Add a water feature to your cabin landscaping and create your own oasis of calm. Who doesn’t love to relax by a quiet pond or lose themselves in thought alongside a bubbling brook?
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If you want to have running water in your yard and don’t live on a stream you can still add it with a fountain or stone waterfall. The soothing sounds of running water will calm you and restore you after a long day and a peaceful pond can be a focal point of your backyard.
Incorporate a water feature into your landscaping plan and the running water can cover background noise and transform your yard into your own piece of paradise.
Adding a yard stream or yard pool to your landscaping is a great project especially if you have any slope in your site so the water naturally flows downhill. You can then pump it back up to the top with a small, hidden pump. But even without a slope you can add a running stream or a quiet pool to your log cabin landscaping to bring a new dimension to your cabin yard.
Your project can be as elaborate as a cascading waterfall disappearing into the ground, as simple as a flowing water wall made of river stone, with streams of water cascading down the face, or as tranquil as a quiet pond with lily pads and goldfish.
There are many options including a running stream, multiple waterfalls, and ponds.
All you need is:
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when planning your project:
Instead of building your own water feature you can also buy kits that come complete with everything you need - both indoor and outdoor.
You can go from an amazing indoor fountain waterfall to a peaceful overflowing rock waterfall.
Or check out this 270-gallon Pond Kit that includes:
Create your own tranquil garden spot or cool oasis with a water feature incorporated into your log home landscaping.
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