This dry streambed lined with native stones acts as a rain garden, absorbing water from the roof of the house and making it available to plants.Here’s another view, showing the footbridge made of a salvaged timber.The rocky stream channel is planted with sedge, rush, and other suitable plants.Here’s a closeup, showing the beauty of the rocks and plants.The Pacific Ocean adds a lot to the view from this location. No maintenance required!Put yourself in this lovely spot and while away an hour or two.Next to the patio is a pond and running stream. The sound masks traffic noise and provides habitat for wildlife.The patio is made of hand-formed concrete. We developed this technique of making concrete look like a huge slab of natural stone, at a much lower price.Here’s the stream and pond. It adds so much to this space.Water bubbles up from the basin on the left and flows down to the pond, where a pump recirculates it back to the top.Here’s the basin in action, delivering water to the stream.The stream channel is designed to aerate the water and make it move and create interesting sounds.
