Design ideas for your perfect aquascape
Why not get it right first time, our expertise comes not only from our fully qualified expert design and engineering knowledge, decades of design experience, but also an in depth experience of the water features installation and project management.
Crucially we endeavour to understand you, our customer, in order to work together to achieve exactly what you want in order to create the perfect, high quality ambiance for your aquascape.
5 Top points to consider when choosing your water features:
- Location, how will your water feature look where you put it, can you see it from inside your home
- Style, modern , classic, natural, artistic, wildlife friendly, fish
- Size, how tall, wide, deep
- Practical, ease of maintenance, design implementation
- Budget, spend a little now, expand and upgrade in future or get it right first time
For quality commercial water features we always recommend water level control, uvc filtration, overflow/drain, cable entry armatures. With these items covered we can design and implement a vast array of water features.
Story board basic design example below
Here is a classical kidney shaped pond with overhanging deck. This pond is edged in natural stone paving and planted with lillies and irises
Transform your pond into a stunning centerpiece with a natural stone bridge that blends beauty, balance, and nature’s elegance.
A wooden bridge crosses part of the pond, built from simple planks that show signs of age and wear. From the center of the bridge, you can look directly down into the deepest section. The height and position of the bridge make it easier to see into the darker water, where shapes are faint and details are harder to make out.
The bridge provides a clear view that isn’t possible from the shore, allowing you to look straight into the deepest parts of the pond.
The pond is bordered by smooth, naturally shaped rocks that form a clean, simple edge around the water. The stones vary in size and color, from light grey to deeper browns, and look as though they belong there rather than being placed. Some dip slightly into the water, while others sit higher, creating a gentle, uneven outline that blends with the surrounding ground.
The water is still, with only small ripples moving across the surface. Near the edges, it is shallow enough to see the bottom, but it gradually darkens toward the center, where the depth increases. The reflection of the sky and nearby plants shifts across the surface, broken occasionally by movement in the water.
The rock edging gives the pond a natural, balanced appearance, making it feel like part of the landscape rather than something built.
At one side, the rocks rise slightly to form a small waterfall. Water flows steadily over the stones, slipping through gaps and ledges before falling into the pond below. The movement creates a gentle, constant sound and breaks the stillness of the surface, sending small ripples outward.
Near the waterfall, the water is clearer and more active, while farther away it becomes calmer and darker toward the center. The combination of the rocks and the flowing water gives the pond a natural, settled feel, as though it formed on its own over time.
