A Backyard Waterfall and Pond - Transform Your Home Into a Place of Beauty

The exterior of a home says a great deal aboutasking. Cement them together to build a waterfall
the person or family residing there. A dwelling thatat one end of the pond. Use a small water pump
is attractive and inviting demonstrates that theto circulate water from the pond to the top of
owner cares. Your home is about you. It reflectsthe waterfall so that there will be a never-ending
your own personal choices, tastes and desires.stream of water. The cement lining of the pond
Here is a great project to transform your homemay be painted light blue for added effect. You
into a place of beauty, relaxation and joy.may even want to add a few goldfish!
There is nothing more pleasing to the senses thanA small wooden fence of eighteen inches in height
the natural sound of rippling water making its waysurrounding the pond and a rock walkway
slowly down from a waterfall into a pond below.constructed just outside the fence would be nice
Waterfalls may be purchased, or better yet builtadditions. The rock walkway would also surround
as a family project. A small pond may bethe pond.
constructed for very little. Design the size andA waterfall would not be complete without lighting.
shape of the pond you would like to build. It doesIf you have trees nearby, you may wish to
not need to be more than two feet deep. Bemount lights of different colors and aim them at
sure to line the pond with cement to make thethe waterfall. A backyard waterfall and pond
pond hold water.would compliment any type of outdoor furniture.
Various sizes of flat rocks can be had for the