River bed

Learn how to create a beautiful and functional dry streambed in your garden to mitigate stormwater runoff and add a stunning focal point.

Perfect for water drainage after a storm, would look lovely as a dry creek bed too.

DRY RIVER BEDS

The separate strands of the Rakaia River wend toward the distant sea. Braided rivers form when sediment and gravel build up on the riverbed. Eventually the build-up becomes so high that the water, seeking the lowest path, begins to flow down a new channel. ...

Kallang river is one of the small rivers of Singapore. This 10 KM long river originates from Lower Pierce reservoir in the west and flows down south to meet the Sea near Marina Barrage. This river …

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I really wanted to put a dry river bed here - eventually to go up the edge of the lawn as a border - but definitely down in front of the lower garden. I read several blogs about how to do this project (most claiming to do one in a weekend!), but I knew I would have to end up doing it my way…the way I always do it…on the fly!

River bed