"Leanne" wrote in message
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Hi!

I've always been interested in gardening, especially when water features
are
involved.

I've finally got the time to make something in the garden i really want. I
was wondering whether any of you had a guide to building garden
waterfalls,
or if you have done them yourself, how did you do it?


I have made a couple myself, and a few with others.
Really it is hard to sary without an idea of what you want.
You can go totally natural looking, making the whole lot with bush rocks, or
go the typical fibreglass ponds with small pockets for the waterfall.
The best I ever made was a waterfall that ran down into a "creek bed" along
side a footpath to a front door. I made it all with bushrock, the creek bed
was plastic liner with rock on top of it, finally leading to a large tub
buried in the ground that was hidden by mesh and bush rock. The tub held the
pump which returned the water back to the waterfall.
My only advice is to have lots of bushrock to choose from if you go with
that. Fit them together as best as possible to minimise the mortar between
them, and try avoid big bulging mortat joints, something that I have noticed
some people do deliberately.
Pick your pump according to the height and length the water has to be pumped
(a place that sells pumps should help you) and if you do decide on a pond
the easiest is pre-moulded, then there is very little chance of cracking and
leaking.
Good luck


TIA

Leanne.