Three Main Types of Waterfalls For Your Backyard
There are three main types of waterfalls that continued to be installed across the Greater Toronto Area, and Ontario, for your backyard:
- Modern Waterfalls
- Pool and Spa Waterfalls
- Nature-Infused Waterfalls
Waterfalls are a fantastic, timeless landscaping feature. Also, there are numerous benefits that come with a waterfall, such as:
- Relaxation. The soothing sounds of a waterfall result in a deeply relaxing experience.
- Improved Well-Being. It can improve your mood, and there also may be health benefits from waterfalls.
- Recent research from a top South Korean university confirms the benefits, we quote their findings:
- “[Listening to waterfalls] evokes active, bright, dynamic, free, vital, interesting, and cheerful images and improved mood states by enhancing vigor while inhibiting depressive feelings. These findings indicate waterscape facilities can improve users’ mood states and may enhance their health.”
- Recent research from a top South Korean university confirms the benefits, we quote their findings:
- Pleasing. Waterfalls are an absolutely excellent feature when entertaining family, friends and guests.
- Complementary. They complement patios, gardens, cabanas, pavilions, pergolas, pools, spas, and fireplaces perfectly.
- Asset. Simply put, waterfalls a great home investment!
Modern Waterfalls
The Modern Waterfall is the most popular type of waterfall.
It’s generally made out of masonry stone, pavers, slabs, tiles, granite, or natural stone. It’s simply a waterfall that is not required to be tethered to any one thing, it can practically go anywhere on your property. They’re easy to maintain, and they have a timeless look to them.
Importantly though, it can be attached to your patio, fireplace, cabana, pergola, or retaining wall (as seen in the pictures below). As such, there are numerous ways to customize and build a freestanding-modern waterfall and they’re highly practical landscape features!
Pool and Spa Waterfalls
Pool and Spa Waterfalls are always popular, they’re an excellent complementary feature for pools and spas. They truly elevate the aesthetics of your backyard oasis!
Generally, pool and spa waterfalls are built in two different ways.
The most popular method is that you build a waterfall with a retaining wall (as seen below).
Or, you build a waterfall by with flagstone, boulders, and slabs (as seen below).
Nature-Infused Waterfalls
Which Type of Waterfall Should You Get?
It really comes down to:
- Your personal taste and preferences for customization.
- Your budget.
- Whether your waterfall is meant for entertaining or relaxation, or both.
- How you want your waterfall to complement your home and other landscaping features such as patios, cabanas, pools and spas, gardens, retaining walls, kitchens, and fireplaces.
Let your creative mind flow!
Numerous design and technical pieces come with waterfalls, get in touch with experts like ourselves to help you on your landscaping project – we’ve done it all!