Living Waters Landscape

What Living Waters Landscape does

Living Waters Landscape (operating as Living Water Landscape Service / LWLS) is a family-owned LLC headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, that designs, installs, and services residential water features across Southwest Michigan, including Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Paw Paw, Mattawan, Lawton, and surrounding communities. The company traces its roots to 1994 and began specializing in water feature construction in 2002; owner Chris Ostrander established the current water-feature-focused operation in 2007. Core offerings span pond installation (koi and ecosystem ponds using the Aquascape Ecosystem Filtration approach with water filtration, recirculation, fish, and aquatic plants), pondless waterfalls, landscape fountains, RainXchange rainwater harvesting systems, and Airmax aeration products. A full maintenance and renovation suite covers pond cleaning, repair, leak detection, algae control, and refurbishment of ponds originally installed by other contractors.

The firm operates as a Master Certified Aquascape Pond Construction company and authorized seller of Airmax aeration equipment, holding the 2015 Certified Aquascape Contractor Of The Year Award. All work is delivered through direct-to-consumer field sales: on-site consultations, custom project quotes via website forms, phone, and email, with published budget tiers ranging from $5,000 to $100,000+. Recurring maintenance visits (typically once or twice per year) generate ongoing professional-services revenue alongside one-time installation projects. Marketing is multi-channel but locally focused, including the company website, Houzz, Pinterest, Facebook, Flipboard, and the Outdoor Network Services marketplace.

The business is small and bootstrapped, with approximately six employees and no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or institutional ownership. Customer concentration is entirely residential within a single Michigan region, and there is no indication of commercial or enterprise accounts. The revenue model combines high-ticket, custom-priced installation projects with lower-margin recurring maintenance contracts, anchored by craft expertise, vendor certifications, and a strong regional reputation rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Living Waters Landscape

Legal name

Living Water Landscape Service, LLC

Website

https://lwls.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Living Waters Landscape is a family-owned Battle Creek, Michigan contractor that designs, installs, and maintains residential water features — including koi ponds, pondless waterfalls, fountains, rainwater harvesting, and aeration systems — for homeowners across Southwest Michigan using Aquascape and Airmax products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Water Feature Installation and Maintenance

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Features Design & Installation (Ponds, Fountains, Waterfalls) (HSAIABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Features (Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls) (HSAPALAJ)

Keywords

• Water feature installation
• Koi pond construction
• Pondless waterfall design
• Pond maintenance services
• Rainwater harvesting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Battle Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water Feature Installation: One-time project revenue from designing and installing custom water features including koi ponds, pondless waterfalls, landscape fountains, rainwater harvesting systems, and pond-lake fountains. Custom pricing based on project scope, with price ranges from $5,000 to $100,000+ as indicated on contact forms.
2. Maintenance Services: Ongoing revenue from pond maintenance including pond cleaning, pond renovations, pond repair, pond leak detection, and pond algae control services. Professional cleaning recommended at least once or twice per year.
3. Pond Renovation and Repair: Services to repair and refurbish existing ponds from other contractors. Includes pump and plumbing repairs, lighting installation, water quality solutions, and leak detection and repair.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Living Waters Landscape designs, installs, and services custom residential water features across West Michigan, including ecosystem koi ponds, pondless waterfalls, landscape fountains, rainwater harvesting systems, and pond/lake fountains with aeration. The company operates as a Master Certified Aquascape Contractor using the Aquascape ecosystem approach exclusively, and provides ongoing maintenance services such as pond cleaning, leak detection, algae control, renovations, and repairs to both new and existing installations.

Product overview

Living Water Landscape Service is a water feature installation and maintenance company offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical water features and associated services. The core product offerings include: Pond Installation (ecosystem koi ponds with filtration), Pondless Waterfalls (disappearing waterfall systems), Landscape Fountains (Fountainscapes), Rain Water Harvesting (RainXchange systems), and Pond-Lake Fountains & Aeration (Airmax products). These installation products are supported by a suite of maintenance services including Pond Renovations, Pond Cleaning, Pond Repair, Pond Leak Detection, and Pond Algae Control. The company specializes in Aquascape ecosystem products and serves the Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Battle Creek Michigan areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pond Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• Water features enjoyed in hundreds of homes across Michigan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AquascapecoreTechnology or IntegrationMaster Certified Aquascape Pond Construction company and authorized installer of Aquascape Pro Pond Products. Uses the Aquascape Ecosystem approach exclusively. Company received the 2015 Certified Aquascape Contractor Of The Year Award. Staff attend regular Aquascape training and skill-building workshops.
• AirmaxcoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized seller, installer, and maintainer of Airmax aeration products including Shallow Water Series Aeration Systems, SilentAir compressors, ProAir2 diffusers, and EcoSeries floating fountains. Products are ETL certified with various warranties.
• Outdoor Network Services (ONS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as certified installation and maintenance provider on the Outdoor Network Services (ONS) platform at outdoor-network.services. Multiple service pages created for pond installation, maintenance, cleaning, algae control, leak repair, and renovation services.
• Aquascape FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Aquascape Foundation relies on RainXchange systems for their missions to provide children with clean drinking water. Living Water Landscape Service participates in Aquascape's environmental initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Premier Ponds & Water Features: Regional pond and water feature design/build/maintenance firm serving affluent residential clients. Comparable as a direct peer operating the same niche specialty service model targeted at homeowners seeking ecosystem-style water features.
• Waterfall Now: Specialized residential pondless waterfall and water feature installer. Comparable as a direct peer focused on the same disappearing-waterfall and ecosystem-pond niches that anchor LWLS's product mix.

Others

• Aquascape, Inc. The primary product supplier and certifying body for Living Water Landscape. Comparable because every LWLS installation is built on Aquascape's ecosystem — they share the same product, training, and brand ecosystem, though Aquascape is a manufacturer/distributor rather than an installer.
• Savio Ponds: Manufacturer of pond equipment, filtration, and water feature components. Comparable as a complementary/competing supplier whose products overlap with those used by LWLS in residential water feature projects.
• CalPonds: Regional pond and water feature retailer/installer with services across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable as a multi-region pond installation and maintenance operator with similar product offerings and customer base.
• Blue Thumb Distributors: Pond and water feature product distributor serving contractors and DIY consumers. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player in the same water-garden supply chain that supports residential pond installation.
• SiteOne Landscape Supply: Largest U.S. wholesale distributor of landscape supplies. Comparable as an enabling ecosystem participant whose irrigation and water-management product lines overlap with LWLS's supply chain.

Broad incumbents

• TruGreen: Largest U.S. residential lawn and landscape services company. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the residential outdoor services space; while not a pond specialist, it represents the scale-based competitive threat to niche installers.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: National residential and commercial tree and landscape services company. Comparable as an established broad incumbent offering premium outdoor services to the same affluent homeowner customer segment.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Large diversified residential and commercial landscape services provider. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating across outdoor living services, including water-feature-adjacent offerings in some markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/livingwaterlandscape
• Pinterestpinterest.ph/livingwaterland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-waters-landscape

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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