Backyard waterfall
David Zone 7a
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Comments (2)Drzy, You've got a sweet yard for a waterfall with the option of incorporating some really cool drops. I would recommend going with the pondless / vanishing water concept instead of incorporating a pond. It will give you more room to work and you won't have to worry about all the maintenance that goes along with the pond. The water feature below is built by a friend of mine using a pondless waterfall kit from berkey supply, what's cool is that you don't need the "rock pit" at the end of the waterfall as you do with outer systems. Are you thinking of building just one waterfall or a number of them? One idea is you could have a wide waterfall that spills over and meets up on the second tear......See Morewaterfall suggestions
Comments (14)Have you thought about putting your waterfall filter further back from the pond and not elevated so high? Mine is about 7 ft back from the pond edge top of filter is only about 2 ft high from ground level but I made several small drops rather than one large one and the base is spread out over at least 7 ft. You can put lots of trailing plants around the edges to soften it and make it look more natural. Also when I was researching for my waterfall the best suggestions I found were to use several large rocks around the edges rather than a bunch of smaller ones--but it depends on the look you want. On this forum theres a thread on different waterfalls and if I remember correctly I stole my look from either Ademink or andreas. Because I made a hill for my waterfall I made steps along the side so that I could clean the filters but my waterfall is in the corner and backed by two garages (mine and my neighbors)....See MoreCan rock up near the bark of a bush/tree smother it?
Comments (11)Thanks Karin for the heads up that we were given the right information...to keep the rocks away from the plants base. And hanging head on the sand cherry we most likely killed...It was fairly large...my husband got a decent size root ball but I felt he could have taken more. We did NOT trim the plant back so the volume of the top matched the volume of the roots. Once moved I've given it miracle grow and watered deep...But again we had it smothered with rocks up high on it's main base. Would it pay to trim the shrub shorter to after planted to help counter that we hadn't done it before transplanting? Thanks on the kind words of the waterfall...I was really trying to go with the "natural" look...then that weeping maple suckered me into purchasing it. We vacation around waterfall trails and have for years. So when I suggested a water fountain feature in the backyard...my son who was 11yrs. old at the time commented he felt that a waterfall would be more appropriate. And that is how it all started. I originally wanted a horseshoe of rocks placed so that a larger rock/bolder could sit a top. And have the bolder drilled and water come down over it. Which sort of reminded me of a smaller version waterfall called "Ash Cave" down in Hocking Hills area of Ohio. But the kit we purchased was HUGE...and the man working the bobcat and my husband felt we were going to be wasting so much materials by making as such...and it went from there. I do love it and the sound it makes. It's built into a hill so I really don't have a "HUGE" pile of rocks coming up unnaturally from the ground to form it. Our neighbors who walk by complain because you can't really see it from the road...but only hear it. But to make it any other way would of made it look more unnatural. On the corner from us the previous owners made a rock garden of large rocks...so what rocks you do see from our backyard when not viewing the waterfall...looks natural to the area I think because of what the previous neighbors did. One neighbor came by and visited...and teased that HGTV called and wants their waterfall back. lol We also have a porch swing back there along with a few chairs on the back patio. And off the other patio where we have a picnic table you can view the waterfall as well. So it's ideally placed for our own enjoyment... No one can get over the size rocks used to make this waterfall. I think that alone helps make it look more natural than using just smaller ones that one can lift with their hands. Big project took most of the summer. But well worth it....See Moreshould i invest in new kitchen counters before listing?
Comments (18)most high end homes around here have granite or soapstone. my cabs are pretty nice hardwood, from a resale shop too, so they were a great price. i'm partial to laminate and soapstone myself, no granite for me. so, we'll probably run some decent laminate all the way around to 'finish' it off. because we have a vulcan range some of the counters will be extra deep, which i can most easily afford in laminate anyway. and if we sell we'll include the architect's plans for the new kitchen. that's gonna have to do for now....See MoreDig Doug's Designs
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