Building this waterfall for the koi pond in Santa Barbara was a bit of a challenge for me, as I was unfamilliar waorking with this type of rock. The rock was jagged and angular and was difficult to fit together to look rather natural therefore we opted for a tumbled look.
Ducks love water. This duck pond was a remodel after the original pond was destryed in the Montecito mudslide that happened in 2018.
Somtimes people ask if a swimming pool can be convereted into a koi pond, and the answer is yes, it can be done! We worked with a pool contractor to convert this existing swimming pool into a koi pond water garden.
Often, I like to present to a client a conceptual sketch of the proposed work. It helps to visualize what the project may look like when completed. Santa Barbara Koi Ponds are numerous
Before strategically placing rock and boulders into place, I usually stand at a distance to get a better perspective and overall scale. I then spray paint the areas where I think the rocks, more or less, should be placed. On this circulating creek job we placed a 7 ounce, nonwoven geo-textile, filter fabric over a …
Sometimes when I’m asked what I do for a living I reply that I am a Landscape Contractor, and sometimes I add that I specialize in building ponds, fountains and other types of water features. Words can rarely describe accurately and pictures can only capture an image yet there is nothing like being up close …
Koi Pond construction is fun and we enjoy building them! There are basics to putting together a well functioning system, yet some enthusiasts opt for very elaborate and somewhat sophisticated designs. As far as styles of pond designs go, there is no limit to the concepts perceived in the imagination. The following pictures illustrate the …
Lake and large pond construction in Santa Barbara County is no small task. What does help to make a man-made lake project successful is; combined effort, a bit of planning and a budget to work with, (a good location to build helps too).
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We are working at finishing up a project we began in October of 2009. We were called upon to convert a shallow drainage ditch (approximately 500 feet in length), into a circulating creek that featured a couple of Koi Ponds, culminating at a meditative Japanese garden. We were presented with a hand drawn, conceptual plan-layout …