Contact Us
Main Office Phone and Fax: 217-896-2225
Bloomington Office: 217-493-9528
Email: PondsDoneRight@yahoo.com
Or fill out the form located at the bottom of this page.
Our Affiliates
Aquascape, Inc. - Our customers are always welcome to go to www.aquascapeinc.com to see new products, check the Frequently Asked Questions, learn about upcoming events, and much, much more!
Illini FS Farmtown - 1509 E. University, Urbana
Phone: 384-8308
Retailer of Aquascape products and host for most water gardening seminars.
Kloubec Fish Farm - www.kloubeclive.com
We now have the opportunity to allow our customers to purchase quality and select koi fish directly from our supplier. Log on to www.kloubeclive.com and enter code 10050. Not only can you see the exact fish you'd like to purchase, but your order will be shipped directly to your door!
Moonlit Gallery: www.showcaselights.com
For exceptional lighting additions to your water feature, landscape and home, Moonlit Gallery is the way to go!
Bloomington Office: 217-493-9528
Email: PondsDoneRight@yahoo.com
Or fill out the form located at the bottom of this page.
Our Affiliates
Aquascape, Inc. - Our customers are always welcome to go to www.aquascapeinc.com to see new products, check the Frequently Asked Questions, learn about upcoming events, and much, much more!
Illini FS Farmtown - 1509 E. University, Urbana
Phone: 384-8308
Retailer of Aquascape products and host for most water gardening seminars.
Kloubec Fish Farm - www.kloubeclive.com
We now have the opportunity to allow our customers to purchase quality and select koi fish directly from our supplier. Log on to www.kloubeclive.com and enter code 10050. Not only can you see the exact fish you'd like to purchase, but your order will be shipped directly to your door!
Moonlit Gallery: www.showcaselights.com
For exceptional lighting additions to your water feature, landscape and home, Moonlit Gallery is the way to go!
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In April 2006 our home of 22 years burned to the ground. We lost everything including our beautiful back pond. In May 2007 Greg Wittstock, Ed Beaulieu, Brian Helfrich and the Aquascape staff arrived to help rebuild our back pond. We are so blessed to have Aquascape as our family and friend.
A little history about us....
Our company started about 22 years ago and is family owned and operated. We are certified through Aquascape, Inc. as one of the first certified water garden installers in the downstate area. We attend seminars and training sessions 2-3 times each year where we network with other CAC (Certified Aquascape Contractors).
Chris Sturdyvin "Pond Dude"
Chris is the owner of Chris' Water Gardens, located in the heart of central Illinois, just north of Homer. We provide services to all of central Illinois from the Indiana border to Bloomington, IL and everywhere in between. Chris' Lawn Service was originally formed in 1984 to perform regular lawn maintenance, weed control, fertilizing, aerating and trimming tree and bushes for residential and commerial properties.
In 1999 Chris began looking for a better way to serve our customers that owned water gardens. At that time, most ponds were considered complete, with barely any filtration system and were usually green, mosquito havens and not very appealing. By a stroke of destiny, Chris met Greg Wittstock, owner of Aquascape Designs in St. Charles, IL. Aquascape's system was designed to include a biological filter system that really worked! This natural water gardening system and the philosophy behind it was to work WITH Mother Nature and not against her. At first, it all sounded too good to be true. Greg told us to install our first water garden at our home and if we weren't completely satisfied he would buy the entire pond kit back! So one weekend we (Chris and Jackie) began digging, setting the liner, installing the skimmer, etc. and finally after a long weekend and lots of sweat, we had our very first 11 x 16 pond. And that was just the start!
Since then, that 11' x 16' pond has been transformed and changed too many times to count and we love it more and more. In 2005, we installed a second and larger pond in the back with a bigger waterfall, more space and more FISH! It is such a joy and we can't imagine our lives without a water garden.
In 2000 Chris' Water Gardens was formed. Since that time we have designed, installed and/or rebuilt over 200 ponds in central Illinois. Our customers have become part of our family. We enjoy visiting all of these ponds and answering questions from our customers as well as individuals in the community that have a pond or are thinking of a pond and need advice. We still maintain several lawns but our passion is now with water gardening.
Ponds Built Right, Customers Served Right
Chris Sturdyvin
Creating Paradise, One pond at a time!
Chris Sturdyvin "Pond Dude"
Chris is the owner of Chris' Water Gardens, located in the heart of central Illinois, just north of Homer. We provide services to all of central Illinois from the Indiana border to Bloomington, IL and everywhere in between. Chris' Lawn Service was originally formed in 1984 to perform regular lawn maintenance, weed control, fertilizing, aerating and trimming tree and bushes for residential and commerial properties.
In 1999 Chris began looking for a better way to serve our customers that owned water gardens. At that time, most ponds were considered complete, with barely any filtration system and were usually green, mosquito havens and not very appealing. By a stroke of destiny, Chris met Greg Wittstock, owner of Aquascape Designs in St. Charles, IL. Aquascape's system was designed to include a biological filter system that really worked! This natural water gardening system and the philosophy behind it was to work WITH Mother Nature and not against her. At first, it all sounded too good to be true. Greg told us to install our first water garden at our home and if we weren't completely satisfied he would buy the entire pond kit back! So one weekend we (Chris and Jackie) began digging, setting the liner, installing the skimmer, etc. and finally after a long weekend and lots of sweat, we had our very first 11 x 16 pond. And that was just the start!
Since then, that 11' x 16' pond has been transformed and changed too many times to count and we love it more and more. In 2005, we installed a second and larger pond in the back with a bigger waterfall, more space and more FISH! It is such a joy and we can't imagine our lives without a water garden.
In 2000 Chris' Water Gardens was formed. Since that time we have designed, installed and/or rebuilt over 200 ponds in central Illinois. Our customers have become part of our family. We enjoy visiting all of these ponds and answering questions from our customers as well as individuals in the community that have a pond or are thinking of a pond and need advice. We still maintain several lawns but our passion is now with water gardening.
Ponds Built Right, Customers Served Right
Chris Sturdyvin
Creating Paradise, One pond at a time!