How Do You Build A Pondless Waterfall?
Pondless waterfalls have all the good parts of a water garden, but none of the green water or fish worries of a pond. For those people who want water sounds in their garden, a pondless waterfall may be a great way to have it. They are relatively easy to build if you wish to do it yourself. Dig a hole just slightly bigger than the tub and about 4″ shallower than the tub is deep and place the tub in the hole. Fill the tub with water using a garden hose. Arrange the sand with the bags open around the tub. Stand in the water to keep the tub from floating up while you level it. Have the garden hose where you can reach it with the water turned on at the hose bib, but turned off at your end. Start pouring the sand in the space around the tub to fill up the spaces between the edges of the hole and the sides of the tub. Use the water from the hose to assure that there are no empty spaces. Put the pump in the water. Put a large flower pot over the pump with the clamped tubing sticking out. Put a