The man-made stream meanders through the front lawn area at the entrance to the home. The circular driveway crosses the waterfall over the bridge and in the center of the lawn we planted more than 10,000 bulbs of Muscari, Narcissus, Anemone and, Scilla.

Boulder Fountain with Dry Creek, succulents, and low water grasses. Photo by Ketti Kupper
Design ideas for a small country backyard partial sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Caleb Melvin
Inspiration for an expansive country backyard full sun garden in Seattle with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Taking inspiration from his Industrial Design & Technology degree studies and a real passion for 19th and early 20th century industrial architecture on brownfield sites, Tristen brought Brownfield Beauty to life. Perceived as a centrepiece of a large external courtyard of a redeveloped industrial building converted into luxury apartments, Brownfield Beauty is a place for residents to meet, socialise and relax. In Tristen’s design the industrial and rustic – four large Venetian blind style screens, reclaimed brick seats and tumble down brick walls – contrast dramatically with a relaxed planting theme and mock ‘rill’ feature emitting relaxing running water sounds. The screens, along with large ornamental trees, provide a sense of safety and seclusion too for residents. A relaxed planting theme consists of grasses and ferns to create bold statements and structure throughout the year and the colour palette is mainly pastel and muted shades to harmonise with the tones of the garden’s industrial materials, with some dashes of colour to draw the eye with plants such as Digitalis, Echinacea and Kniphofia. As a communal area, a key feature is that planting is architectural and features structural evergreen plants ensuring areas of interest all year.

Mid-sized country backyard full sun xeriscape in San Diego with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Koi pond with Pennsylvania Fieldstone and a Bluestone top.
Inspiration for a small country courtyard full sun garden in Philadelphia with a water feature.

Inspired by native limestone waterfall, and designed to naturally blend into the landscape but make a huge impression and impact, this pondless waterfall built in the loess hills of Western Iowa is a signature project and an absolute stunner. Its placement on the hillside across the driveway for the house provided a perfect setting to make a dramatic impact. The variety of small and large waterfalls helps provide scale and interest, along with making different sounds as the water crashes over the rocks to fill the air with a fabulous ambiance. The character of the weathered limestone helps the feature appear seamless and as if it is naturally eroding out of the hillside. A variety of evergreens punctuate the landscape, and perennial natives and grasses blend into the native prairie grass establish beyond the waterfall. This waterfall feature's Aquascape products and LED lighting. Built to run in all four seasons, but with the ease of being shut of for vacations and quickly started upon returning with no need to fill the reservoir and with no hassle. Running the feature on a timer and the addition of an IonGen helps keep this feature free from algae. A similar project built in the Omaha Metro Area would have a budget around $30,000 and would take 2-3 weeks to create. Neptune's Water Gardens is the premier water feature design and installation company in the #Omaha Metro area. Our naturally balanced, low-maintenance ecosystem ponds work with Mother Nature, not against her. We pride ourselves in creating water features that appear to have always existed in their surrounding landscape. Whether you choose an ecosystem #pond, decorative #fountainscape, #Pondless® #Waterfall or the new #RainXchange™ System that pairs a rainwater harvesting system with a #decorative water feature – you'll be thrilled with the sight and sound that water brings to your #landscape. From #trees to #shrubs; #patios to retaining walls, the experienced #designers and #craftsman at #Neptune's Water Gardens will be able to bring all of your #outdoor living ideas to reality . For more information and inspiration visit our website http://www.neptuneswatergardens.com/pondless.html Serving the Omaha Metro Area and Eastern #Nebraska and Western #Iowa . Services include pond help, pond cleaning and repair, pond and water feature maintenance, boulder bubblers and fountains, water garden and koi pond design and installation, pondless and disappearing waterfall design and installation, landscape design installation and maintenance, Stone and paver patios and retaining walls . #neptuneswatergardens #ncn #cac #aquascape #pondstars Design, Installation, And Photographs By Jason Heller and Neptune's Water Gardens

Photography by Ron Johnson
Inspiration for a country garden in Other with a water feature.

Rural Water Garden, Surrey UK
Inspiration for a large country backyard partial sun garden for summer in Sussex with a water feature and decking.

Denise Wright of Janine Pattison Studios
This is an example of a mid-sized country backyard full sun garden for summer in Other with a water feature and decking.

Weeping redbud ( centered), Terra cotta shrub rose, golden false cypress, Fire Chief arborvitae. Designed by Carolyn Pipal
Inspiration for a mid-sized country sloped shaded xeriscape for winter in Chicago with a water feature and mulch.

Design ideas for a large country front yard garden in Denver with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

A mere year before this photo this area was a dead zone filled with Eucalyptus trees. The Eucs were cut down and milled locally for the entry gate, tree fort and site furnishings. The pond is at the end of an arroyo previously filled with trash and other ranch debris. Once we installed check dams and native riparian vegetation the pond magically stayed filled year round - even without a liner or much rainfall. Andri Beauchamp phtography

Design ideas for a country front yard garden in Toronto with a water feature.

Photo of a large country front yard garden in Seattle with a water feature.

The hillside setting for this home affords great views, but also limits the space available to enjoy the outdoors. Removing a small brick patio and much of the lawn set the stage for a front yard transformation. A cedar pergola and wood-burning fireplace anchor the new paver patio and fit with the natural setting. A new water feature continues the theme, taking advantage of the natural slope to create a stunning landscape element that welcomes guests as they approach the house.

Natural stone birdbath and watering hole for wildlife. Porter Poirier
Design ideas for a mid-sized country front yard full sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Inspiration for a mid-sized country backyard full sun garden for summer in New York with a water feature and concrete pavers.

A water feature at the entry welcomes visitors as well as the residents. Colored glass balls decorate the dish rock.
This is an example of a country front yard garden in Seattle with a water feature.