How to Build a Water Garden and Waterfall
Adding a garden with a waterfall to your yard is a great way to spruce up the landscape and add value to your home. It may look difficult, but you only need a few materials and some patience to pull this off in your own landscaping.
A water garden and waterfall are a perfect addition to any yard. They can be very relaxing and beautiful and can even up the value on your home.
What You’ll Need:
- Pump and Skimmer
- Shovel
- Cut Stone
- Waterfall Pump
- Mattock
- Pond Liner
- Carpenter Level
- Pond Pump and Filter
- Standard Tools
- Pond Underlayment
- Plastic Tubing
- Find the best location and figure out how large the water garden should be. Decide what you want to be in and around your garden. Some people will add fish while others will include plants. Decide where the waterfall will be and on its size as well.
- Use your shovel to dig the pond in the desired location. Make sure that the hole is stable and level. You will need to use the carpenter’s level to ensure this. A shelf will need to be dug around the pond’s perimeter. Make it about a foot wide and deep. The pond needs to be dug on a slope on the other side of where your waterfall will be.
- Dig a ditch and burry the pond skimmer beside your pond and level to it. Use about two inch plastic tubing so that you can connect the pumps to each other.