The tiller is still not back from shop. Boo hoo! So, to stay busy outside, I decided to build my very first water feature. This is definitely learn-as-I-go.
The water garden uses the steady outflow of clean water from a sump pump that's under the house. It already had created a small stream that flows into a marshy area of the lawn.
I've been digging out the stream to add stones for waterfall action. It's coming together nicely! Ended up with two small water streams w/ several falls curving around a center mound to be planted with ferns. I have mature plants to put along the banks: monarda, Siberian and Japanese iris, fernleaf bleeding heart, daylilies, Johnny jump ups, more ferns.
This all empties into the marshy part of the lawn, where I'll be planting bog plants. We're thinking about anchoring it with red twig dogwoods.
Photos to come!
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