Luxury Landscaping Ideas: Pools, Waterfalls, and More

Luxury isn’t a design style; it’s not a specific brand or item or a price tag. You inherently understand something about a space simply by being in it. In some ways, it’s the most elusive and difficult standard to achieve. But at Big Rock Landscaping, we love a challenge and making beautiful outdoor spaces, making us a team of landscaping professionals who know luxury and how to achieve it. And while luxurious outdoor spaces might seem complicated, we have a tried and true method for creating stunning, inviting, and timeless outdoor living spaces. 

One of the most lux and opulent features in a landscape design to add luxury? Pools, hot tubs, and water features. From waterfalls to custom diving boards, your dream backyard water feature is waiting for you. The hardest part will be choosing- we have so many gorgeous and unique options for your luxury water feature. 

Revitalize Your Outdoor Space with Luxury Landscaping Design

Luxury isn’t a word to casually describe a space; when someone says luxury, you know what they are talking about. When it comes to luxury landscaping, you can likely imagine what a luxury landscape looks like, but parsing out the individual elements of what makes the space luxurious is difficult for the untrained eye. Some telltale signs show that a property has been designed and installed by a team specializing in luxury landscaping. Our team has pinpointed the top elements that define true luxury in landscape design—classic design elements, top-tier materials, bespoke details, and natural elegance. 

Classic Design Features

When we say classic design elements, we don’t mean that every space has a traditional design scheme—what we mean is that every space has excellent design features. Consider design decisions like symmetry, balance, space, scale, texture, harmony, contrast, and repetition. 

Good designs (of any kind) include these basic principles to create a cohesive, elegant final result. Implementing these principles takes years of training and experience. That’s why you can tell when an expert rather than an amateur has designed a space—and that expert eye is part of the reason our landscape designs feel luxurious and decadent. 

High-Quality Materials

Even Mozart couldn’t compose a concerto without access to the right (and high-quality) materials. The same is true for landscape design. If you work with poor-quality materials, no amount of experience or craftsmanship can make the space feel luxurious. 

We hand-select each and every material element in our designs, from the color and texture of the pea gravel to the shingles on the gazebo. Your landscape will feel luxurious and will stand the test of time, staying beautiful and functional for years to come. 

Bespoke Customizations

Bespoke customizations will make your landscape feel even more elegant. This could be anything from a custom gazebo to finding a complementary set of roses to match your home exterior. We all know when a design has been churned out without personality or interest, and nothing is less luxurious than a cookie-cutter space. 

Highlights Natural Elegance

Finally, natural elegance is key for luxurious outdoor spaces. Most interior design includes natural elements like jute, house plants, terra cotta, water features, and other elements to bring nature into the home. With outdoor landscape design, our job is to highlight the beauty of the natural elements. By enhancing, framing, and highlighting the natural beauty of outdoor spaces with color and texture, we create a cohesive space that exudes luxury. 

Bring Luxury to Life With Opulent Pools and Water Features

Few outdoor landscaping features exude the opulence that water does- there’s something about the ambiance of a gentle stream or the bubbling of a water fountain that soothes and delights the senses. For true luxury in your outdoor spaces, you’ll have to find ways to incorporate water.

Obviously, a pool or hot tub adds the ambiance and luxury of water to your space, but adds fun and entertainment. But not every pool is luxurious; there are specific features to create when you are creating a luxurious pool. First, a unique pool shape is a high-impact way to add luxury to your yard. There’s something refined and classic about the rectangular pool, but a kidney bean shape, or even a custom shape, can help highlight the luxury of the space. 

Then, consider an infinity pool or a lap pool—remember these should reflect you and your needs- and a good landscape designer can offer options that work for you. Of course, the pool itself is the main event, but it’s not the only element of the design that adds luxury. You’ll need to consider the hardscape around the pool (think pavers, fire pits/fireplaces, permanent seating, etc.), the plants around the pool, and the pool furniture and accessories. Every detail matters in a luxury space, so if you need help deciding on anything from an outdoor pillow to a shape for your pool, we are here to help.

Pools are the first (and potentially most entertaining) step for adding water to your landscape design, but there are plenty of other ways to bring water’s ambiance. We’ve installed waterfalls, water fountains, creeks, streams, ponds, water panels, misters, and more. 

Of course, each of these features is customizable and can be used in many different areas of your yard. Water features help landscape designers add a cohesive feel to the space—think of how the sound of water moving could be incorporated throughout the outdoor space. Or consider how a creek that starts in the front yard and ends in a pond in the backyard adds a feeling of connection between the spaces.  

Well-designed outdoor spaces will include some form of water feature, and while there are so many to choose from, one of the most important considerations is the quality of the landscape design and installation team.

Luxury And Expertise With Big Rock Landscaping

You know luxury when you see it—plain and simple. But what you may not know is that the feeling of “luxury” is actually thousands of small, thoughtful, high-impact decisions made along the way. 

From the color and texture of the pea gravel in the walkways to the specific color of burgundy the leaves of a tree will turn in the fall, every detail in a luxury landscape design is deliberate. While we do offer design services, we know that a design is only as good as the materials and installation team. 

Our team of landscape architects, installers, and specialists is dedicated to giving your landscape the feeling of opulence you are looking for. Luxury isn’t just about the final product; it’s also about customer care. When you work with our team at Big Rock Landscaping, you will get our whole crew’s care, dedication, and creativity. Find out how we can bring your luxury landscaping dreams into reality by booking a consultation with our team today!