| Pondless Waterfall: Evaluating the Situation |
| Pondless Waterfall: Evaluating the Situation |
From "Grounds for Improvement"
episode DGFI-112 |
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Over the past year Mark and Deborah Pecci have extensively remodeled their house -- and in the process have essentially ruined the lawn and landscaping, but aren't sure how to go about restoring it. The solution? Add a pondless waterfall (figure A) in the front yard and new plantings (figure B and figure C) around the front of the house. Over the course of two days, show hosts Dean Hill and Jackie Taylor, along with Mark and Deborah and a group of their friends and family, work to install the waterfall and renew the beds in the front of the Pecci home
Tools
Shovels
Rakes
Wheelbarrows
Spade
4' level
50' green extension cord
HoseMaterials
1 pondless waterfall kit
4.5 tons 6"-24" boulders
1/2 ton 4"-6" boulders
1 ton 1-1/2"-2") gravel
1/2 ton 1/2"-3/4" gravel
6 cubic yards hardwood mulch
5 large boulders
104 linear feet Belgian edging Plants
1 pink dogwood
5 dwarf burning bush
3 Nikko blue hydrangea
7 Green Velvet boxwood
1 Meyeri lilac
3 fragrant viburnum
5 Miscanthus sin. 'Gracillimus'
3 Pennisetum alop.
5 Siberian iris
9 Happy Returns daylily
8 hosta 'Francee'
5 cardinal flower (Lobelia)
7 ostrich fern
5 purple coneflower
5 black-eyed Susan First use landscape marking paint to mark the area where you plan to install the water feature. You'll also need to mark the area for the basin of the waterfall, since that area will have a different depth. The reservoir for this water feature needs to be about 6' by 4' deep. There is also the top level of the waterfall to mark and finally the general path in which the waterfall will flow. Outlining new flowerbeds to frame the water feature is a great way to accent your yard. Use marking paint to create the new look (figure D), and then you can begin digging. Using shovels and a wheelbarrow will get this project done a lot quicker (figure E).
A neat way to add a border to the new flowerbeds is to dig a small trench around the newly marked outline and then place decorative stones inside the trench (figure F). For this project, we're using Belgian blocks. Make sure the blocks rise about 2" from the outside grate so the water from your waterfall doesn't cause erosion in the mulch (figure G).
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