Bring a sense of vibrancy and life to your garden by adding a waterfall, pond or stream. The soothing sound of a cascading waterfall can transform any garden area into a focal point for entertaining and relaxing. Waterfalls and streams are also one of the best ways to attract birds and butterflies into your garden! Creating a realistic waterfall used to be a time intensive and frustrating task of acquiring rocks, fitting those rocks together, mortaring joints, plugging leaks and then fighting stiff pond liners, but not anymore.

Savio filterweirs and Livingpond Waterfall filters now allow you to quickly and easily add dramatic waterfalls to any garden with or without a pond. Can you build a waterfall without a Savio filterweir or livingpond waterfall filter system? Of course you can, but why would you want to!

Waterfall and Streambed Tips:

• Streambed Depth: When a streambed becomes clogged with leaf debris or in winter with ice, water can overflow the liner and drain the entire pond. To prevent overflow, provide enough depth to the waterfall and stream bed so that the high water mark is at least 6” below the top of the liner.
• Pond vs Waterfall and Streambed Size: Water always finds the lowest point. When the pump is shut off all the water contained in the system will drain to the lowest point. To accommodate for the extra water, construct the pond area to be twice that of the combined waterfall pool and streambed area.
• Liner Width vs Waterfall Drop: To contain water in the system the liner must extend at least 1 ½’ out on both sides from the point of water impact for each vertical foot of drop. As an example: a waterfall that drops 3 feet would require an additional 4 ½’ of liner on each side to contain any splash.
• Disguise your Waterfall Filter like the Pros: Don't waste your time looking for those perfect pieces of flagstone to place on top of your filter, do what the pros do and use a Savio Filterweir "stone" cover kit. At just around $100 it is a great value that bumps your pond up to the "professional" level. The faux "stone" kit contains one stone designed to provide protection and camouflage the top of the tank and one stone to serve as a realistic "stone" lip that enhances the cascade of your waterfall.
  

Waterfall Weir Choices:

Savio Filterweirs:

The Savio filter weirs are professional waterfalls made easy and perfect for the do-it-yourself gardener or landscaper! These sturdy injection molded units provide supplemental bio-mechanical filtration to your existing filtration system while offering the tranquil, peaceful sounds and visual delight of a running waterfall. Simple to install, as the six steps below illustrate, a filter weir waterfall system allows you to achieve a professional looking water feature in a weekend. Savio waterfall weirs come in two sizes and can be paired side by side to create a wide waterfall, used individually or grouped to create a dramatic cascading wall of water.

Savio Livingponds Waterfall Filter:

The Livingponds waterfall filter system is an exclusive to Savio pond products. The Livingponds waterfall weir filter system is designed to keep your water clear, while creating a beautiful waterfall. The smallest livingpond waterfall filter system looks similar to the Savio filterweir system and utilizes two dense media filter pads and high porosity ceramic bio-media to filter away impurities from your pond. Livingpond waterfall filters can be combined with filterweirs depending on the configuration of your pond.

The larger Livingpond waterfall filters are designed to harness the natural dynamics of moving water for complete, low maintenance bio-mechanical filtration. This carefully engineered cylindrical design puts pond water into a self-cleaning, dynamic “spin cycle”. This process removes the heaviest debris before it reaches the filter media and ensures even filtration distribution. The net result of this unique filtration system is a sleek design that filters 4X more than the average clunky square filter boxes! You can interchange and use a Savio filterweir with a Savio Livingpond filter depending on your pond design and landscape topography. For more information about waterfall weirs and livingpond filtration systems, or to shop for waterfall weirs click here.

Questions About Waterfall Weirs and Ponds:

For years the owners at Stargazer Perennials have been creating realistic, stunning and dramatic water features for our own enjoyment using only Savio products. We have chosen to sell mainly Savio pond and waterfall products because they really do perform year after year with minimal maintenance.

If you have question about installing a waterfall in your garden or questions about which waterfall system to purchase, send us an email at: info@stargazerperennials.com and we will be glad to answer your questions.