Water is essential in any garden, even the smallest one. Before thewave heatwavecomes, we can install one of several water installations in the garden. We chosewatercourse water .
How to build a watercourse?
Before starting construction works, we need to define the style of the foundation and answer the basic question: is the watercourse to meander lazily between the rebates, or can it flow in a fast stream like a mountain stream, overcoming cascades, terraces and waterfalls. The noise of the water changes depending on the slope of the terrain and the shape of the watercourse bed; at times the stream murmurs softly, at other times it even boils, crashing against the protruding stones.The garden with a variable shape of terrain meets all the conditions necessary to establish a watercourse. Therefore, artificial landscaping is not necessary. It is different on flat terrain, where the ground has to be modeled. For this purpose, you can use, among others soil from the excavation underpond waterorpondAs a last resort, we can cover the ground with soil from the field. To establish a slowly flowing stream of 3-4 meters in length, a height difference in the relief of 20 cm (between the source and the mouth of the stream) is sufficient.
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The watercourse arranged can be in various styles - in the photos there is an Asian garden with bamboo watercourses (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
The watercourse should be well exposed. It can, for example, start at the edge of a high-rise terrace and flow along a garden path, separatinglawnanddiscounts Perfect conditions for establishing a watercourse are found innatural gardens natural , where the stream flows in wide arches through a grassy meadow and flows into a pond overgrown with rushes. This does not exclude, of course, other arrangement possibilities.Watercourse watercan also be created in a formal garden. Then we give up stone terraces, rich plantplantingsand sophisticateddecorationsin favor of simple channels and gutters.
Ideas how to enrich a watercourse
The construction of the watercourse is not as complicated as it may seem. The simplest solution is to use prefabricated plastic molds (imitatingstone natural ). The elements are several dozen centimeters long, and are available in both straight and irregular shapes (e.g. turning right and left). More complicated arrangements are made with the use of foil for a pond or pond.
If we have properly preparedarea , we start modeling the bed. If the water course is to be planted with many plant species, the gutter should be at least one meter wide and 30 to 60 cm deep.Baysibends ,waterfallsandcascadesmore to be planned before selecting the land. This is very important as it translates into the water flow rate later.
After modeling the trough, we start laying the foil. As in the case of a pond, it should not be placed on bare ground, but on a layer of non-woven fabric and sand. The sections of the foil where the water is to flow at a steady speed are masked with pebbles. Where the water is to flow at an uneven pace, creating swirls and waterfalls, placefragments rockyThe most plastic rock is sandstone, which allows easy formation, thanks to which the individual stones can be perfectly matched to each other.There is no need to bond them with cement. Granites, bas alts and slates are more difficult to work with, but have nicer colors and more interesting textures. At the very end, we prepareplantingsSome plants can be planted into pockets (which protect the ground against washing away), some into the wet ground in the marshy zone located at the ends of the bed. After the construction is finished, it is important to clean the pond regularly to keep theaesthetic appearanceand he althy conditions for plant development.
Planting from flowering aquatic plants
Plants for cultivation in a wetland environment are an inseparable element of the arrangement of a water garden. This zone may either dry out or be flooded from time to time. The bottom of the stream is lined with a waterproof foil for the pond, under which there is a layer of sand and fleece. The total length of the watercourse is 4 m, its bed is decorated with pebbles. The planting zone is located within the foil bottom, but outside the main water current.It is surrounded by an embankment of fieldstones, and the space inside is filled with soil (up to the pond) 15-20 cm high.For planting, we can use plants such as:
1. forget-me-not Myosotis palustris,
2. loosestrife Lythrum salicaria,
3. C altha palustris,
4. acute sedge Carex acuta,
5. butomus umbellatus joins,
6. Siberian iris Iris sibirica,
7. water mint Mentha aquatica,
8. Typha minima small stick,
9. water lily (water lily) from the 'Berthold' variety.
