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Comments (1)Have you thought of a bog garden for this site?...See MoreDry (wet!!) creek bed / french drain
Comments (9)First, thanks for taking the time to help us out on this! I agree with the pipe/drain gap, which is why we thought originally that the pipe should/would connect directly to the drain (but, as I said, the landscaping guy said that then more sediment could get in the drain?). I don't think a larger grate would readily do the trick - the water level rarely reaches the level of the grate (which is elevated off of the "bottom" of the trench. It enters the drain primarily through those holes drilled in the side, as I mentioned. So you think the water would move well enough through soil? I thought in general that rocks were better at moving water quickly - hence the commonality of dry creek beds, surrounding french drains in gravel, etc.?...See MoreThe dry creek bed ready for suggestions
Comments (13)I have a Senna corymbosa that was mislabeled when I got it, so it's much too big for its current spot. I'm considering moving it on the berm to the area where the 'head' of the creek is. I also have a Lindheimer's muhly that I'd like to place next to on that left (east end). The camera makes the whole area all look huge and really long but from the front, what's to the left of it, is the neighbor's driveway/front and what's behind it is my side yard and wooden fence. So there really isn't a field behing it, thought it may appear that way. I also have 2 switch grass 'Prarie Sky' Panicum virgatum that I think I'll put where there is a wedge of grass righ now between the head of the creek and the berm, where the water will funnel in. I think the switch grass will be OK being in the water when it rains hard. DH really likes grass and doesn't want to mulch the berm. For the winter I think I'm going to put a cover crop on it and then next spring we can do the Habiturf. We'll have to edge the front side of the berm to do that to be sure no other grass runs up in there. Then hopefully we can leave the berm unmowed. I am going to plant all of it between the creek and the house and I've already done carboard/mulch over a big portion of it. We've been waiting all this time to get the walk replaced but they finally told us they'll do it next week. So that will help me a lot getting going forward on this. I do have some of the plants that I've picked up on sale, repotted and kept in morning sun only. I'n hoping to have it all prepped and be able to get them in the ground late September/early October. I'll do some more pics after the walk way is finished....See MoreDry creek bed
Comments (26)I would not attempt to make a dry creek bed full of rock if you want a more naturalistic appearance. Rather the rain garden concept works well if you get adequate rain to keep the plants you want alive. The stream channel should undulate in width so its not a straight shot channel (like an engineer would design). A series of "check dams" should be built every 15 feet or so to help form terraced levels that would eventually capture sediment and also slow down the flow of water. Plant grasses and native plant seeds aggressively to help compete with any weed seeds. A thick landscape fabric between the underlying soil and the rock stream will keep soil from mixing with the rock and reduce sedimentation of the pond. If you dont use a fabric liner, all the loose soil will be carried down into the pond. Minimize sediment from entering the beginning of the stream by using bioswales that will eventually get covered over with vegetation, otherwise they look like an erosion control project - not a final design that is aesthetically pleasing. Like Yardvaark said, you need a landscaper who has a good sense for artistic placement of boulders, rock and plants as well as a good understanding of erosion control, sedimentation, and drainage in general. Key is to slow the water down because the higher the velocity the more erosive it will be both to the soil as well and moving the smaller rock material that is not wedged in place....See Morekarinl
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