Water Garden Design Ideas

It is difficult to find something more attractive than water: powerful waterfall and small ripples on the surface of a lake present a fascinating spectacle. Water is freshness in a hot day, life-giving moisture for plants, joy for eyes. And, of course, each owner of a private plot wants to see there any water object.

Ponds, streams, fountains invariably serve as decoration and the center of attraction of any garden, they are the key elements of the landscape design. Those, who are especially partial to water, landscape designers offer such a large-scale solution as the water garden – a complex of separate or connected water bodies, united by a common style. The minimum performance is organized by a special pond with a specific set of plants and aquatic fauna.

The idea of creating of the water gardens is not new – the first prototypes existed in Ancient Rome and had more utilitarian than decorative value. In the middle ages the creation of water gardens was practiced in the South of Europe and in the countries of the East. Such projects, in large or small scales are implemented nowadays. You can organize the water garden in your own land. Even if the reserved area will not big, mini garden adds charm and creates a surprisingly harmonious atmosphere. Escape Luxury Living gives you a splendid opportunity to order the best swimming pools in Dubai.

Water garden without illusions

Creating the water garden is not an easy task. Before you do this, you need to determine how it fits your site and how it should be. The idea has both advantages and disadvantages, which potential owners have to know. The positive includes the following moments:

• The local improvement of the microclimate, freshness in hot weather, favourable conditions for most garden plants, a balanced ecosystem;
• The special aesthetics of the land, harmonization of space and just a nice sight;
• The ability to grow exotic water plants;
• The attraction to the area birds and small fauna, the possibility of breeding fish, snails.

The disadvantages can be:

• The comparative complexity of the planning;
• The increase of the number of insects in the yard (however, the presence of fish and the abundance of small fauna will contribute to the reduction of populations);
• The specificity of the care of the water reservoirs.

Decorating of the water gardens

Designing the water garden, as noted above, is a difficult deal and requires an individual approach. So, the drafting and implementation of the project would be better to instruct to the professionals.

It is important to determine, which territory you are ready to allocate for the water garden and which it should be, because it will be very difficult to change it or move.

The water gardens can represent a very large artificial pond in the garden. Its area can be left whole, or visually divided into zones by ridges of rocks, bridges, piers, other structures or decor. Another solution of the water garden is few small reservoirs located in cascade or in one plane. They can be independent from each other or united by the waterfall, garden brook, the channel – depending on the style of the garden.

The underwater part of the reservoir, as a rule, is zoned in the process of building of the pond, on its bottom, areas of different heights are created, the coastal part is made sloping or stepped. It allows to diversify the set of aquatic plants in future. You will be able to choose kinds of plants, which prefer different depths. If you want to inhabit the pond with aquatic wildlife, its depth should be not less than one meter. In order to avoid overflow of water during rainy weather, you should provide the drainage system in the pond.

The ponds are decorated with fountains, Islands, floating decor, sculptures in accordance with the overall style of the garden, because water gardens, as usual, can be executed in a regular, romantic or any other style.