Wikipedia defines aquascaping as "the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner..." This holds true in the aquarium world as well as in the water feature world. Since I am not very well versed in the aquarium world, we'll just stick to the outdoor water feature industry. So in layman's terms, what is aquascaping? My definition of aquascaping is: using water gardening to fill a void in someone's life that they didn't know existed. ![Water Fall or Water Feature Water Fall or Water Feature](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17122062-jpg/images/img_4969-resized-600.jpg)
Let's face it, often times things or people come into our lives that we have never known before. Once they are there, we're not quite sure how we survived without them. Such is the way with water features.
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Now that you've seen the impact of what a water garden can do for your property, you can begin to grasp the fact that aquascaping is personal. It's totally an art that's left up to the inturpretation of the user/viewer. Since that user is you, where do you view that new water feature in your back yard?
So how do you get started? Follow the steps outlined below, and you'll be well on your way.
Imagine the Water Gardening Dream
![Waterfall Waterfall](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17066594-jpg/images/aquascape_ponds_and_water_features_-_182-resized-600.jpg)
Plan the Dream![homeowner and contractor homeowner and contractor](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17114833-jpg/images/homeowner_and_contractor-resized-600.jpg)
Build the Dream![build a pond build a pond](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17076531-jpg/images/building_a_pond-resized-600.jpg)
Light the Dream![Pond Lighting at Night Pond Lighting at Night](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17131352-jpg/images/lighting_the_dream-resized-600.jpg)
LIVE the Dream![Pond or Water feature Pond or Water feature](https://www.bahlerbrothers.com/hs-fs/hub/129930/file-17135034-jpg/images/living_the_dream-resized-600.jpg)
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