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Waterfalls & Streams
Naturalistic cascades and slow streams, hand-built boulder
by boulder, tuned for sound and silver.
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
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
Underground basin; safer for children and pets.
Tune flow rate for the sound you want.
Submersible fixtures for nighttime drama.
Materials & Spec
The Process
Listening test, view-line analysis.
Lift, flow, and basin sized; vault planned.
Stone hoisted and set; re-set until composition reads.
Flow rate dialed; underwater lighting installed and aimed.
Considerations
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.
Pair It With
Design-build means every discipline is drawn at the same table. These are the natural pairings clients ask for next.
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Michael & Susan Cole
Founders
Rocklin, CA ยท 35+ years

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
Hardscape
Outdoor & Sustain
Water & Light
Landscape Design ยท Service Area
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Rocklin, CA ยท CA Lic. #1110575 C-27 Landscape Contractor