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Azira wrote:

If you can get some larger flatter/flattish rocks, overhanging them over the edge at differing amounts can make for a really nice look once the water it is. It softens the edge overall, and if the water is relatively high to the rocks it can make for a really natural look.

I think it's good to also go for a wide variation in the size of the rocks you use, and don't just have a single layer right around the edge as it can be really blunt and unnatural looking. If you extend the rocks outwards from the waters edge into the garden itself, using a random assortment of sizes and shapes, smaller ones to fill in the gaps and so on it can resemble nature a bit more. Especially if you then start putting plants among the rocks, tallish ones that 'weep' down over the waters edge, some rambly ground covers, simple spikey ones and so on...

Someone has designed and built beautiful fish ponds before, and knows their stuff! :thumbright:

Colum Black-Byron

It's in the shade, so plants won't really work well.

But I like the idea of the different sized rocks. Thanks for the help.

Where would you recommend getting them from? Gardening landscape place?

Aquanator

If you want some rocks, we have quite a lot, couple of ton I would expect, you are welcome to them ... you will need a couple of mates to help you lift them as a few are really heavy. The rocks were used in a garden along the side of the carport we removed the rocks to widen the concrete. Pm me if you are interested, we are just down the road.
Cheers

Colum Black-Byron

I won't say no to free rocks

PM sent.

Charlie

We have tons of moss covered rocks at our place, nearly every garden has a bunch of them used as a perimeter. Theres even some with staghorns growing on them. You can kinda make them out in this photo. Id send you some over Column but frieght would be a killer

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Colum Black-Byron

Yeah, rub in how pretty your place looks :notworthy:

But seriously, looks fantastic, I'm very jealous.

I bet you're under strict instructions to have a pretty AP system.

I'd love some mossy rocks. I was hoping it'd develop quickly over the waterfalls, but I think the heat over summer would be too much for it.

Stuart Chignell

No jealousy here. Looks like a dog to mow.

Charlie

It is a dog to mow, I do it over 2 days to break it up a bit. If the kids would hurry and grow up a bit more I can get them to do it and it wont be my problem

A fruit tree orchard, wicking beds and AP will take a chunk out of it eventually.

Sleepe

2 days

That's about a couple of hours with a 6 pack on the mower (take it you haven't got the Greenfield fixed yet?)

Column you could try googling faux or artificial rocks if you get really stuck.
I got lucky with a cocky clearing out a paddock and scored about 30-40 tons, it cost me his petrol money and a couple of cartons to get them dropped off at my place. BTW doing rocks isn't as simple as it looks.

Colum Black-Byron

I'd be going at that lawn with a ride on (said the guy who pays somebody to do his small front yard).

I've seen some fancy ones, would whip through your backyard in a few hours.

I've seen a few videos on concrete stones, never looks ideal to me. I'll find a few videos on stone work, might give me some ideas.

Charlie

It takes about 4 hours on my old ride on but thats in pieces at the moment. I was looking at a John deer zero turn the other day and I think I will end up buying that then the greenfield will just become a tow boat for a small trailer to move stuff around with.

That pic doesnt even really show how much grass and obsticles there really is. As pretty as it is, its very time consuming to keep that way.

Sleepe

Not sure I'd go the John Deere if I had the money, mate has a Hustler which seems quite solid (up for big money if the hydraulics go on any of them).

Sorry Column

Charlie

Thanks Sleepe, and yes sorry for hijack column.

Colum Black-Byron

Hijack away. It's all good.

dasboot

Charlie that looks more like a stately home than someones garden,as someones has already said don’t envy you with the mowing job,leaf clearing,weeding........ :think:

All joking aside always my dream to have a largish garden,similar looking maybe but with a ginormous Koi pond come water feature,never got around to winning the lottery though..

Colum i reckon its going to look damm fine, could spark some others to do similar... :thumbright:

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