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After a long winter with lots of snow, I finally am getting some more done on my stream and ponds. Bare liner is rather ugly!
My bog filter is in place and planted, even starting to grow and the water is now very clear, the green cloud that happened shortly after the ice melted is all gone.
We've made several trips to a local abandoned quarry and have a pretty good stash of rock to work from. Yesterday and today, I rocked in our small waterfall.
I've been moving rocks, stacking rocks, restacking rocks... I'm mostly happy with the waterfall now. The left side will have rockwork extending another 2 or 3 feet, mostly with large rocks, 75-150 pound ones. This will form the front edge of the little ridge the stream cuts through. The streambed above the falls will also be lined with layered rock and the hill to the right side also. It will work away from the pond sooner though. We may have to get another load or two, it's hard to judge how far what we have will go. The walls and hollow behind the falls amplifies the sound nicely already.
The overview, off to the left, shows some of the rocks I tried and didn't use, yet. I've developed a nice design for a pond edging that fits under the turf or rocks and extends down into the pond a few inches. I've made a few pieces for the upper pond, which really improved it's look. In the next week or so, I'll make some more, to use on this pond.
I'm really happy to be working on this again, I just love doing the scenery part!
Steve
My bog filter is in place and planted, even starting to grow and the water is now very clear, the green cloud that happened shortly after the ice melted is all gone.
We've made several trips to a local abandoned quarry and have a pretty good stash of rock to work from. Yesterday and today, I rocked in our small waterfall.
I've been moving rocks, stacking rocks, restacking rocks... I'm mostly happy with the waterfall now. The left side will have rockwork extending another 2 or 3 feet, mostly with large rocks, 75-150 pound ones. This will form the front edge of the little ridge the stream cuts through. The streambed above the falls will also be lined with layered rock and the hill to the right side also. It will work away from the pond sooner though. We may have to get another load or two, it's hard to judge how far what we have will go. The walls and hollow behind the falls amplifies the sound nicely already.
The overview, off to the left, shows some of the rocks I tried and didn't use, yet. I've developed a nice design for a pond edging that fits under the turf or rocks and extends down into the pond a few inches. I've made a few pieces for the upper pond, which really improved it's look. In the next week or so, I'll make some more, to use on this pond.
I'm really happy to be working on this again, I just love doing the scenery part!
Steve