Dry Stream Beds
Oh my, below. A lot of stone, and effort. Wish I could have our stone mason, using the same stones, do his magic. Giving him total freedom, only saying, "Javier, this looks like a truck drove across the lawn pooping stone. Fix it, however you wish."
Pic, above, here.
Paying attention to neighborhoods closing in on a century of age it's easily apparent which type of stone channel performs best over time. I've seen variations on this stone water channel, below, for decades in the oldest of neighborhoods. All, still safely channeling the water away. Some used stone, some brick, some a mix of both.
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Called to work at a historic home, the stone water channels were a pretty wabi sabi rabbit warren of pattern in the garden and at the base of the home. The new owner said they wanted to get rid of them. I asked if their extensive daylight basement stayed dry after heavy storms, "Yes.", was water ponding elsewhere in the garden, "No." They kept the stone channels.
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Pic, above, here.
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With new neighborhoods I've noticed what the first houses do in their landscape, the rest of the neighborhood tends to copy.
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Garden & Be Well, XO T Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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