Streams or Screams?

Thank You Heather
That's what it looks like nearly every morning off my back porch. I sit and
sip coffee and enjoy the view.
The day we first came to look at this house it was raining cats and dogs. We
waited on the back porch for the realtor to meet us for about 45 minutes.
While we were there we found the peace and quiet (no cars, no sirens, no
planes... no noise but the birds) and the scent of the wet pines so
enjoyable that we decided then it was the right place, even though we had
not yet seen the inside of the place.
Luckily, the inside of the house was what we wanted too, and at a great
price including a shop!

Here's another picture you may enjoy, the view from our FRONT porch !
http://www.kizthiz.com/frontporch.jpg

*sigh* so much yard, so little money! LOL

Kate


"Heather" wrote in message
...
| Kate:
|
| The photo is awesome! What a beautiful site!
|
| Heather
|
|
| "SVTKate" wrote in message
| link.net...
| HI Perry
| I am new here too, and I do like the idea that you have there.
| Something like a Dry creek, maybe with a little catch pond halfway up
the
| bank..?
| Here is a shot of my 'pond' from my back porch....
| http://www.kizthiz.com/pondview.jpg
| I would like the stream to wind down in an S shape from the top to the
| bottom
|
| Hmm... food for thought! Thank You!
| Kate
|
|
| "Perry" wrote in message
| . ..
| | Hi Kate,
| | (Greetings to all from a first time postee)
| |
| | Have you thought of just putting in a rill (man-made stream bed)?
I've
| seen
| | pictures of rills where the small ditch is lined with loose fitting
| brick
| | and rock. Small catch basins of brick and rock are sometimes built
in.
| It
| | doesn't require mortar or cement but still channels the rainwater
faster
| and
| | better than dirt, and often old or used materials are used.
| |
| | Also, since the bricks are laid without mortar, rain water seeps below
| them
| | and makes excellent, wet, protected soil for water loving shrubs
(fern,
| | iris, daylilies, etc.)
| |
| | At the bottom, I think a lined catch basin to hold the water better
| (about
| | the size of big sink), or you might lay a pond liner under the dirt
and
| | create a bog garden. Then let frogs, tadpoles, and other wildlife
move
| in
| | as they will.
| |
| |
| | "SVTKate" wrote in message
| | news | | It's me again.
| |
| | Having too much time on ones hands to work out in the 'yard' makes
the
| | imagination run amok with ideas for making the whole place look like
a
| | wooded wonderland.
| |
| | Having the pocketbook of a retiree, makes one's imagination often
come
| to
| | a
| | screaming, frustrated halt in nothing short.
| |
| | I have been looking at my place and thinking that I would like a
| little
| | stream. There is no natural running water but if it were to run from
| up
| by
| | the house to the pond (call it 200 yards as a rough guess) it has an
| | already
| | natural pathway from where the rain runoff travels.
| |
| | If you do a stream, do you have to do filters and all of that?
| | Are the pumps expensive to purchase and operate?
| | What are the real ups and downs of manmade streams?
| | Do you think it feasible with the distance I am dreaming of?
| | Are they terribly involved to build or can you just dig a ditch, put
| some
| | rocks in to prevent erosion and turn it on?
| |
| | Thanks folks for hearing my stupid questions and not throwing me in
| the
| | pond.
| |
| | Kate
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

You have a lake in the back, a football stadium/landing strip in the front!

Consider this my wedding proposal................ I forgot you are already
married ......................

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

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"SVTKate" wrote in message
ink.net...
Thank You Heather
That's what it looks like nearly every morning off my back porch. I sit
and
sip coffee and enjoy the view.
The day we first came to look at this house it was raining cats and dogs.
We
waited on the back porch for the realtor to meet us for about 45 minutes.
While we were there we found the peace and quiet (no cars, no sirens, no
planes... no noise but the birds) and the scent of the wet pines so
enjoyable that we decided then it was the right place, even though we had
not yet seen the inside of the place.
Luckily, the inside of the house was what we wanted too, and at a great
price including a shop!

Here's another picture you may enjoy, the view from our FRONT porch !
http://www.kizthiz.com/frontporch.jpg

*sigh* so much yard, so little money! LOL

Kate


"Heather" wrote in message
...
| Kate:
|
| The photo is awesome! What a beautiful site!
|
| Heather
|
|
| "SVTKate" wrote in message
| link.net...
| HI Perry
| I am new here too, and I do like the idea that you have there.
| Something like a Dry creek, maybe with a little catch pond halfway up
the
| bank..?
| Here is a shot of my 'pond' from my back porch....
| http://www.kizthiz.com/pondview.jpg
| I would like the stream to wind down in an S shape from the top to the
| bottom
|
| Hmm... food for thought! Thank You!
| Kate
|
|
| "Perry" wrote in message
| . ..
| | Hi Kate,
| | (Greetings to all from a first time postee)
| |
| | Have you thought of just putting in a rill (man-made stream bed)?
I've
| seen
| | pictures of rills where the small ditch is lined with loose fitting
| brick
| | and rock. Small catch basins of brick and rock are sometimes built
in.
| It
| | doesn't require mortar or cement but still channels the rainwater
faster
| and
| | better than dirt, and often old or used materials are used.
| |
| | Also, since the bricks are laid without mortar, rain water seeps
below
| them
| | and makes excellent, wet, protected soil for water loving shrubs
(fern,
| | iris, daylilies, etc.)
| |
| | At the bottom, I think a lined catch basin to hold the water better
| (about
| | the size of big sink), or you might lay a pond liner under the dirt
and
| | create a bog garden. Then let frogs, tadpoles, and other wildlife
move
| in
| | as they will.
| |
| |
| | "SVTKate" wrote in message
| | news | | It's me again.
| |
| | Having too much time on ones hands to work out in the 'yard' makes
the
| | imagination run amok with ideas for making the whole place look
like
a
| | wooded wonderland.
| |
| | Having the pocketbook of a retiree, makes one's imagination often
come
| to
| | a
| | screaming, frustrated halt in nothing short.
| |
| | I have been looking at my place and thinking that I would like a
| little
| | stream. There is no natural running water but if it were to run
from
| up
| by
| | the house to the pond (call it 200 yards as a rough guess) it has
an
| | already
| | natural pathway from where the rain runoff travels.
| |
| | If you do a stream, do you have to do filters and all of that?
| | Are the pumps expensive to purchase and operate?
| | What are the real ups and downs of manmade streams?
| | Do you think it feasible with the distance I am dreaming of?
| | Are they terribly involved to build or can you just dig a ditch,
put
| some
| | rocks in to prevent erosion and turn it on?
| |
| | Thanks folks for hearing my stupid questions and not throwing me
in
| the
| | pond.
| |
| | Kate
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Here's another picture you may enjoy, the view from our FRONT porch !
http://www.kizthiz.com/frontporch.jpg

*sigh* so much yard, so little money! LOL
Kate

We can't have it all, unfortunately. ;o) People with money don't have the
time to do what we do.... at least, that how I pacify myself. What part of
the country do you live in Kate? ~ jan
(Do you know where your water quality is?)