Natural-Looking Waterfall

Set up your lounge chair and unwind in your own private retreat. With multiple cascades flowing over natural rocks, the dynamic reflections on the water's surface add tranquility to your space. Plant diverse trees and shrubs around the pond, using varying colors, leaf shapes, and textures to craft a cozy woodland garden that feels tucked away from the world.

Small Water Feature

A small backyard waterfall can create the soothing sounds of splashing water. Connect it to a pond or stream and enhance it with landscape edging. Use broad, flat materials like wood planks to invite guests to stroll over them. Adding rocks and flowers around your waterfall can bring charming variety and interest to your outdoor area.

DIY Waterfall Kit

For an easy DIY project, consider installing a ready-made waterfall kit. Typically, you’ll place a preformed water reservoir under a lightweight artificial stone designed for waterfalls and surround it with natural stones. These kits, available online, include options like pondless waterfalls and mini water gardens that simplify creating a backyard water feature.

Large Waterfall

Enhance your backyard with a grand-scale waterfall that celebrates your love of water and nature. This impressive rock waterfall flows over flat stones into a pond, which is enriched by a surrounding conifer garden. Entertain friends and family on the nearby brick patio as you enjoy the calming sights and sounds of this natural retreat.

Waterfall Stream

A meandering stream adds charm to a woodland or rocky hillside. The stream is punctuated by gentle falls and cascades. Plant a variety of water-loving plants and shrubs to create an inviting space where visitors will love to pause and enjoy the view.

Modern Backyard Waterfall

A modern waterfall featuring a triangular steel basin brings soothing sounds to your outdoor space, complementing an outdoor fireplace and masking nearby traffic noise. This straightforward water feature adds both beauty and tranquility to your patio. Planting around the basin's edges can soften its look and seamlessly integrate it into your landscape.

Pool Waterfall

Enhance the beauty of your pool design with a waterfall. This trio of waterfalls along a retaining wall creates a dramatic effect with its simultaneous water flow into a pool. A waterfall setup like this can be constructed from rock, stone, or concrete and requires a pump to push water out and into a pool.

Waterfall Planter

Showcase your flowers in a planter that houses your plants atop a beautiful waterfall. Enjoy the colorful fragrance of your potted plants plus the up-close view of water flowing peacefully into your landscape pond. Your backyard guests will love the convenient deck seating to watch your pond fish swim among the waterlilies.

Small Corner Pond

Climb the meandering steps for a breathtaking bird’s-eye view of this corner waterfall. Notice how large gate stones are positioned on both sides of the waterfall to help channel water over the spill stone. A flagstone patio provides easy access to the water plants and fish that bring vibrant color and movement to the pond.

Tall Vertical Waterfall

Make a statement with a vertical waterfall. Due to its height and large cascading falls, this waterfall is designed to create loud splashing sounds as the moving water falls into the pond. Lush water garden plants line the falls to make the waterfall look like it has always been there.

Aboveground Waterfall

An aboveground waterfall is striking when it becomes part of your yard’s architecture. This waterfall blends seamlessly with the yard’s plantings and stone steps. The water trickles down a stone wall and drains to an aboveground basin.

Backyard Wall

Create multiple waterfall cascades with a wall waterfall. Your guests will wonder in delight at the sight of water plunging out of a cut-stone retaining wall. Surround the pond with plants to tie it to the rest of your landscape.