The stream in landscaping enjoys wide popularity today and is fine replacement to artificial waterway. Residents of the Land of the rising sun have begun to do the first this course of allegedly dried up stream. Does not demand special care, well hides roughnesses of the site, differentiates zones.
Creation of dry stream does not demand special skills, it should be taken into account several subtleties only:
- The course of so-called stream has to be kind of on the eminence if on the site there is hill, then it is possible to issue it and to begin to lay stream from it. If there are no hill and any other eminence, then it is possible to issue the course several boulders.
- It is important to consider natural features of the course. It is twisting, in some places it can be narrowed, in some to extend at the expense of what it is possible to expand site space visually.
- The small twig can serve as logical conclusion of stream, it is possible to impose it with the same stones, as the mouth of stream and to put around plant.
To create stream, at first it is necessary:
- To dig out on site perimeter small ditch, natural twisting form.
- To lay bottom special material which will not allow weeds to make the way through stones and will save from excess work on their removal in the future.
- Stack one by one stones, considering that it is better to do edges of large stones, and in the middle to stack stones more small. You remember harmony, everything has to be combined with other elements of decor on the site.
It is possible to achieve play of color of stream due to laying of stones of the different invoice and the sizes. That from far away the stream reminded natural, it is possible to lay at its basis color glass stones, at the expense of modulation on the sun, there will be effect of wet stones.
At registration of vegetable fringing of stream it is possible to give vent imaginations, the main thing, not to be overzealous, the plants which are associated with water – bamboo, reed well will approach. To create effect of freshness, it is possible to plant plants of blue shade – creeping Ajuga, hand bell or large-leaved nezabudochnik, mosquito cereal or to bizonye grass.
Such stream can be constructed in 2-3 days, having only planned parts in advance and not spending then time for re-planning and revamping. Decorate such stream with amphora, sea shells, figures of small fishes, small bridges through it. Such stream is ideal the fact that it does not demand leaving and does not attract insects on the site, and gives refinement and style.