Backyard Waterfalls & Water Features in Central Pennsylvania
Custom-built for the sound, the view, and the quiet corner of your yard you actually use.
The Sound That Makes Your Backyard Feel Like an Escape
A backyard waterfall gives one corner of your yard a job: Drowning out everything else with the sound of moving water. A Plus Landscaping has designed and built water features like this across Central Pennsylvania since 2006, family-owned from the start.
Choose a pondless waterfall for the sound and look without pond upkeep, or a pond, stream, or combination if that fits your yard better. Schedule an estimate to find out which fits yours.
Types of Water Features We Build
Every water feature starts with how much sound, movement, and upkeep you actually want in your yard.
- Backyard waterfalls: A built stone or rock feature that moves water over a drop, the classic choice if the sound of falling water is what you actually want to hear.
- Pondless waterfalls: The same waterfall, built over a hidden basin instead of an open pond, so you get the sound and the look without maintaining open water, fish, or pond plantings.
- Ponds: A feature deep enough for fish and plants, a fit if a full ecosystem interests you more than just the sound of moving water. Our ponds range from a simple basin to a fully landscaped installation.
- Streams: Moving water that connects a waterfall or pond to another part of the yard, useful if you want the sound to travel instead of staying in one spot. Our streams can follow an existing grade change or get built into a new design.
How A Plus Designs and Builds Your Water Feature
We start every water feature with a site visit. We walk your yard to see the grade, existing drainage, and where the sound and sight of moving water would actually reach a patio, a window, or wherever you spend the most time outside. From there, our design team builds the feature around that, not just around wherever there happens to be open space.
For bigger installs, especially a multi-level waterfall or a build that includes a pond and a stream, you get full 3D renderings before anything’s built, so the design is settled before construction starts. Certified crews then handle everything from the liner and plumbing to the final stonework. Whether you’re adding a small pondless waterfall or a full pond-and-stream system, that design-and-build process doesn’t change.
Your Waterfall Is Part of a Bigger Backyard Plan
Most water features don’t go in on their own. A patio gets poured next to it, lighting gets run along the path to it, or a fire feature ends up a few steps away, all in the same build. A Plus Landscaping handles that as a single project. The crew building your paver patios is talking to the same designer who planned your waterfall, not working off separate plans from separate companies.
That kind of coordination matters more as a project grows past just the water feature. A Plus builds these full backyard projects throughout Central Pennsylvania, including Harrisburg, Lancaster, Hershey, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, and Reading, with a single point of contact from the first sketch to the last stone.
Why A Plus
A Plus Landscaping has been designing and building outdoor living projects across Central Pennsylvania since 2006, and ownership has stayed in the same family the entire time. The same team that designs your project also builds it, so nothing gets lost.
Reach out, and a Design Professional will call you back within 1 to 2 business days. Every proposal follows an on-site consultation, so you’re never quoted for a yard nobody’s walked. For anything beyond a simple install, you get full 3D renderings before we break ground, so the design is settled before construction, not during it. If spreading the cost makes more sense than paying upfront, A Plus offers financing through HFS Financial.
Ready to talk through your yard? Call (717) 335-1690 or reach out online.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Backyard Waterfalls
What’s the difference between a pondless waterfall and a traditional pond waterfall?
A pondless waterfall directs the same moving water over a hidden underground basin rather than an open pond. You get the sound and the look without having to maintain fish, plants, or open water. A traditional pond waterfall adds that open water back in, along with the ecosystem that comes with it.
What types of water features does A Plus Landscaping build?
A Plus designs and builds backyard waterfalls, pondless waterfalls, ponds, and streams, along with combinations of all four depending on your yard. Most projects start with what you want to hear and see, then the design gets built around that.
How much maintenance does a backyard waterfall need?
A pondless waterfall needs the least upkeep: Check the pump, clear debris from the basin, and winterize it before the first freeze. A pond adds algae control and occasional plant or fish care. Either way, seasonal maintenance is what keeps the water clear and the pump running the way it should.
Does A Plus Landscaping build water features as part of a larger backyard project?
Often, yes. A waterfall is frequently paired with a patio, seating area, or landscape lighting in the same build, and A Plus plans all of it as a single outdoor living project rather than separate work done in pieces over time.
How much does a backyard waterfall or pondless waterfall cost?
Cost comes down to three things: The size of the feature, whether it includes a pond or a stream, and the stone or material you choose for the build. A small pondless waterfall usually requires fewer components than a pond-and-stream system, which is why pricing varies by project.
Why do homeowners in Central PA trust A Plus Landscaping for water features?
A Plus has been designing and building water features since 2006. There’s no subcontracting between design and construction; the same team that plans your water feature also builds it.
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