Artificial waterfall in the country

An artificial waterfall in a summer cottage with falling cascades will splendidly revitalize the landscape, and it can also be used to solve some other problems, namely, you can hide dim parts of the landscape or not very good places. For an artificial stream, the shadow will only be beneficial: it will not be very difficult to take care of the stream in the future, because water will not bloom and evaporate.

Depending on the height of the fall of water and the flow rate, the bottom of an artificial stream can be made either from concrete or from soft materials. Combined solutions also take place. You can line the stream bed with a film, and make the cascade stone or concrete. Monochromatic pebbles look very beautiful at the bottom of the stream; you can still make a simple pattern of stripes or spots of pebbles of dark gray and white colors, imitating the play of shadow and light.

When creating an artificial waterfall in the country, it is imperative to take into account its length and slopes that are in the garden. And when planning the dimensions of the channel, it is necessary to take into account the fact that due to the marginal design and planting of the plants, the width of the stream decreases.

Getting to the construction of the stream, you need to start with the preparation of the trench. Next, you need to remove the roots of plants and stones, as well as tamp the soil and lay the waterproofing material. You can create streams from fiberglass mats, concrete or clay. The ledges located at different distances and heights will give the riverbed its original design. This can be achieved by laying vertically installed slabs of small sizes, concrete curbs or hewn large stones.

Creating a decorative effect, you need to make small wetlands or indentations in the channel. When creating a mountain stream, you need to take into account that its angle of inclination should be approximately 30%. With a greater angle of inclination, the stream will become a waterfall. To create a cascade, boulder stones are used that form thresholds or stone steps. During the growing season, the made brook will overgrow, lichens and moss will settle on the banks of the brook and on the stones, which in turn will give the brook the most natural decorative look.

An artificial waterfall in the country, flowing under an elegant bridge or past a beautiful arbor, intricately wriggling on the swings, will be a magnificent decoration of any suburban area.