Waterfalls & Streams in Leesburg, VA

Waterfalls & Streams for Leesburg Homes and Estates

Few features change the mood of a garden like moving water. The sound softens traffic noise from Route 7 or the Bypass, the motion pulls the eye across the yard, and a stream feeding a pond keeps that pond circulating. Making one look natural is a craft. The rock must appear to have been there for centuries, the water has to fall in a way that sounds right, and every pipe and liner edge must disappear.

Most waterfalls and streams are built on a grade, and Loudoun has plenty of it. A stream might wander down a hillside through riffles and small drops into a pond or a buried basin. Crews place large boulders and wallstone in overlapping layers, pack smaller stone and gravel into the gaps, and tune each spillway so water sheets, splashes or trickles as intended. The pump and plumbing are matched to the width of the falls, and a vault or skimmer gives access for service.

Local fieldstone and greenstone from the Catoctin and Blue Ridge side suit the hunt-country look and blend with existing dry-laid walls, while Pennsylvania wallstone works for cleaner styles. Where a lot is steep or stony, a waterfall can turn an awkward bank into the best spot on the property. Ferns, sedges and shrubs along the banks finish the natural effect, and lights tucked behind the falls extend the show into summer evenings.