Create a Realistic Dry Creek Bed

[Big Lou]

From houzz.com - Create Realistic Dry Creek Bed. Enjoy!

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2670...n=u509&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery22

 

[j.w]

Very pretty neat ideas. I wish we had some hills on our property. It's all flat.

 

[Big Lou]

Couple or three big truck loads of dirt and you have an instant hill JW.

 

[j.w]

Thanks Lou...............oh my aching back

 

[sissy]

here you see drainage ditches that look like dry creek beds because they are needed to direct water .We have no choice but to protect the property from storm wash outs

 

[adavisus]

Ah, the secret to creek beds is to see how erosion weathers channels, how small debris settles into patterns...

How you carve such elegant curves, skim a coat of cement and stain, colour it would be an interesting artsy challenge... you could brush naptha and turps into bands, spread and stain authentic durable paints...

Regards, andy
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/media/albums/adavisus.438/

 

[Big Lou]

Thanks Lou...............oh my aching back

Hubby could rub your aching back and get the dirt from under your nails, toenails, hair.........

 

[j.w]

Yeah right Lou

 

[Shdwdrgn]

Ah, the occasional boulder! I have two sizes of rocks around my pond, and never thought of getting anything bigger to stand out. I may have to make some adjustments and see what happens...

The article was good, although brief. The thing that annoys me is that these techniques don't directly apply to us for a couple big reasons... We have to work within the confines of a liner (keeping the water within it while hiding the edges), and we can't simply throw down bark or other decorations along the edge. A ditch washes the loose stuff away, but a pond traps everything.