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Emil Kreye & Son Inc. is a fourth generation landscape contractor located on Long Island New York. Started in 1955, this design/build firm specializes in the installation of natural water gardens, waterfalls, streams, ponds, rock gardens, swimming pools, walkways, patios, and steps. Rockefeller Center projectEmil Kreye & Son is well known for collecting rock ledges from the company-owned property in the mountains and reassembling them at the jobsite.

Landscapes installed by Emil Kreye & Son blend into the surrounding topography. The waterfalls, rock outcroppings, ponds, and streams seem to have been there forever. The rock ledges and rock gardens show no evidence of ever having been moved by human hands.Creek Waterfalls that cascade into a fish pond or swimming pool create a strong natural focal point and appear to have been flowing through the landscape for millions of years.

Well thought out landscape design is necessary before construction of the landscape can begin, especially when landscape retrofitting is involved. Rock garden design is started at the engineering level to establish what is necessary for any proposed site. Then specific rock ledges are selected and re-installed into the new rock landscaping. Our unique form of rock-scaping has taken generations to perfect. Rock installations include natural rock retaining walls, natural rock patios, rock steps and stairways, rock planting walls, rock gardens, rock ledges, and rock outcroppings.

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Located on Long Island, NY, Emil Kreye & Son has completed landscape installations in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Connecticut, upstate New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Florida, and the Dominican Republic. Please visit our Project Gallery to view some of our landscape designs and begin to imagine what Emil Kreye & Son can do to transform your property!


Waterfalls

Emil Kreye & Son can re–create many types of waterfalls:

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Block Waterfall –
Water flows from a wide stream
Cascade Waterfall –
Water flows down several rock steps
Cataract Waterfall –
A large waterfall emerging from a rock face
Fan Waterfall –
Water spreads out as it flows down the bedrock
Horsetail Waterfall –
Water stays in partial contact with rock as it falls
Plunge Waterfall –
Water falls free, losing contact with the rock
Punchbowl Waterfall –
Water drops in a narrow form, then widens into a pool
Segmented Waterfall –
Water separates as it drops
Tiered Waterfall –
Water descends in a series of steps
Multi–step Waterfall –
A series of waterfalls of approximately the same size with small pools at the base of each fall

Ponds

During pond design and pond installation it is necessary to consider form and function. There are many pond possibilities:

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Natural Pond –
Blends into the landscape as if it were there forever
Garden Pond –
Installed in a formal garden
Fish Pond / Koi Pond –
Built with bottom intakes to remove fish sediment
Fountain Pond –
Can bring a formal focal point into the landscape
Reflecting Pond –
Has no running water and must have a carefully balanced eco-system
Water Garden Pond –
Used to grow specific water plants
Plunge Pond –
Formed at the base of a waterfall
Rock Pond –
Creates varied habitat for fish
Wading Pond –
Has a sitting area to cool your feet

All healthy ponds need aeration (active/passive) and a balanced eco–system to achieve pond water clarity.

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Updated June 2, 2008