{"id":3956,"date":"2025-08-27T14:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:58:21","slug":"garden-waterfalls-design-styles-great-falls-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-waterfalls-design-styles-great-falls-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Garden Waterfall Design Styles in Great Falls\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3956\" class=\"elementor elementor-3956\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0ca791 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e0ca791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e616b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e616b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garden waterfalls, like other water features, are a contrivance of landscape design that come in many styles. When done well, they become works of art on their own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve ever vacationed at a beachfront cottage, you know how it feels to wake up in the morning to the sound of gentle surf lapping the shore. The sound of moving water is pleasing and calming. Backyard waterfalls and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-design-elements\/water-features-waterfalls-ponds-fountains-mclean-va\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water features<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strive to achieve a similar effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water trickling over rocks or splashing into a pool contributes an additional layer of music to your backyard garden, underscoring the music of birds, insects or the on again off again rustling of a breeze through foliage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8452b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8452b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23427\" alt=\"garden waterfall spills over boulders and retaining wal into a pool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-pool-waterfall-drops-over-boulders-and-retaining-wall-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a541c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a541c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Garden Waterfalls - Visual Design <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229289d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"229289d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create the illusion of a backyard waterfall, our landscape architects try to follow the natural slope of the landscape when drawing the waterfall design. We also mask the starting point of the falls, so that the water appears to be coming from someplace out of sight. Sometimes we accomplish this by siting the waterfall in a corner of the property, then screening the pumping equipment with plantings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape waterfall designs can be multi-leveled with multiple drops, or they can be as simple as a stream trickling over boulders designed to mimic a glade you might come across on a hike in the mountains. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a697c elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-21940 elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"44a697c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"10712\" class=\"elementor elementor-10712\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f2406 cta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f2406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f339df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f339df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7b478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7b478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5143fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5143fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Begin your project with a dream and a plan!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dfc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4dfc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are at the threshold of an exciting journey. This eBook will provide sound guidance as you take your first steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78f696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c78f696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/resource\/expert-guide-to-planning-the-landscape-design-of-your-dreams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"simple-line-icons icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df44cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df44cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waterfall effect can also be achieved in a more \u201carchitectural\u201d style with a spillway from a pool or spa into a recirculating catchment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To give you a few ideas, here are three waterfall design styles you may consider:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8052d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8052d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 Natural Style Waterfall Design<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbbb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dbbb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This waterfall design is crafted to look and flow like a little feeder stream you might come across while out hiking. The elevation change from top to bottom is gentle, as is the sound produced by the flow. The stone work and plantings are designed to have a random and slightly overgrown look.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f70f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f70f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23428 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-stream-waterfall-trickles-over-rocks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a38ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a38ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 Curtain Style Waterfalls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a21347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a21347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the flow drops over a flat stone edge, it creates a thin curtain of water. Finishing the edges of the stone can fine tune the flow into see-through strands of water that show off the stone work behind the falls. This style of waterfall lends itself well to being dramatically lit at night.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d21bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d21bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23429 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-curtain-style-WATERFALL-drops-from-spa-to-pool-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d100ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d100ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 Weeping Wall Style\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3af87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff3af87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this more formally crafted style of waterfall, a retaining wall is used. Sometimes the water pours through spouts, but allowing it to trickle down the face of the wall is what creates the \u201cweeping\u201d effect.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3653b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3653b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"846\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/04b-weeping-wall-waterfall-stone-retaining-wall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23430 lazyload\" alt=\"a weeping wall style waterfall drips into a koi pond\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/04b-weeping-wall-waterfall-stone-retaining-wall.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/04b-weeping-wall-waterfall-stone-retaining-wall-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/04b-weeping-wall-waterfall-stone-retaining-wall-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/04b-weeping-wall-waterfall-stone-retaining-wall-768x761.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 854px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 854\/846;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcf77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afcf77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waterfall Sound Design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3931b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3931b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In nature, it is often the case that you will <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hear<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a waterfall before you see it. The sound of an unseen stream or waterfall introduces an intriguing energy into the surrounding environment. So, when designing a garden waterfall, the landscape architect designs for sound as well as for visual effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loudness and strength of the falls are determined principally by the volume of water running through the system and the distance water drops through the air onto a landing point. The particular quality of sound is created by the arrival surface of the cascade\u2014either a pool or grouping of stones. The size and shape of stones guiding the flow will also affect sound quality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07302b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f07302b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23437 lazyload\" alt=\"a tall multi-tiered waterfall spills into a backyard pond\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-scaled.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-waterfall-with-multipe-drops-1021x1536.jpg 1021w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1362px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1362\/2048;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481af0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481af0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loudness and sound quality for waterfalls (and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/the-role-of-garden-fountains-in-landscape-design\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">garden fountains<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) are controlled by<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volume of water running through the system<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height and steepness of the drop<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distance water falls through the air onto a landing point<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrival surface of the cascade\u2014either a pool or grouping of stones<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of drops or cascades<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A large backyard waterfall with multiple drops will create a sonic symphony. A gently sloped waterfall that feeds into a pond will create a softer sound quality due to the slower flow of water and the water to surface impact.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8ba23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d8ba23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water trickling over rocks or splashing into a pool brings a calming background music into your outdoor environment. Backyard waterfalls, whether large or small, complex or straightforward, produce a refreshing and restorative effect.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape waterfalls<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when artfully done, can transform the way you experience your backyard environment. Aside from the obvious visual appeal, the sound of a waterfall in the landscape contributes a refreshing ambiance, one that is immediately pleasing and calming.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garden waterfalls are frequently designed in combination with other water features. Here are some popular ways of pairing backyard waterfalls with other favorite water features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87262bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87262bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backyard Waterfalls and Swimming Pools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e466ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e466ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the best sites for pairing a naturalistic style <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-design-swimming-pool-waterfalls-potomac-maryland\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swimming pool and waterfalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are in backyards with steep slopes. Using a combination of retaining walls and terraced beds, the pool can be set into the hillside with the falls dropping naturally from above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach works exceptionally well when the pool is a lagoon-style that has a randomly curved shape. Three naturalistic waterfalls streaming over massive boulders accent a fortress-like retaining wall running along the uphill side of the swimming pool shown in the image below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432c34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"432c34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1359\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23434 lazyload\" alt=\"pool waterfalls pours over boulders and stone retaining wall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Pool-waterfalls-over-boulders-and-stone-retaining-wall-15313_masonwood-1536x1019.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1359;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2753f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2753f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this backyard waterfall design, water flows from a spa on the uphill portion of the yard, through the swimming pool, and into a catchment at the downhill end of the pool. The two ceramic tile spillways lend the waterfall idea a more studied and architectural look and are designed to create a zero-edge effect when viewed from above.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3de0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f3de0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-2048x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-23435 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/06-pool-spa-waterfalls-1188_Broadcreek-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9990b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9990b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another approach to swimming pool and waterfall design on a level to moderately sloped site is to let the water drop through spouts in a low retaining wall with plantings in the beds above the wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In either application, garden waterfalls add visual and aural appeal to the pool environment and can provide a refreshing place to hang out in the pool and get massaged by the dropping stream of water.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9e3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe9e3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waterfalls and Garden Ponds in the Landscape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16aa9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16aa9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pairing waterfalls and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/garden-pond-design-tips\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">garden ponds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires the most carefully designed and constructed artifice to achieve a natural and spontaneous look and feel. The landscape architect must use stone and constructed elements in combination with plantings to disguise the artifice and give the impression of a naturally occurring glade you might come upon while walking in the woods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0991c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0991c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23436 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/07-KOI-POND-day-lilys-feeder-stream-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4485f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4485f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefits of a garden waterfall are both aesthetic and psychological. A waterfall has a positive effect on your garden as well. Moving and dropping water energizes the nearby air, cooling it and giving moisture to nearby garden plants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to discuss adding a water feature to your Northern Virginia backyard, p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lease <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/schedule-a-consultation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schedule a consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to discuss your plans with one of our landscape architects<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garden waterfalls, like other water features, are a contrivance of landscape design that come in many styles. 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