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Dan and Melissa Johanson

Dan and Melissa Johanson both grew up with their families spending time together outdoors, and it was important to have a beautiful, comfortable space in their backyard to gather, relax and enjoy themselves. They extend this family value into the heart of their business. They are two artists with different strengths, styles and backgrounds, aligning on work ethic, shared values and the end goal. Excellence in their work is important to both of them, and they are proud of what they do. This makes them great partners in life and in business.

Carved Boulders Deliver Natural Water Feature Features

By Dan and Melissa Johanson / April 5, 2022 / 1 Comment

We had a customer reach out due to two unsightly, leaking cement waterfalls flanking her backyard staircase and she wanted to replace them with natural water features. After a quick meeting, I knew exactly what I was going to do: artistic fountainscapes. Why? Well, I could use some carved boulders from Big Bend National Park here […]

Pond Construction | Pondless Waterfall Renovation

By Dan and Melissa Johanson / February 28, 2020 / 0 Comments

By Dan and Melissa Johanson, Focal Point FeaturesBefore starting my own water-feature business, I was the foreman for a high-end landscape company in town. I headed up the water-feature department and pushed to make it a bigger part of the business. It wasn’t long after I had created a handful of really cool water features […]

Contractor’s Corner | Dual-Stream Swim Pond

By Dan and Melissa Johanson / May 1, 2019 / 0 Comments

We both agreed on a natural and mechanically filtered swim pond with no chemicals. The pool company had their doubts, so they continued their process to be…