{"id":134,"date":"2010-07-09T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/?p=134"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:06:31","slug":"water-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/water-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Gardens in Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who builds water gardens in Santa Barbara? <a href=\"http:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\">Garcia Rock And Water Design<\/a> does. Water gardens can be simple or elaborate in design, small or large, symmetrical or asymmetrical. There are many books and articles on the subject and even clubs and societies devoted to the art. To some, water gardening is a hobby and to others it is a livelihood. We just build water gardens. In Santa Barbara, water gardens are <em>very<\/em> popular.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-599\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lotus-pond.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-599\" title=\"lotus-pond\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lotus-pond.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lotus-pond.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/lotus-pond-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lotus pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2240\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2240\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2366-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water garden Koi pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2241\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2241\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_2386-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lilies, rush, parrots feather, thalia, pennywort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/watergarden-picture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-597\" title=\"watergarden picture\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/watergarden-picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/watergarden-picture1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/watergarden-picture1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Tropical-lilies1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-606\" title=\"Tropical lilies\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Tropical-lilies1-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Tropical-lilies1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Tropical-lilies1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Tropical-lilies1.jpg 1694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical lilies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/aquatic-planter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-594\" title=\"aquatic-planter\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/aquatic-planter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/aquatic-planter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/aquatic-planter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aquatic planter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-622\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mini-watergarden2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-622\" title=\"Mini watergarden\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mini-watergarden2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mini-watergarden2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mini-watergarden2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Mini-watergarden2.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mini watergarden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1437\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_7101-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water garden pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1143\" style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Aquatic-plant-ideas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Aquatic-plant-ideas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Aquatic-plant-ideas.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Aquatic-plant-ideas-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Aquatic-plant-ideas-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aquatic plant ideas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-701\" style=\"width: 3648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Waterlily-close-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-701\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Waterlily-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3648\" height=\"2736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Waterlily-close-up.jpg 3648w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Waterlily-close-up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Waterlily-close-up-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3648px) 100vw, 3648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A healthy water garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Nice-Koi-pond-water-garden.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2230\" src=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Nice-Koi-pond-water-garden.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Nice-Koi-pond-water-garden.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Nice-Koi-pond-water-garden-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/garciarockandwaterdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Nice-Koi-pond-water-garden-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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Garcia Rock And Water Design does. Water gardens can be simple or elaborate in design, small or large, symmetrical or asymmetrical. There are many books and articles on the subject and even clubs and societies devoted to the art. 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