Rain water run off problem solved with a gorgeous dry creek bed, Japanese bridge.
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This was a project in Cumming GA. to resolve parts of the yard washing away in rain storms. I intalled 2 Japanese Maples, Forest Pansy Redbud, River birch, Natchez Crepe Myrtle for year round interest, Carpet roses, Creeping Gardenia, Cone Flowers, Verbena, Scabiosa, Prize winning daylilies from Mountain Meadow Daylilies in Clayton, GA, and lots more. Several Boulders and river rock totaled 7 tons of rock. This was a wonderful project to design, plan and install. -
Beautiful work, as always. -
Thank you very much! You put a smile on my face. And still smiling.
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Have you tried alpine plants plants for your home? They usually require very little care, surviving on whatever nature gives them.
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I am currently working on killing much of my lawn and planting all local high-altitude native plants. I will post photos as I progress. So far I have put in a nice ornamental grass and some dwarf Pawnee Buttes, and I will be transplanting some Russian sage this weekend, thanks to some help from a couple of other helpful experts here on HomeTalk. I am doing all the work on the cheap by myself (including picking up free shredded Christmas tree mulch from the city), but if I lived near you, I think I would be tempted to hire you for the work.
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Have you gone to any local garden tours/ You can see and get great ideas. Sometimes the local Master Gardeners have a tour. That is a true treat because they are plant people ~ lots and lots of flowers and plants, trees, shtubs!
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My daily walks with my baby are a daily local garden tour. So many great xeriscape gardens here in my little eco-conscious high desert city. But I should probably go on the more informative tour at some point.
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we r trying to figure out something to do w/our back yard,on a budget -
is there anything under the river rocks to stop weeds from growing between the rocks? How deep did you dig? (if you did) -
The middle of our yard is washing away from rain, so far nothing we have tried has worked. We now have a ditch forming halfway through the yard. What all did you need to do? -
I followed the path of the rain water washing away the dirt, which was a couple of inches. I widened it to keep it in perspective with the yard. It runs across the back, about 55 ft. I put a double layer of landscape fabric down. Then a layer of the flatter river rock. On top of that a mix of river rocks, with attention to color and shape in some parts, the rest random. She wanted the edging to keep the mulch from washing into the dry creek. Perennials soften and cover the edge. ...»
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Shop around for rock yards. In my area I paid $120/ton for the river rocks. One rock yard had them at $180/ton.
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I love the arched walkway..where did you get it? -
I just saw this arched bridge in one of my old garden books, wow, so nice and I sent the pic to my daughter, she was making one -
I planted Creeping Jenny in a place where my mulch and dirt was washing away. It is a perennial and can be walked on. You could make a path of this....a living sidewalk. I am thinking of putting it in more places in my beds. -
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This ground cover has lived through 2 winters in SC. I love it! It only takes a little trimming to keep it from taking over.
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I had the bridge hand made by a very talented finish carpenter, craftsman, general contractor. I picked out the sealer and two stain colors to achieve the look we wanted. I mixed a barn type red with a wee bit of black. The bridge cost $ 800. I believe the total span end to end is 8 ft. I'll have to check to be percise.
