The circulated water can return to the hidden reservoir in any number of ways: via a simple waterfall into gravel, or a stream, even through a hollow log. They share some of the same components as Decorative Water Features – closed reservoir, recirculating pump, a decorative fall of some sort - but we are going to distinguish them by “flavor”. Decorative Water Features are built into Hardscapes – patios, walks, garden walls – and feature artistically worked decorative items, whether they be vases or drilled rock columns, a statue or spitter. “Pond-free features”, by definition, will be those recirculating water features with a closed reservoir that are built into the landscape and have a natural look and feel.