Just Add Water

Specialties

Just Add Water specializes in the construction, repair, and maintenance of landscape water features. Water features include backyard ecosystem ponds, Aquascape pondless waterfalls, landscape fountains, and rainwater harvesting systems. Our construction projects include the building of new water gardens as well as renovations on existing water features. Our maintenance projects include spring, summer, fall, and winter services. We offer repairs of existing water features. Repairs could include leaks, pump replacements, and plumbing issues. Just Add Water offers underwater LED lighting for ponds, waterfalls, and fountains. Just Add Water also offers koi and water plants for their clients.

History

Established in 2004.

Just Add Water was established by Chris Thompson in 2004 as a general landscape contractor. The business moved out of general landscaping and exclusively into water gardens in 2006. Just Add Water became a Certified Aquascape Contractor in 2006 and a Master Certified Aquascape Contractor in 2014. Chris Thompson is still very active in the running the business but also has managers and highly trained staff. Just Add Water has built water features all over the state of Iowa as well as the Midwest. They are head quartered in the Des Moines metro and the majority of their work is there. They have built over 250 custom water features and have worked with many more home owners with water gardens.

Meet the Business Owner

Chris T.

Business Owner

Chris Thompson grew up in Michigan. He spent his childhood exploring the many lakes, ponds, and wetlands around his home. He went to college to become a teacher but discovered he was more interested in working outside in the landscape industry.

Chris bought into a landscape company in 2001 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In the fall of 2003, he relocated to Des Moines to be with his long time girlfriend. They married in 2004 and Chris started his landscape business at the same time.

In 2005, Chris built his first water feature at his home. He immediately became hooked on water gardens and pushed his business that direction. By 2006, he was only building water gardens.

Chris currently lives in Ankeny Iowa with his wife, son, 2 dogs, and over 30 koi in his backyard pond.