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Waterfalls & Streams

Stone, choreographed

to fall like it always did.

Naturalistic cascades and slow streams, hand-built boulder

by boulder, tuned for sound and silver.

Northern California
Rocklin
Roseville
Granite Bay
Lincoln
Folsom
El Dorado Hills
Proudly serving the greater Sacramento region
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For over 35 years, Lavish Gardens Landscape has transformed outdoor spaces across Northern California โ€” one masterpiece at a time.

From Rocklin to El Dorado Hills, our licensed and insured team brings meticulous craftsmanship to every property. We understand the local climate, soil, and lifestyle โ€” so every garden thrives where you live.

Water ยท Falls & Streams

The stone must
look found,
never installed.

As a core part of our Water Features & Ponds practice, this discipline is where the craft becomes specific โ€” the techniques, materials, and tolerances that separate generational work from passable work.

A great waterfall reads as if the boulders were already there and the water just found its way down. Achieving that takes weeks of placement, tuning, and re-placement.

We build pondless waterfalls with no exposed reservoir and full pond-fed cascades, with stream runs engineered to feel inevitable rather than designed.

Boulder selection is the work. Michael personally walks the yard to choose face, weight, and grain, then the crew sets each one with a hoist โ€” frequently re-setting until the composition reads.

The Craft

01

Pondless reservoir option

Underground basin; safer for children and pets.

02

Variable-speed pumps

Tune flow rate for the sound you want.

03

Underwater LED lighting

Submersible fixtures for nighttime drama.

Materials & Spec

The short list we trust.

Sierra basalt boulders 1โ€“6 ton hand-set stone
Aquascape AquaBlox Pondless reservoir matrix
Variable-speed pump 30โ€“50% energy savings vs. fixed speed
Submersible LED Color-tunable underwater fixtures

The Process

Four steps. A clear vision.

01

Site & sound study

Listening test, view-line analysis.

02

Hydraulic design

Lift, flow, and basin sized; vault planned.

03

Boulder set

Stone hoisted and set; re-set until composition reads.

04

Tune & light

Flow rate dialed; underwater lighting installed and aimed.

Considerations

Questions worth asking.

Pondless for low-maintenance and child safety; full pond if you want fish and aquatic plants.

From a soft trickle to a steady rush โ€” it's tuned by flow rate and stone placement. We dial it in on site.

Begin

Discuss your waterfalls & streams project with Michael & Susan Cole.

Michael & Susan Cole

Founders

Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years

916-435-9736

Rocklin, CA ยท By appointment

Premier landscape design-build studio. Owned & led by Michael & Susan Cole. Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years.

Michael & Susan Cole

founders

Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years

Landscape Design ยท Service Area

ยฉ 2026 Lavish Gardens Landscape ยท Michael & Susan Cole

Rocklin, CA ยท CA Lic. #1110575 C-27 Landscape Contractor