Pond Supply

We are so convinced that Aquascape© ponds are the best ponds on the market that we don’t carry any other pond system. We realize that many pond enthusiasts get started with pre-formed containers. But our experience tells us that most people who get started that way soon want a pond that is both larger and easier to maintain—and Aquascape ponds are just that! The whole idea with a pond is to create a balanced ecosystem that not only looks natural, but maintains itself naturally, without chemicals, without UV light sterilizers, and without a lot of work on your part.

Come sit by our display ponds, listen to the soothing sounds of the babbling brook and spilling waterfalls, watch the fish and observe the wonderful aquatic plants, and picture that whole scene becoming the centerpiece in your garden. Then talk to David Hornbaker or Rich Hornbaker. They will be glad to show you how and why Aquascape ponds work so well and answer any questions you might have.

Dave’s crew can install most ponds in one or two days. We do all the digging by hand, so your yard is not torn up in the process. We provide the rock, and leave the area around the pond mulched and ready for you to landscape.

For you energetic do-it-yourselfers, we also sell kits, delivered to your door, with complete instructions, including a how-to video. The hard parts are the physical labor of digging out the pond, and then obtaining, hauling, and putting in the rock. But it can be done, and we’ll be glad to give you all of the advice and explanation that you might need.

Pondless Waterfalls

Dave and his crew installed our first pondless waterfall in August of 2006, and it has proven to be a popular attraction. Kids love it. They can walk right up to the last waterfall and play in the water. They usually get wet, but no one has to worry about them falling in the water.

It took the crew just a day or so to install. A pondless waterfall has most of the same ingredients as a pond does: a BioFalls, rubber liner for the stream, rubber liner for the pit, a pump, plumbing, and rock. Instead of a skimmer box, there is a snorkel and centipede in the pit. The snorkel is a chamber which protects the pump and allows access to the pump for servicing, and for removing the pump in the winter. The centipede is another chamber, attached to the snorkel, which allows water into the snorkel so that it can be pumped back to the top of the waterfall.

Compared to a pond, the pondless waterfall requires less rubber liner and less labor, so it is a little cheaper to install. Maintenance is much less. Since there is no pond sitting in the sun, there is no significant algae problem to deal with. Cleanout in the spring consists of raking out any leaves and twigs that have accumulated in the stream over the winter, pumping out the old water in the pit, and replacing it with fresh water.

You can still enjoy plenty of aquatic plants in the stream, but not water lilies, of course. Nor can you have fish. But for those who want the sight and sound of a stream and waterfall, and like the idea of safety and low maintenance, a pondless waterfall is a great choice for a water feature.

The main waterfall kit that we like to use will make a stream up to 16’ long. If the stream is longer than that, then the pit must be larger in order to hold enough water to supply the longer stream.

Installing Pondless Waterfall with 25 foot stream

Mini-Pondless Waterfall May Be Your Size

Everyone loves the sound of waterfalls. But not everyone has the space or desire to have a pond with a waterfall, nor the space or budget for the type of larger pondless waterfall that we built out here last summer. But check out the mini version of the pondless waterfall that we built last fall, if you haven’t already. It only takes up a space of around 8’ x 4’, and really puts out some great sound, with its 2500 gallon per hour pump. It is located uphill from our gazebo.

This is the perfect water feature to locate near your porch or patio, where you can enjoy it most often, or use it as a garden centerpiece. Talk to Dave or Rich about having us install one for you. We also have kits on hand for you do-it-yourselfers.

Installing Mini-Pondless Waterfall at Hornbaker Gardens
Installing Mini-Pondless Waterfall at customer's home