You should use the material that you are trying to imitate. Look at your surroundings and use rock that is found naturally. If you are building a glacier-fed mountain
The artist in you comes to life when it's time to place your rocks. This is the essence of your stream, because your rock positioning will determine how the water flows. stream where rocks are generally more round than flat, you need to mirror that. Likewise, if you are in limestone country, most of your rock should be flat and stacked. The artist in you comes to life when it's time to place your rocks. This is the essence of your stream, because your rock positioning will determine how the water flows and speaks to the listener. As with
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A simple, babbling brook oozes out from under the aquatic plants and landscape, over rock and gravel, and into a small, shallow pool. The use of four falls in three completely different directions and the 3-D effect of the small falls behind the other falls bring this water feature to life in a very small, compact area.
waterfalls, I recommend that you position your bridge stones first, followed by your edge rocks, creating a raw visual of the path the water will travel. Once that is done, and before you throw the stream
bottom rocks around, pour water through your feature and see how it works. Do you like the left-to-right movement and the location and height of the falls? When you are satisfied, you can firmly
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