The name “dry stream” already speaks for itself. It is not filled with water, but will create the feeling that the water in it has just dried up, whatever, and the most insignificant rain will return to him the joy of murmuring.
Good arrangement.
A good arrangement of this stream in that area, in addition to aesthetic pleasure from its contemplation, can also solve several such planning problems. For example, it will unite the diverse zones of the site or disguise the sewer hatches. You can also apply it as a drainage small groove. In addition, this stream is likely in each blooming garden: you will not need either a water source or a decrease in the relief. Remember very easily how a very natural stream looks, follow nature.
Service. To do the care of a dry stream simply. Unlike a genuine stream, in principle, there are no endless problems with algae, nor the water supply system is polluted and it is not enough to install expensive water pumping systems.
Planning. Think about the desired shape of the stream, what would you like to see. Maybe it will be a narrow and long bending stream, and probably straight enough, but with special dry beautiful waterfalls. But we recommend that the width of the stream still be in various places of unequal – this will give a dry stream a significant natural. Mark the alleged contour in that area, pour sifted sand there, check the effect of the form of the form.
Material.
Having decided on the size and shape, you can also proceed to the right choice of material. The right choice of ordinary stone is now quite large, which is why we recommend that you start with the correct color choice. Sufficiently light natural stones are suitable for simulating beautiful waterfalls and, in addition, thresholds. And if it so happened that the hunt, so that the stream is bluish -gray – buy ordinary slate, Gneis or ordinary basalt. Reded brown, gray and greenish tones help you give a solid granite. You can place fairly light accents in a stream using natural limestone, as well as white marble stone. An attractive effect can be achieved, and if it happened that it is used to use round bright -brilliant pebbles and, in addition, glass balls – scattered between natural stones, they will make a stream flickering with mysterious light. Do not forget to see the entire overview of construction equipment and tools for construction and repair work. Construction equipment of various directions, technical characteristics, articles.
Construction.
Mark the boundaries of the future stream. Dig a peculiar path for pedestrians with a depth of 10-20 centimeters. Close the bottom with a very dark material (probably a nurser) then so that unnecessary weeds could not sprout. Next, proceed to laying natural stones: lay out a boot on the inside of the edge, alternating large ordinary stones with small ones; Lay the cracks quite large and, in addition, with an average naked, and fill the channel with a river pebble. Somewhere you can also put large, medium large boulders. The basic rule of laying is laconicism, moderation.
Design.
After all, we build at least a rather dry one, but a stream, preference is much better to give to plants associated with water. We can offer you these options, like a Chinese reed (Miscanthus), the sunflower, the arundo is reed and, in addition, the bamboo leaf -column – at least they grow on garden soil, but cause similar feelings. Flowers are much better to choose a blue tone: large -leaved forget -me -not, lobelia, a small bell of the Zhrarsky, hybrids of Iris of a bearded. They enhance the illusion of water, you can also plant gray -haired blue decorative plants in line with a stream of stream, these as an elegant oatmeal blue, bison grass, or mosquito cereal.