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Why does my Pond or Waterfall leak?
Why does my Pond or Waterfall leak? You have enjoyed your Pond or Pondless waterfall for sometime now without issues, then out of the blue you spring a leak. Leaks typically don’t happen all of a sudden. Usually the problem happens slowly until one day it becomes very...
Mosquito Prevention and Water Features
Mosquito Prevention and Water Features Mosquitos should not be a problem in a well-circulated waterfall and pond. The continuous circulation of water in a waterfall or pond should be enough for mosquito control. However, if you do find yourself swatting away these...
Can My Dog or Kids go in the Pond?
Can My Dog or Kids go in the Pond? Let us start off my simply saying that we do not build swimming pools. We are not licensed to build you a swimming pool or are able to build a chlorinated pond for you. The ponds that we build are not intended to be used like a...
Pond Pump Troubleshooting
Pond Pump Troubleshooting: What to Do It is that dreaded moment. You’ve been planning your backyard party for months, and your beautiful water feature stops running. Your pump has stopped working. Fortunately for you, many times when a pump stops working there are...
Pond Vs Pondless
You have finally decided that you need a water feature. You want to hear the soothing rush of water in your yard. You want a landscape that looks natural and beautiful. However, you are left with the question: Pond or Pondless? POND Envision a long waterfall...
Top 6 Low-Water Use Plants
Every month this year has been the hottest respectively in recorded history. This may get you and certainly us here at Sweetwater thinking about what this means for our water supplies. We love to use low-water use plants here for your benefit (by having to water less)...
Children’s Museum: Russian River
We are happy to announce that a project we worked on was awarded a global honor. The Children’s Museum of Sonoma county was voted #1 by the Landscape Architects Network as the best place to take your child globally. The criteria was meeting a child's...
3 Ways to Keep Pond Water Clear
A dirty pond is just not atheistically appealing. And you can do something about it. Water clarity can drop due to many factors like an imbalance of healthy bacteria, an overgrowth of algae, and not enough maintenance. We don’t want keeping your water clear to become...
Gravel in a Koi Pond
"The Age Old Debate" Here at Sweetwater Landscaping, we will always put gravel at the bottom of your koi pond and rock your entire pond in. You are probably wondering why we do this and why you pay for it. A short answer: It helps filter out fish waste by giving...
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