Simple Steps for Building a Waterfall

You've landscaped your yard and now you want to build a waterfall for your garden or pond, but before you begin you should consider some simple ideas.

You've landscaped your yard and now you want to build a waterfall for your garden or pond. Before you begin, there are a couple of simple steps, which you need to follow to ensure you build a solid, reliable, and beautiful waterfall that's also beneficial to your pond, both for its beauty and in contributing to the health of
the pond.

Basic steps on building a Waterfall:

Size does matter. A waterfall which is too tall for a pond will create turbulence that is harmful to both plant and fish. This is one reason why you never see fish or plants in fountains. You want your waterfall to have a gentle, peaceful flow of water. This means that the water should cascade down over a gradually slanted hill of rocks to the pond below.
Make it look natural. Whether you use natural rocks to create the waterfalls formation or pre-molded fiberglass, you want it to look as natural as possible. The base structure of the waterfall should be trough or hill shaped, and if possible lined with the same material used to line the pond to prevent water runoff. You can cover the lining with stones or strategically placed plants.
Because your artificial backyard waterfall will not have a river feeding it, the water which flows into your pond will have to be circulated back to the top of the waterfall with a water pump and PVC pipe. The continual circulation of water will help to keep the water clean, purified, and oxygenated for the fish.

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