Create a Disappearing Waterfall

If you are thinking about building a Disappearing Waterfall (sometimes called a Pondless Waterfall) you need to set-up a detail by detail plan; having an idea in place will allow you to track your progress and build each stage of one's waterfall in the proper order. Without a plan you may "get the cart before the horse" and have to take apart some of your waterfall to complete a step which should have already been finished.

Constructing a Disappearing Waterfall can be an easy project for the do-it-yourselfer, also it can be completed in a weekend. With careful planning and a satisfying weekend of work in your own yard, you might have a lovely water garden. It will be the focal point of one's yard, and a gathering place for relatives and buddies.

What you will need: A Disappearing Waterfall kit, shovel, river rock 2-3 inches in diameter, decorative rock � -1 � inches in diameter, landscaping stone, foliage and plants.

A Disappearing Waterfall kit is a great way to get started. These kits contain just about everything you will need, such as a pump, tubing, basin, colorful spillway, glue along with other products for construction. Naturally the rocks, stones and plants choices are left up to you; that way you may use your imagination and make your Disappearing Waterfall unique.

Step 1 1: Dig a hole approximately the size of your basin. There should be a 4" space between the basin and sides of the hole and the most notable of the basin ought to be at walk out. Temporarily place the basin in to the hole: check to ensure the basin is level with the ground and has the required 4" clearance on the sides. Take away the basin. (Use the excavated soil to partially build your waterfall mound.)

Step 2 2: Cover the bottom and sides of the hole with an EPMD pond liner and protective pad; be careful not to puncture your EPMD pond liner. (Place the protective pad next to the dirt and lay the EPMD pond liner next to the protective pad.) The size of the pond liner and the protective pad will depend on the size of the hole.

Step three 3: Fill the hole about half full of water to keep the pond liner in place.

Step 4 4: Place the basin in to the hole; take care not to damage the pond liner.

Step 5: Place your submersible pump into the basin. Connect the tubing and electrical source to the pump.

Step 6: Fill the area between the pond liner and basin with river rock that's 2-3 inches in diameter. Fill to within 2 � inches of the most notable of the hole. Fill the hole with water.

Step 7: Build your waterfall to the height and width you desire.

Step 8: Install the waterfall weir.

Step 9: Run the tubing from the basin to the top of the waterfall and connect it to the waterfall weir.

Step 10: Establish the path that you want your waterfall to check out and cover the road with an EPMD pond liner and protective pad (underlayment). Place the pond liner and protective pad just as you did in step two 2. Run the pond liner and pad all the way from beneath the waterfall weir right down to and overlap the basin by about 5 inches.

Step 11: It is time to decorate your waterfall with rocks and plants. Choose rocks that are common to your area and utilize the rocks to direct and control the flow of the water. (Flat rocks work especially well to slow the flow of the water and create the sound of running water.) Select hardy plants which are native to your area and fitted to a waterfall. Make your waterfall look as natural as possible.