Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls

Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Rochester, New York (NY) is owned and operated by Thomas Warmerdam and for over 25 years Tom has been installing beautiful landscape designs and water features all over the Rochester, Monroe County NY area and is on-site for every job to make sure the process goes smoothly. We build natural looking, ecologically friendly, low maintenance water gardens for aquatic plants, fish and wildlife but more importantly for people, and we want to work with you to design and build the garden you've been dreaming about.

Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls fall fish pond maintenance services in Rochester & Monroe County (NY) involves cleaning & tenting your water feature in preparation for the leaf drop. It is a good idea to keep leaves & debris out of your pond as they will only create problems later on. The decomposition of the debris can add toxic gases to the water which is harmful to the fish. Leaving your waterfalls or water features running or turning them off for the winter is a matter of preference. Make certain there is a hole in any ice that form over the surface of the pond for harmful gases from aquatic plants and leaves to escape, this is especially important for your fish.

As you know Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls' Company is based in Rochester, Monroe County, New York (NY) and we have built water features with other contractors and our manufacturer in several other states, and three different countries. In all of our travels we have gained two decades of experience building, maintaining and servicing the water features we build. Review our 20 most popular pond myths, and see if we can show you the truth about ponds, and answer some of your questions! There is a constant fear in the water gardening community that raccoons and other four-legged predators will go swimming in your pond and help themselves to some of your prize koi, shubunkin, or goldfish.