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A Waterfall Without A Pond?
by Joe Granato
Imagine a car without wheels, Crazy! A book
without words, Insane! Or a waterfall without a
pond, Fantasy..........Or is it?
Most enjoy the sound of falling water,
the sound of water flowing over rocks, that
intoxicating sound of a mountain brook. Many
would love to have that incorporated into their
landscape, but they do not want or are afraid of
the upkeep of a water garden. There is a way to
have the sound and sight of a waterfall without
the water garden. It's called a Pondless Waterfall.
A pondless waterfall is just that, a waterfall
without the pond. Its a waterfall that disappears
into a gravel bed, only to be recirculated back
up to the waterfall. This is not only aesthetically
pleasing, both visually and audibly, but it also
solves a few potential problems that can come
with a water garden.
A pondless waterfall still makes all the natural
music that a water garden does. It still has all the
aesthetic appeal that a water garden does. It still
attracts all the birds that a water garden does. It
is what it doesn’t do that is so wonderful.
First of all, a pondless waterfall does not
have a filter to clean! Yes, less maintenance
with all of the benefits. Without an open body
fill valve, there are no hoses to drag around and
no topping off of the water volume.
The maintenance of such a feature consists
of the removal of any build-up of leaves and pine
straw from the gravel surface with a leaf rake, a
cleaning of the rocks in the stream/waterfall
once per year and an occasional addition of a
chemical for algae control on the waterfall rocks.
A pondless waterfall
is the perfect feature
for many situations. It
is great for a front yard
feature where liability
is a concern. It is also
great for a family with
young children. Pondless
waterfalls are great for
those who travel often
and the best choice for
those who physically can’t
do the maintenance of a
traditional water garden.
Try out a pondless
waterfall and see
how enjoyable a low
maintenance pondless
water feature can be. Sit
back and enjoy the sight
and sound in your own
back yard. It’s like being
on vacation every day of the year. See ad. p.31.
Star Ridge Aquatics, LLC is a water
gardening company located in Carthage,
NC. A family owned business for 25
years, Star Ridge Aquatics, LLC has
been serving NC with all of their water
gardening needs. Contact Joe Granato for
a free consultation today. 910-947-5333.
starridgeaquatics@embarqmail.com
of water exposed to the sun, there is no green
water to deal with. There is no need to have a
mechanical filter or a biological filter or even an
ultraviolet sterilizer.
Second, there are no plants to fertilize or
prune. No pond means no water lilies, lotus or
bog plants. No pruning, no repotting and no
fertilizing.
Third is no fish. No fish to feed, no fish to
produce waste which can cause green water and
no fish to potentially tear up your plants.
Fourth is very little maintenance. A pondless
waterfall does not need the same amount of
cleaning that a water garden does, does not
need the addition of beneficial bacteria for the
biological filter, no need to adjust pH for plants
and fish and no need to dechlorinate the water.
Lastly, there is no liability of drowning. Many
families want a water feature but have small
children and pets. A pondless waterfall does not
have an open basin of water that children and
pets could fall into. If built properly, children
can actually play in the waterfall with no fear of
falling in.
A pondless waterfall is constructed very
much like a traditional water garden, but the
“pond” has a product called reservoir cubes
installed. These fill the void and are then covered
by a 2” layer of decorative gravel. These reservoir
cubes are a matrix that takes up space without
taking up water volume. With the addition of a
p.10 The Pinehurst Gazette, Inc. No. 130
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