Russell Watergardens & Koi

I’ve wanted to build a water feature for years but the time or place was never right. In 2023 everything came together to finally do it. I had been emailing back-and-forth with Pam Russell for several years about my plans for a Pondless waterfall while doing a lot of research. I had settled on Russell Watergardens to use as the backbone for my build. The combination of design, quality and outstanding customer service lead to that decision. During the pre-purchase planning and design phase, Pam was simply outstanding. I would have made a lot of mistakes without her guidance. She’s a very quick communicator, extremely knowledgeable about the products as well as about the design of waterfalls. I had a ton of questions and she never seemed to grow tired of them. Her knowledge and input into my design and purchase of materials was simply invaluable. She even helped navigate the somewhat tricky logistics for the delivery, which is more complicated than you might think when you don’t live in an urban area. Now to the products. My project was a rather ambitious DIY first time build I admit. It features two waterfall heads combining into a single stream about halfway down a 15 foot drop hill in my backyard. The total water course is about 45 feet long and 2 feet wide. Pam helped me determine the amount of water volume that it would have and the materials it would take. I ended up with two hydro sieves at the end collection point. These two sieves connected to three Hydro Chambers. I used the Hydro Vortex at the top. With the length and and flow rate that, I wanted, I chose one of the larger external, 1350 gps extern pumps. She helped me with the planning and where to place the pump accommodate the head and flow characteristics to give me a good amount of water volume. Working alone, the project was definitely hard work, but was a labor of love and a dream come true for me. We have yet to finish the plantings around the waterfall, but are enjoying it nonetheless. I can’t recommend Russell Watergardens highly enough, and specificially Pam as an invaluable resource.

Gary

I was going to purchase the Aquascape system for my pondless waterfall. After reading about your system, I think it would be a better choice.   

Steve R.

After researching different types of water features I choose Russell watergardens for the low maintenance and the easiness of installation.

David W.

I finished my waterfall project at the end of summer 2023. It was a lot of hard work and troubleshooting. In the end it turned out so beautiful. People could not believe I did this project by myself. It took me about 9 months to complete. Your filtration system is the best and would recommend it to anyone who is wanting a pond or waterfall feature. It is so easy to maintain!! Way better than any other system out there, and I did a lot of research on filtration systems. When I had my previous pond and waterfall it was so much work to maintain I never really got to enjoy my pond. So I decided to start all over again, but with just a waterfall feature instead. I am so glad I came across your website. It was well worth the cost for little effort in maintaining your waterfall kit. Now I'm enjoying my beautiful backyard. If in the future if I decided to add another I will definitely purchase from Russell water gardens. Customer service was top notch and you stand by your product.

Nancy F.

I have been using Russell Watergardens for years. We use the pond less components for our water features. We feel like they give us an unmatched quality and functionality. Service is excellent. They take good care of us.

Ron T.

I have been a customer of Russell Watergardens for over 20 years. Their Fall-Winter maintenance tablets keep my pond and waterfall clean throughout our longer Pacific NW winters.

Dennis C.

I built a pond with your equipment several years ago. Now I want to convert it to a pondless waterfall. I want to use your products again because they work!

Ray M