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Plan Your Water Garden

Consider the importance of designing a water feature before work begins.

Enhance a Backyard Waterfall

Transform an ordinary outdoor waterfall into an aquatic paradise.

Top 100 Water Features Projects

1. Asian Outdoor Oasis (04:01)

A stuck-in-the-'60s backyard is reborn as an Asian-influenced party space.
2. Backyard Cabana (20:01)

A bachelor gets a Vegas-style backyard makeover.
3. Artistic Backyard Space (00:03:38)

The brothers give an actress/artist a backyard space worthy of her talents.
4. Bistro vs. Tropical Oasis (04:06)

The competition is between a Paris bistro and a tropical oasis.
5. Helping Out a Historic Home (00:03:52)

The Riches renovated their historic home's interior -- now for the outside.
6. How to Design an Outdoor Waterfall

5 Thumbs

Deciding on a design layout and excavating an outdoor waterfall is important before installing it.

Time:
Several Weekends

Cost:
$500 - $1,000

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
7. Build a Better Backyard (05:51)

Can Kim add a patio, pergola and water feature and still gain home equity?
8. How to Create a Pond and Stream for an Outdoor Waterfall

5 Thumbs

Create a beautiful pond and stream for an outdoor waterfall.

Time:
Several Weekends

Cost:
$1,000 - $2,500

Difficulty:
Moderate
9. Installing a Waterfall (01:32)

Indoors Out follows the installation of a waterfall in a backyard makeover.
10. Fresh Air Dining Room (20:00)

Dean and Derek transform two-existing patios into a seascape dining room.
11. How to Build a Copper Water Wall

34 Thumbs

Give a landscape a Mediterranean makeover with a sophisticated copper water feature.

Time:
Two Days

Cost:
$500 - $1,000

Difficulty:
Hard
12. How to Add Touches to an Outdoor Waterfall

3 Thumbs

Transform an ordinary outdoor waterfall into an aquatic paradise.

Time:
Weekend

Cost:
$250 - $500

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
13. Karaoke Conversion (04:03)

Billy designs an entertainment space with pathways and a karaoke deck.
14. How To Add Finishing Touches to a Patio

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Learn how to create a finished landscape around a travertine patio.

Time:
Weekend

Cost:
$250 - $500

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
15. Industrial Metal Bar (20:01)

An engineer's yard turns into an industrial paradise with a metal bar.