starting a waterfall

[doobry]

well its time for my first addition to my little oasis in the yard
its a flat concrete slab with a shed on the side and a fence in front

the plan is to create a cascading waterfall coming in to the pond in the centre of the far edge where the fence meets the shed corner
and fed from by a gravity filter out let in the side of the shed about two or three ft high witch gradually falls.
how should i start this ?anyone

 

[doobry]

theres nothing in situation yet only the pond
so i was thinking of a small rectangle down the side of the shed about 3ft wide and 5or6 ft long
i breeze block high in the front half and 2breeze blocks high for the rear
and backfilled with rubble and earth on top in a slanted hill effect
is this a good way to start this project??

 

[doobry]

i just got some some sand and cement and built a small retaining wall for my waterfall and started back filling it with rubble

 

[sissy]

I guess you never thought a pond could be so much work

 

[doobry]

yes alot of labour but im actually enjoying the experience and looking forward to the finished product

 

[mrsclem]

The problem is, a pond is never really finished!

 

[doobry]

The problem is, a pond is never really finished!

have to agree with you there, im afraid very afraid now LOL

 

[mrsclem]

You have been bitten by the pond bug. We started out with a tiny hole, about 25 gallons. Now have 2 koi ponds totaling over 9000 gallons!

 

[doobry]

it came in on the shovel, im sure ,some one must of sneezed on it ,in the hard ware shop,
im off to the doctors tomorrow for a prescription before i start digging again lol
maybe a course of anti biotics and some quarantine from the yard for a shortspell

 

[mgmine]

theres nothing in situation yet only the pond
so i was thinking of a small rectangle down the side of the shed about 3ft wide and 5or6 ft long
i breeze block high in the front half and 2breeze blocks high for the rear
and backfilled with rubble and earth on top in a slanted hill effect
is this a good way to start this project??

Yes, that's a good way to start. You will have a short stream that will end with a waterfall. Be sure that you make the stream high enough and deep enough so that the water doesn't leak out over the sides. You may also need a valve to regulate the amount of water going over the falls.

 

[doobry]

 

[dustboy]

I think it looks fabulous! Tidy work on the stone. The flower plantings next to the fall really make it look natural.

 

[doobry]

thank you for the comments.i just need to do some adjustments now

 

[poconojoe]

Nice!