Hoaglandscape resources
Pond care advice, water feature ideas and local project stories from Hoaglandscape.
Pond Renovation and Repair
Leaks, cloudy water, and dated designs can all be fixed. Here are seven renovation upgrades for Charlotte ponds, from new liners and filtration to lighting and seating areas.
Pond Care
Ponds get a bad rap for being high maintenance, wasteful, and full of mosquitoes. Here is what well-built filtration, moving water, and routine care actually mean for owners.
Lighting
Lighting turns a pond into something you enjoy after dark. Here are the fixture types, placement ideas for falls and plants, safety basics, and upkeep for a lit water feature.
Swim Ponds
A behind-the-scenes look at a recreational pond build, from gravity-fed waterfalls and a limestone bridal fall to 14,000 gallons of trucked water, native plantings, and lighting.
Project Stories
A small, leaky pond in Huntersville was removed and replaced with a wide, multi-drop pondless waterfall built on AquaBlox with two pump vaults and boulders up to two and a half tons.
Landscaping
A two-day landscape job in Belmont, NC for returning clients: amended beds in red clay, privacy screening with viburnum and arborvitae, stepping stones, and low-voltage lighting.
Landscaping
Winter is when to plan spring projects. Getting on the schedule early means more design time, faster permits, and a finished water feature, landscape, or lighting job by spring.
Waterfalls and Pondless
A plain guide to pondless waterfalls: the basin, pump, and recirculating loop that make them work, the benefits over a pond, and the space and budget questions to answer first.
Pond Renovation and Repair
Leaks, algae, and aging equipment raise a hard question: patch it or start over? Here is how to inspect your pond, test the water, and weigh repair costs against a full rebuild.
Waterfalls and Pondless
A waterfall makes a pond look and sound better and improves aeration, but it adds maintenance, running costs, and space needs. Here is a balanced look at both sides.
Pond Renovation and Repair
Six signs a pond is due for renovation: ongoing algae, leaks and low water, outdated equipment, overgrown plants, eroding edges, and a look that no longer fits your yard.
Hiring a Pond Builder
A pond that lasts depends on who builds it. Look for a builder who plans for close-up viewing, ecosystem balance, proper filtration, and follow-up visits after the install.
