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Hi guys,I'm back lol.Thanks again for all of your help with raised beds,They are doing great i have an explosion of flowers,Ithink i am losing a couple but all in all everything in garden is blooming.CHEERS...
As you may remember i am hoping to put rock garden in opposit corner(full sun most of day).I would like it to be 8 ft along wood fence and 8 ft along brick wall,1/4 circle of rocks at ground level.I would like to incorperate a waterfall from top to a small pool at front bottom,My question is,How do i begin? and apart from rocks what do i need to do this?.Am i trying to do something which may be beyond my capability,(I do have someone to do the donkey work).Thanks guys i need all the advice i can get on this one.Cheers




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Good for you! Can't think why you call yourself Noidea man! Might be obvious, but don't pile the soil against the fence or it will rot it. A few big rocks set so that they imitate the natural lines of a cliff will be a lot more effective than a lot of smaller stones. Or you could have a low stone wall along the front instead of the bottom layer of rock. this would be a lot easier to keep weed free and will avid the problem of the lawn growing into the gaps.

This is just a personal thing but I would avoid those preformed waterfalls - they usually look tacky unless they are very skillfully disguised. I think you would find just the bottom pool easier to maintain and the rockery could slope naturally down to it on three sides.- you could have a little fountain in it if you want moving water.

Just a few ideas here - I'm sure lots of experienced rockery makers will have heaps of helpful advice. Had you thought of going to your local library's garden section - they will usually have books on making rockeries and pools that will give you lots of ideas and useful instructions.

1 Aug, 2011

 

Hi guys.Thanks for your comments Steragram,I have taken note of what you say.I feel the same way about the preformed waterfall so needless to say i will not be using one,I am hoping to buy a filltered water pump and with advise from you and other like minded people i may be able to create something to my own taste.I would prefere to make a waterfall if i can if not will settle for a fountain in pool at bottom front.The low rock wall sounds good to me, i may carry on from raised beds and put gravel path in front of wall unless i am advised not to.The library sounds good too will look into that.
Thanks again to you and everyone that responds.Cheers...John.

3 Aug, 2011

 

I reckon gravel is a good idea because grass tends to find its way up between rocks and is hard to get out.

4 Aug, 2011

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