Dry creek

How to make the villa site even more beautiful? How to harmoniously fit into its design a drainage ditch, thus solving the problem of water diversion? How to split a site into several zones? The answer to these questions is simple - a dry creek will help to do this. What is it? Dry creek is an interesting element of landscape design, skillful imitation of the stream channel with the help of various stones and plants. Layed out in a special way, they create a complete illusion of the water flow, while eliminating all the inconveniences associated with water: silt, flowering water, mosquitoes. How to make a dry stream with our own hands, we will tell in this master class.

1. Start a dry creek device with a definition of its shape. Make a marking on the terrain is best with the help of ordinary sand, which should be scattered at the site of the future laying of the stream. The shape and thickness of the stream throughout its length should be different. If the hand does not give up the sand, you can use a garden hose or other improvised material.
2. Having defined the shape of the stream, we proceed to the selection of suitable stones. Stones for dry creeks will need a variety of: large cobblestones, small pebbles, marble chips. To create a complete illusion of flowing water, small glass granules will help, and if you still cover the stones with a special varnish, then the resemblance to the real stream will be complete.
3. Having chosen a place and materials for a dry stream, we proceed to its construction. First, at the intended location, remove the top layer of the earth by 15 cm and put a lightproof material there, for example, lutrasil or geotextile.
4. After arranging the channel of the stream, we begin to decorate it with stones. Here everything is limited only by your imagination, but the basic rule is one: less is better, but better. Dry creek should not be overloaded with rocks and rapids.
5. It will be interesting to look and dry creek, flowing from the pitcher. For him, you can use any jug of suitable shape and size.
6. To finish the design of a dry stream, plants will help. Since our task is to imitate the water flow, the plants also need to choose the closest to those that usually grow near the streams. It is best to use for these purposes the Chinese reed, the ivory sunflower, the bamboo leaf-leaf. Flowers for the device of a dry stream should be used blue or blue: hybrids of the bearded iris, nezabudochnik, bell of the Dzhokh.

Below are various options for the device of a dry stream on the site.

And in addition to the stony dry creek, it is possible to decorate a garden with rock stones - rockeries .