10 Backyard Water Features for Your Outdoor Living Space

Adding a backyard water feature can transform your space, creating a magical, sophisticated, and stylish area where you’ll love to entertain or just spend time alone. Combine the right water feature with the right hardscaping and landscaping elements, and you can create an oasis in your backyard that will make your home an even more enjoyable place to be — and increase your property value.

Whether you already have a beautiful hardscape that you are looking to elevate or you are starting a new backyard design, the hardscaping experts at Triad Associates can help you put together the perfect design with a water feature. Here are 10 backyard water features you’ll want to consider for your space.

Clean and Minimal Waterfall

A minimalist waterfall can not only be a beautiful focal point for your backyard, but it can also be quite soothing. Typically, these types of waterfalls consist of a smooth stream of water running through a small slit in a decorative wall. The water pours seamlessly down, creating a lovely rustle that is quite calming. Combine that with the right wall design, and you have a nice centerpiece for your hardscaping.

Add a Seating Area

A seating area next to any backyard water feature provides a nice spot to relax and enjoy some quiet contemplation. You can add a seating area next to a pool or hot tub, but if you want to get the most out of this option, consider adding a smaller water feature such as a fountain or waterfall. The water feature can stand alone or be inside a bigger feature, like a pool. Just remember to create some comfortable seating and a beautiful design.

Waterslide and Waterfall Centerpiece

Adding a waterslide to your pool can provide hours of fun for swimmers of all ages. Place your waterslide next to a waterfall and you can create a gorgeous centerpiece for your pool that makes it look like you have a natural wonderland in your backyard. Build up rocks and other hardscaping elements that make it look like you have a natural grotto with a fun, natural slide. 

Beautiful Inground Pool

Your pool can be so much more than a place to cool down or spend some recreational time. A well-designed pool can be a design focal piece all on its own. The designers at Triad Associates can help you create a pool that will bring out the beauty of your home and property and create a focal point for your backyard where you’ll love to spend time.

Serene Natural Stone Waterfall

Waterfalls are awe-inspiring. Even small waterfalls attract visitors from around the world, and many are willing to hike long hours for a chance to look at them or to swim at their base. Why not add a little of that magic to your own backyard? A serene natural stone waterfall can be built alongside your pool, at the edge of a retaining wall, or by a landscaping feature. You can get creative with your choice of stone, the design, and the combination of other hardscaping and landscaping elements.

Use Beautiful Landscaping

The right landscaping can bring out the beauty of any hardscape, and this is especially true for backyard water features. Water is a natural element that is enhanced by other natural features, such as ornamental grasses, flowers, bushes, and other plants, as well as the strategic placement of natural stone. When planning your hardscaping, make sure you are incorporating beautiful landscaping elements to get more from your design.

Prioritize Simplicity

You don’t need an elaborate design for your backyard water feature. Many times, the simplest designs can make a big impact. Consider a small waterfall pouring into your pool, a few water jets in or next to your pool, or a small water fountain in a garden or seating area. You have many options, but none have to be extravagant to be beautiful and serene.

Inground Pool with Garden

Remember that landscaping can oftentimes be used to enhance hardscaping. Many people surround their pools with more hardscaping, such as an expansive deck, walkways, and lounge areas. However, adding a garden can give the pool a whole new look and make the space into something really special. Consider planting right up next to the edge of the pool. If the design doesn’t allow for it, you could also use planters and retaining walls to get more greenery closer to your pool.

Gorgeous Pond

A pond is a lovely backyard water feature that can create a natural look for your space. You can enhance your pond with colorful fish. You can also plant both in and around the pond. Work with your designer to experiment with the options and get the look you like the most. Combine the pond with other landscaping or hardscaping elements to maximize the impact. 

Highlight the Terrain

Do you have a sloped backyard? Why not highlight the terrain by building a water feature into it? You can create a natural waterfall or several small, shallow pools along the side, perhaps even ending in a pond. Let your creativity flow to put together a backyard water feature that will make the most out of every space in your yard. The expert designers at Triad Associates can assess the space and give you ideas to help you realize the full potential.

Hire Triad Associates’ Backyard Water Feature Experts Today

Our hardscaping experts at Triad Associates have been designing gorgeous outdoor spaces for home and business owners in Haverhill, MA for decades. We’re ready to help you transform your space to improve the value of your property and enhance your enjoyment of it. Call us today to schedule a consultation to learn more about how adding a backyard water feature can improve your space. We can help you remodel a current design or we can design a whole new look for your space. We’ll work closely with you through every step of the process to ensure that you love your results.