Waterfalls

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January 15th 1999

Water features have inspired me since my very beginning. As a child, I enjoyed the sound and feel of water. Whether it came from faucet, spring, stream or river. Each gave me a different emotion.

My brothers and sisters and I spent many a summer damming up streams and creating natural pools to play in. At the age of 12, I first dreamed of building a running stream; I waited another 20 years before having the opportunity with the Anderson's home in Cool, CA. The photos below, were taken two days ago at the Moore's residence. In December, we experienced a severe freeze; the grasses were set back a bit but will rebound as nature works it's magic.

The large waterfall is from a natural rock located in the Moore's front yard. The stone outcropping is over 5 feet tall and the waterfall flow is controlled by a gate valve. The waterfall and the stream operate 24 hours a day year round.

Simple streams like this, was one of my first to install using a liner, rocks for waterfalls and cobble along with sand for the stream. A good design of plants takes away from the fake look and adds a natural character.

Another idea for a water feature, would be a non circulating Bamboo dripper as shown in the garden at the Creek's residence. The goal here was to have the sound of water hit the indentation of the stone at infrequent times. The water was connected to the landscape mainline and a gate valve was installed to adjust water flow.

October 21, 2002

A bit of updating from the year is in order.

Pink birds, colorful plants and Sculptured Stone moss rock outcroppings add a touch of delight to the Jackson residence in Sun City, Lincoln, California.

New January 5, 2002. Click here for Photo Gallery

My Cabinet man (The Cabinet Doctor) had me create a Bonsai retreat for his back yard and new spa in Auburn, California. A note that these rocks were made my me not bought.