Water features: movement, sound, tranquility

Movement, sound and tranquility: a thoughtfully designed water feature becomes the focal point of the garden. Water cools the air around a patio, masks street noise, draws birds — and supports a healthy, balanced ecosystem in the landscape around it.

Water, shaped to your garden

• Waterfalls & cascadesNatural-stone waterfalls built over real rock work, tuned so the water sounds like a mountain stream — not a faucet.
• StreamsMeandering streams that connect levels of the garden and lead the eye (and the ear) through the space.
• Ponds & koi pondsEcosystem ponds with balanced planting and filtration, including modern koi ponds designed as living art.
• Pondless optionsThe sound and movement of falling water with the reservoir underground — a good fit for small yards and low-maintenance priorities.
• Lighting & night effectUnderwater and edge lighting that turns the feature into the garden's evening centerpiece.

From recent Roots projects

Built to run clean, cared for year-round

A water feature should be a pleasure, not a chore. Roots sizes pumps and filtration to the feature, plants the margins to keep water clear, and shows you the simple seasonal rhythm — spring startup, summer skimming, fall netting and winter care. Prefer not to think about it at all? Water features are covered under our landscape maintenance and Property Care programs, so the water is running and clear whenever you come home to it.