associates Llc

A tiered waterfall provides the soothing sound of a trickling stream. The various sizes in stone and pebbles give the stream a more natural feel. Photo Credit- Roger Foley

Dry Streams

Salsbery Brothers Landscaping

A dry stream can fulfill aesthetic requirements while handling runoff efficiently and effectively, enhancing the drainage and infiltration capabilities and leading to better planting micro-climates within the surrounding landscape.

Water Falls, Ponds and Streams

Legacy Landscape

Photo of a traditional landscaping in San Francisco.

Manfred and Cheryl's Pond and Disappearing Stream

Texas Ponds and Water Features, LLC

A constructed wetlands filter keeps this water feature crystal clear and healthy. It spills into a small upper pond which empties into the stream via additional waterfalls. The stream disappears into an underground reservoir at the end.

Pondless Stream

BGM Enterprises, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard water fountain landscape in Omaha.

Ponds & Streams

Pondscapers

Private Residence with Pond

Stan Clauson Associates, Inc.

Photos taken by Melon Gosha
Design ideas for a large rustic full sun backyard pond in Denver.

Pondless Waterfalls and backyard stream.

Island Garden Features

Design ideas for a tropical landscaping in Charleston.

Woodland Stream

Merrifield Garden Center

Mossy boulders, overlapping plants, and a series of small waterfalls, ensure the naturalistic feeling of this built stream. Design and installation by Merrifield Garden Center

Natural Stream Restoration Project

C.E. Pontz Sons

This natural stream restoration project is located in southern Lancaster County, PA. The project consisted of removal of existing deteriorating stream bank supports. We then excavated the banks of the stream to allow for installation of new natural stone retaining walls. The stream was also widened slightly to improve flow and help prevent future flooding. This was an additional phase of a larger project. Below is some pictures of the stream restoration.