Pond or Pondless Features, Should You Hire a Contractor to Build Your Water Feature?

Submitted by Garth Epp on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 09:57.

Enviroscape founder Mike Garcia began his career in the horticultural field more than 25 years ago. After earning his college degree in ornamental horticulture, he earned his C-27 California Landscape Contractors license, as well as his D-49 arborist Tree Service Contractors License.

Under his leadership, Enviroscape has won numerous landscape awards at the Local, State, National and International levels. Some of these include awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) as well as the National Association of Pond Professionals (NAPP) and the International Professional Pond Contractors Association (IPPCA).

Mike Garcia of Enviroscapes

His work has been featured in numerous magazines , including The California Landscaper Magazine, Pondkeeper Magazine, Water Garden News, Ponds Magazine, The National Landscape Contractor Magazine, South Bay Homes and Gardens and has appeared on HGTV’s “Landscaper’s Challenge.

Mike is a past president of the California Landscape Contractor’s Association (CLCA) and currently serves on their Board of Directors. Mike also serves on the Board of Directors for the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden and is a founding member. Mike currently serves as an Advisor to the International Professional Pond Contractors Association (IPPCA) and has earned his Certified Professional Pond Contactor (CPPC) certification which means he is certified at the International Level of the pond world.

Mike also holds a National Association of Pond Professionals (NAPP) certification in Pond Building, Which qualifies him at the national level. Mike had earned and kept his CAC certification with Aquascape Designs Inc, until he achieved his international certification, with the IPPCA.

His most notable pond can be found inside the California Science Museum in downtown Los Angeles. In 2006, his company earned 5 first place finishes at the prestigious CLCA pond competition, held in Los Angeles, California. On occasion, Mike fly’s to Sacramento to assist the Contractors State License Board revise and update the written tests given for C-27 licensing.

Mike is currently serving on the Board of directors of the International Landscape Alliance (ILA), which exploded on the pond world scene in 2007 and has become the voice for the pond industry.

You can learn more about Mike and the work he does by visiting his website, http://www.enviroponds.com

I would absolutely hire a

Submitted by Adam sanchez on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 05:08.

I would absolutely hire a contractor to build a pond, there's a lot of work involved and you don't want it to turn into a project that drags on. Lastly you dont' need leaks or any other problems like that. We just had our backyard re done by a landscaper and had a some water elements put in, after watching how much work was involved we are glad we hired them. Now were going to get a harrisburg roofer to re do the roof along with some other work.