Designing Gardens with Water Features

What is more soothing to the soul than to reflect upon or hear the sound of water. We are of course living in an age where we are constantly bombarded with phrases such as: "Water wise, drought tolerant" and sure, responsible use of this diminishing natural resource is to be considered when designing your garden. However, with good landscape construction, a water feature can be environmentaly friendly and a true show piece, from the majesty of a waterfall cascading over rocks into a pool, to water tinkling in a small courtyard pond.

There are numerous ready made water features on the market at the moment. These can be easily assembled at home and because they work on reticulated water, are water wise. They also have the added benefit of generally being a lot cheaper than having one constructed on site.

The links below will take you to some useful suppliers and hopefully give you some ideas and inspiration!

Lotus Water Gardens: http://www.lotuswatergardens.com.au/home.html

Water FeaturesDirect:

http://www.waterfeaturesdirect.com.au/products.htm

This is part of a rock waterfall that Clive built in Warrandite in North East Melbourne.

This is an island in a lake in Surrey, UK. Clive extended the island to create privacy for the houses around the lake.