| Â | | | | pondless waterfalls. |
| Before you can figure out how you will landscape | | | | When the water disappears it is collected into a |
| your hillside, you have to ask yourself a few | | | | holding tank where it is filtered and continues to |
| questions. | | | | recycle down the hillside in a forever running |
| 1. | | | | stream. |
| How much money do you have for your project? | | | | The sound of the water lapping over the rocks in |
| 1. | | | | the stream add the wonderfully peaceful |
| What is the size of your hill – is it a 10foot | | | | tranquility that people hope for in their back yards. |
| high hill or only 2 or 3 feet? | | | | There are some fabrics that are made especially |
| 1. | | | | for creating the hillside stream and waterfall. Under |
| Do you want to landscape the entire project? | | | | the stream is a rubber type fabric or material |
| 1. | | | | which keeps the water running down the hillside |
| What type of landscape do you want to use | | | | instead of seeping into the ground. Small rocks line |
| – terrace, or rock garden type landscape? | | | | the rubber stream bed while larger rocks form |
| 1. | | | | the edges of the stream. With the proper cement |
| What type of plants do you want to use? Do you | | | | to hold everything together the final rocks can be |
| have favorites? | | | | strategically placed, and then the fabric is |
| Do you want to use your hill to create a waterfall | | | | engineered into the design to complete the |
| feature? | | | | desired effect. With a pond, the entire pond has |
| Now the BIG question | | | | to be lined with a rubber fabric. |
| Â Â Are you a DIY type, or will you hire this | | | | You can have a fish pond or a pondless stream |
| landscaping done by a professional? | | | | that recycles through a filter. If you decide on a |
| Once you have answered the above questions, | | | | pond, you can actually have fish in the pond, but |
| then start developing a landscape plan. Of course, | | | | there are things you have to research for that. |
| if you hire someone to do the job for you, then | | | | For a pond you have to dig the hole and make |
| they will present their ideas to you for your | | | | sure it is even. Once you are sure it is even, then |
| approval. | | | | lay the fabric to form the pond. It has to be filled |
| We have only landscaped small hills, created by | | | | with water for a few days to make sure there |
| the dirt that made the hill when the basement | | | | are no leaks. Then surrounding rocks can be |
| was dug. We have used both rocks and diamond | | | | gathered in closer, with trees and bushes added |
| block to create a terrace. With the diamond | | | | to keep the eye from seeing where the water |
| blocks you can create a nice sculpted appearance | | | | comes from. |
| that is incredibly pleasing. | | | | Although I can see all this in my mind, it probably |
| As the hillside slopes down, the blocks curve into | | | | has some steps in the process that you'll discover |
| the slope and disappear while the ground slopes | | | | are missing if you do it yourself. I'm enough of a |
| down around the sides to the lower level. | | | | DIY person, that if I were younger, I'd probably |
| An appealing waterfall can be placed on the slope | | | | attempt this myself. However, with landscapers in |
| if you are the type that likes water features. You | | | | the family now, I'll be happy to pay them to |
| may or may not have a pond for the water to | | | | landscape a hill for me. |
| fall into. I have seen some wonderful disappearing | | | | |