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About Dave Burns, Backyard Getaway

Website: http://www.backyardgetaway.net

Dave and Lisa Burns are co-owners of Backyard Getaway, a pond/water garden and outdoor living service business based in Myakka City, Florida. The Burnses are proud to be celebrating over 10 years in business. Their interest in water gardening started over 15 years ago as a hobby that grew into a passion when Dave brought home a “pond kit.” In addition, Lisa is a freelance contributing writer for Sarasota Pet, Florida Creative Living and LiveLocal! Magazine. In his free time Dave enjoys creating decorative and useful garden art out of repurposed materials. You can find his latest how-to videos at www.youtube.com/backyardgetaway. To learn more about the services offered by Backyard Getaway, visit www.backyardgetaway.net.
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View from the Gazebo.

Hawaii at Home

Turning a rural backyard into a tropical oasis

View from the Gazebo.
By Dave Burns, Backyard Getaway and Lisa Burns, Backyard Getaway
Published on March 1, 2015 in Contractor’s Corner, Pond Content, Pond Design, Pond Equipment 1

The tricky part was making sure that the pump intake would be deep enough and out far enough so that during the dry season, when the pond is low, the pump intake would still be underwater.

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Specifications:

Design/Installation:Dave Burns, owner of Backyard Getaway

Contact Info:dave@backyardgetaway.net, 941/752-7663

Project Location: Myakka City, FL

Size: Waterfall on natural one-half-acre pond & Pond-Free Water Feature

Waterfall size: Approximately 5 feet high by 10 feet wide

Pond-Free Feature size: Approximately 2-3 feet wide by 18 feet long

Additional project details: Ozark moss boulders and gravel retaining wall and crimson stone ground cover around 1-acre pond; two 1-horsepower lake fountains with lights

Components:

  • Liner
  • 7,800 gph sequence pump
  • 6,600 gph sequence pump
  • Atlantic Water Gardens 4,800 gph pump
  • Atlantic Water Gardens 1,900 gph pump
  • Atlantic Water Gardens Ecoblox
  • 31-inch Savio waterfall weir
  • Two pump vaults
  • Two EasyPro intake filters
  • 3-inch PVC pipes and fittings for pond
  • 2-inch PVC pipes and fittings for pond-free water feature
  • IlluminFX fiber optic lighting (16 outlet)
  • Two 1-horsepower EasyPro lake fountains with light kits
  • Weed cloth
  • 65 tons of granite
  • 15 tons of crimson stone
  • 27,000 lbs. of Ozark moss rock
  • 2,400 lbs. of muddy creek river stone
  • 6,100 lbs. of large accent boulders (one-man and two-man size)

Completion time: Total completion was almost three weeks.

Crew size: Three

Project cost: $48,579

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