About · Richmond, VA
Jordan Blanton, pond builder in Richmond, VA
Jordan Blanton owns Jordan's Water Garden Solutions and is an Aquascape Certified Contractor. He designs and builds koi ponds, pondless waterfalls and fountainscapes, and looks after them once they are in, for homeowners in Richmond, Henrico County, Chesterfield County and around Charlottesville. Koi ponds start at $275 per square foot, and the price is on the page before you ever call.
$275per square foot for a koi pond, to start
Jordan's story
I fell in love with water young
Hi, I'm Jordan Blanton, founder of Jordan's Water Garden Solutions. I fell in love with water at a young age, fishing and chasing fish in mountain streams with my uncles and grandparents. I spent my summers working on my aunt's farm, where I learned to love hard work and to watch nature spread its bounty.
That is still what a pond is to me. A place where the kids kneel at the edge and the fish come up to meet them. Frogs the first summer, dragonflies the second. The sound of water that covers the road and brings everyone outside after dinner.
I have attended Aquascape's training events and I am an Aquascape Certified Contractor, which means every pond I build is an ecosystem pond: a skimmer, a biological filter, rock and gravel over every inch of liner, and plants doing their share of the cleaning. Clear water that stays clear with a few visits a year.
My team would love nothing more than to spend time in your backyard creating your family's next playground, memories, and stress free oasis.
"The first day of construction."
The credential
Why an Aquascape Certified Contractor
Aquascape is the ecosystem approach to ponds: a skimmer pulls debris off the surface before it sinks, a biological filter at the head of the waterfall grows the bacteria that eat what is left, rock and gravel cover the liner so nothing looks like a liner, and plants and fish finish the job. A certified contractor has trained in that method and builds to it, so the pond is designed to stay clear without a pump room and a chemistry set.
It also means the parts are standard. When a pump or a filter needs replacing one day, it is a known part that any Aquascape contractor can source.
Jordan is also trusted by other local landscapers, which is as good a reference as a pond builder gets.
Starting prices are published. Koi ponds from $275 per square foot, pondless waterfalls from $2,000 per linear foot, fountainscapes from $5,300. The pricing guide shows the math.
What Jordan builds and looks after
Core services
Every one is built or serviced by Jordan and his crew. Pick the page that matches what you are picturing.
Koi ponds
Ecosystem ponds deep enough for koi, with a waterfall you can hear from the house.
From $275 per sq ft
Pondless waterfalls
Falls and a stream that disappear into gravel. The sound of water, no open pond to look after.
From $2,000 per linear ft
Fountainscapes and specialized creations
Bowls, urns and spillways on a hidden basin, and formal ponds with cut stone edges.
From $5,300
Water gardens
Shallower ponds built around lilies, marginal plants and the wildlife they bring.
Pond cleaning and maintenance
Spring clean-outs, fall netting and visits through the year, single or on a plan.
Visits from $275
Pond upgrades and aquatic lighting
A waterfall, a fountain bowl, a wetland filter or a skimmer added to the pond you have, and lights for the hour after dark.
Pump repair and replacement
The waterfall stopped or slowed. Jordan finds out why on the first visit.
Leak detection and repair
A pond losing water, tested and fixed rather than topped up every week.
How Jordan works
From a free phone call to the first fish
The same four phases on every job, a koi pond or a single bowl.
Start the conversation
Fish or no fish? A tall waterfall or a quiet stream? A free phone consultation with Jordan, and the estimate calculator before it if you like numbers first.
Utilities marked, then the onsite visit
The pond is marked out on your lawn, you walk the shape, and you choose the layout and the stone. Then you get one fixed number.
Expert installation
Excavation, the skimmer and biological filter, liner, then every inch covered in boulders and gravel. The waterfall is set stone by stone until it sounds right.
Enjoy your oasis
The water clears, the plants go in, and the fish arrive once the pond is ready for them. Then the evenings outside start.
Where Jordan works
Richmond and the counties around it
Richmond is home. Jordan also builds and services ponds across Henrico County, in Short Pump, Glen Allen, Tuckahoe and Innsbrook, across Chesterfield County, in Midlothian, Bon Air, Brandermill and Moseley, and around Charlottesville, in Albemarle County and Crozet.
Questions
What homeowners ask about Jordan
Anything else, ask him on the call.
Does Jordan do the work himself?
Yes. Jordan Blanton designs every pond Jordan's Water Garden Solutions builds in the Richmond area and is on site with his crew for the dig, the filtration and the stone.
Do you offer free consultations?
Yes. Jordan's Water Garden Solutions starts every project in Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield or Charlottesville with a free phone consultation, and the estimate calculator gives you a price range before the call.
Where are you based?
Jordan's Water Garden Solutions is based in Richmond, VA and works across Henrico County, Chesterfield County and around Charlottesville. There is no showroom; Jordan comes to your yard.
Estimate calculator
See what your pond would cost
A few quick questions, one at a time, and a price range on the spot. Then pick a time for a free phone consultation with Jordan.