Before strategically placing rock and boulders into place, I usually stand at a distance to get a better perspective and overall scale. I then spray paint the areas where I think the rocks, more or less, should be placed.
On this circulating creek job we placed a 7 ounce, nonwoven geo-textile, filter fabric over a 45 mil rubber liner before we tied 3/8 inch rebar at six inches on center. The rebar was installed as reinforcement for the concrete that we placed to create a protective shell that we could work upon.
The concrete shell is ready for the placement of Santa Barbara sandstone rock to create the creek.
Layout work, sandstone boulder setting, filling in with smaller sandstone river cobble, testing of the water course.
A water garden reflection pond in the making. Approximately 60 feet long by 30 feet wide, rough dimensions.
Here is a pond we built, in Santa Barbara, with very clear water for better viewing of the koi fish.
Koi fish in a much shallower pond that we built in Santa Ynez.
Underneath a grove of oak trees, the ferns and ivy plants are flourishing around this circulating creek that we created,
