Our Team and Family

When we aren’t building ponds and fountains in Duluth you can find us in the art studio! We are also a family of artists and David’s art is on display locally at Lizard’s Art Gallery. Check out the article about us from The Duluth News Tribune.

Check out our Online Art Gallery!

David and Kristen Austin have been building and designing ponds together for over a decade. David has been designing and installing garden ponds and features since 1996. As a small boutique landscaping/waterscaping company, they relocated to Duluth from Lower Michigan in December 2021. Seeking a slower pace, a tighter community for their 6 year old Hugo, and the opportunity to spend more time as a family.

We are here to serve your water feature needs with custom, unique, specialized water features for residential and commercial settings. Our approach is unique as we view each feature as a piece of art above ground and a quality functioning filtering machine beneath. Our commitment to quality and ecology has made us a premier pond company in North America. Working with Aquascape on special projects and occasionally licensing David’s fountain designs to Aquascape Inc. as well. In 2018 our community projects to teach the importance of watersheds and our impacts on them we received the Aquascape Conservationist of the Year Award. Our water features are always ecologically friendly, built to last, and beautiful for decades.