Dry creek is a purely decorative element of landscape design , which has nothing in common with water objects in principle. It only simulates a dried-up stream with pebbles, sand and coastal plants and at the same time improves the site in an incredible way. Let us consider step by step organization on the dry stream by our own hands.
How to make a dry creek with your own hands?
For the device of a dry stream by yourself, you first need to choose a place for it. Its charm lies in the fact that it can conceal flaws in the terrain, delineate the site into functional zones, and visually expand and enlarge it.
So, when the place is defined, you can proceed to the first step on the path to creating a dry stream - drawing the contour directly on the site. It is best to use sand and twine for this. The source of the stream is better to lead from a small elevation, and on its way to lay bends and bends to maximally naturally repeat the contours of the water flow.
Calculation of the depth of the future dry creek should be made based on its width. Ideally, the ratio of width and depth is 2: 1. That is, with a creek width of one meter, a depth of 40-50 cm is sufficient.
When the contours are drawn, the width and depth of the stream are calculated, it's time to dig the channel. It is important to make the trench walls at an angle of 45 degrees.
After this, the canal must be cleaned of weeds, not forgetting to remove their roots, and the soil itself should be thoroughly rammed along the horizontal and inclined planes.
Next, you need to arrange drainage for a dry stream. To do this, do not bother with the concrete foundation, as for a real stream. It is quite enough to cover the trench with any covering material, such as a construction film, roofing paper or waterproof lutrasil or spunbond .
The laying of the bed with stones and pebbles begins with a sole, which can be covered with a layer of expanded clay or rubble 5 cm thick. Only after this, it is necessary to begin laying the brook with stones of various shapes and sizes.
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The formation of a dry stream by one's own hands can be made both by medium-sized pebbles and large cobblestones, and it is best to combine them using different rock types - basalt, slate, gneiss. And to give the stones a natural "wet" shine, you can cover them with a layer of varnish or waterproof shimmering in the dark paint azure or blue.
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Now that you know how to make a dry stream and are ready to embody the idea on the site, do not forget to think through the entire landscape design so that the creek blends harmoniously into it.