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Water Features + You = RELAXATION!

Rushing, gurgling, trickling, roaring, or just sitting still. The sound of water is among nature's most relaxing and tranquil sounds. Water features can help turn your landscape into something special, providing a focal point and attracting wildlife, while enhancing your surroundings.

Water features are among the hottest landscaping trends in the country. Adding ponds, waterfalls, and fountains adds a pleasing kinetic dimension to any landscape plan.

Water features bring sound and movement into you landscape spaces, letting you escape to a more tranquil and cooler feeling environment. Water features can be small, off-the-shelf elements, or sutom-engineered designs that wind throughout an entire yard. From a pond with floating water lillies, rock sculptures with water streaming down, or water cascading down rocks into a swimming pool.

Environmental concerns and wilderness appeal have made water features more popular than ever. Fountains, ponds, and waterfalls can be dramatic or restful; they can add beauty to stark walls, invite wildlife and give you back a sense of serentiy after a long day.

Water features can be made of natural or architectural materials. In a country setting, old fermentation barrels invoke a sense of tradition and heritage, while in urban settings a rocky watercourse brings in a touch of nature and wilderness. Pond plants give both fish and birds a source of food while concealing pumps and other equipment.

Benefits of Water Features:

• Health and Wellness - Water features provide soothing sights and sounds that help you relax and de-stress in today's busy world. Lower your blood pressure and improve your physical and mental health as you prop your feet up and enjoy the therapeutic effects of mother nature.
• Relaxation - The sound of running water is relaxing. Sitting near a pond, watching fish or just enjoying the peace of the garden is good for stress reduction and relaxation.
• First Impression - Creates a warm and welcoming first impression.
• Definition - Gives your lawn or garden a unique and specific definition.
• Effects - A water garden adds a designer touch to your garden. It adds sound and movement to an otherwise still garden.
• Wildlife - Water attracts wildlife. A benefit of having a water garden is attracting songbirds and other wildlife to your garden.
• Property Value - A well maintained and well designed water garden adds value to your home. Potential buyers enjoy having a garden that is already landscaped. Water gardens add curb appeal which increases protery value.

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