Long Island Pond Landscaping & Designs
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Long Island Elite can add a touch of elegance and style to any backyard or business with our pond landscaping services. We are a licensed and insured company with years of experience providing beautiful aquascaping services for clients throughout Suffolk County, Long Island. We offer homeowners a wide array of aquascaping services. Waterfalls, ponds, streams and pool enhancements are all areas of expertise for us for home and business owners across Long Island! Check out all of our professional aquascaping services we provide for those in the community.
Long Island Elite Landscaping has over 40 years of experience serving home and business owners throughout Suffolk County. For a free estimate regarding our pond landscaping services, please call our office. When you call, you can schedule an appointment for a free on-site consultation and estimate! So please, do not hesitate to reach out with any questions! Also, check out our Facebook page for a gallery of other projects and read past reviews. Get a sense of the incredible work we do in our community.
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We will work with you every step of the way to help turn your property into something special. Aquascaping offers home and business owners with the chance to enhance the property. Choose from a variety of enhancements, such as ponds, garden design, or other various water features today! Liven up your yard with some beautiful aquascaping services.
Beautiful Pond Landscaping Designs
Aquascaping is simply the craft of arranging aquatic plants, rocks, stones, and driftwood in order to create an aesthetically pleasing environment. This can be done with many areas of the yard, including ponds. A nice pond can go a long way and add an extra layer of beauty to your yard. We have an award-winning team that can upgrade your yard by adding a new pond. Turn your Long Island yard into an inviting oasis with our pond landscaping services!
Pond landscaping might be something you want, but are unsure of how it may fit your property or yard. We will help inspire you by showing you some of our previous work. Choose from a plethora of design options to make the pond uniquely you. Our landscapers will guide you through this process. We will work with you to turn your yard into something special! We will help you properly budget the project so as to see it is completed within your means. You even have the option to add lighting to your pond area to accentuate the pond itself.
Pond Landscaping Sizes
So, when it comes to the size of the pond, there are some ways to make sure it fits and looks right in your backyard. In general, the pond size is measured in width, length and depth. These three measurements will determine the volume of water you need to fill the pond. Of course, the main factor to consider is your available space. Before starting, it is important to consider the scale of the rest of the landscaping and create a pond that will be in proportion with everything else. Let's take a look at the depth and volume and how it relates to the installation of the pond in your yard. We will go over these factors to best prepare you on this installation.
Depth
It may surprise you to know this, but a larger pond with a higher volume of water is easier to maintain. Why? Well, the water in smaller, shallow ponds often warm up quicker due to the sunlight. Which then offers up the perfect conditions for bacteria and algae growth and a murky looking pond. Not ideal! We recommend pond depths be at least 2 feet.
Volume
The volume of a pond refers to the amount of water you will need to fill the pond. So, the higher the water volume, the cleaner and easier it is to maintain. In general, the volume of a pond is measured in gallons. It is crucial to know the volume of the pond, because you need to then have the correct pumps and filters for that volume of pond.
Managing Pests and Predators for Your Pond
Many homeowners like the idea of a pond in their backyard with fish and whatever natural wildlife comes its way. However, what many homeowners do not take into consideration is that pests and predators frequent this spot as well. One simple way of limiting pests and perhaps even too many frogs is the inclusion of some predator fish. They will keep the insect numbers down, as well as control the tadpole population.
But adding fish to your pond also means you will need to protect your fish, because there are predators that may want to prey on the fish in your pond. One quick idea is a bird decoy, such as a heron, since it can mitigate other herons and birds from wanting to join in. If you know your area has racoons, then it is important to make sure that the pond is deep enough for the fish to swim down and not get caught by the racoon. We can also construct hiding places within the pond landscaping scheme to further help these fish stave off elimination. And if you want to be extra cautious, a "scarecrow sprinkler" might do this trick. This is a motion-activated sprinkler that can surprise an approaching predator and scare it away.
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