Pond Building Before, During and After
Pond pictures before, during and after. Excavated, concreted, decorated, landscaped and activated.
Projects
Santa Barbara Caves and Grottos
These pictures show various angles of a man-made cave that we built for a client. It features tropical landscaping and a faux rock bridge behind a five foot wide, ten foot high waterfall!
Artificial rock waterfall
Faux rock can be advantageous in the creation of a naturalistic looking waterfall, if done correctly. Advantageous due to the fact that sometimes space is limited and faux rock can appear to be larger than it really is but actually takes up less space than any real rock of the same size. What do I …
Placing faux boulders together with natural boulders
Fake rock?…., faux stones, artificial boulders, imitation, simulated or synthetic, why, I’ve even heard someone call them “make-believe”. Whatever people label them, the rocks we produce are helpful to us in achieving a very natural and realistic effect. I believe that being able to create, and incorporate, man-made rocks and boulders into our work assists …
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Waterfalls
On occasion, when building waterfalls, we fall into the water and get all wet. Sometimes, due to necessity, we need to immerse ourselves in the water for such things as repair work, planting aquatic plants or just trying to get the best photo of the work……. Bruce Garcia doesn’t mind getting wet, in fact he …
Current Projects
Here is a picture of a recently completed project in Montecito, Ca. This angle shows the last waterfall of a one hundred twenty foot long stream entering into a ninety foot long by sixty foot wide pond. Here is a few pictures of a pond undergoing construction at this time (6/28/2010). They show the different …
Creeks and streams
Man made creeks and streams are fun to build and very rewarding to my sense of artistic accomplishment, especially when I see the joy and happiness they bring to the people that they were created for. As I stroll along the banks looking for that special angle for a photo, I enjoy listening to the …