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About Landon Malave, LCM Landscape & Design

Landon Malave is the owner of LCM Landscape & Design LLC, which operates out of Elbert, Colorado. He services all along the Front Range and travels across neighboring states to build waterfalls. He grew up on a farm in Eastern Colorado, earning his associate's degree in horticulture and a certificate in landscape design from Front Range Community College. He worked as a project manager and designer at a landscape company for two years before deciding to start LCM Landscape & Design in 2012. In 2014, he met his mentor, Rick Pursell, who shared his knowledge from 50 years of experience building waterfalls all over the world. Landon lives on a tree farm with his wife and three small children.

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Contractor’s Corner | Character Rocks

Don’t limit yourself with boulder selection

By Landon Malave, LCM Landscape & Design

Published on October 1, 2020 in Contractor’s Corner 0

The ultimate dream for a waterfall or pond builder is to have a huge rock selection to choose from in order to pick out every character rock possible for the feature. What is a character rock? Character rocks are theMore…

Waterfalls Balance Rock, Water and Air

By Landon Malave, LCM Landscape & Design

Published on April 28, 2020 in Pond Aesthetics, Pond Construction, Pond Tech 0

Building water feature waterfalls, while challenging, can be a very rewarding undertaking. It is crucial that they are built with both integrity and sustainability in mind. Getting Started The first step in building a waterfall is understanding the needs andMore…

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