Fire & Water is a father and son team that specializes in the design and construction of natural, breathtaking garden water features. Their installations include waterfalls, streams, ponds, and rock beds. Due to popular demand, they have now put together a book and video of how to build your own garden water features.
Among many garden water features built by Fire & Water, this one stands out. It was built by using 40 tons of large rock set using an 80 ton crane. The crane had to lift the rocks over the large pine trees and drop them down more than 60 feet.
The real challenge in building this waterfall was the excavation of the pond. This had to be carved out of solid granite only 4 inches at a time. After the pond was carved, fill dirt was brought in compacted and then re-excavated.
The garden water feature pictured at left is a very natural looking cascading stream. Situated in a park-like setting, it was also built by Fire & Water.
It took 25 tons of large moss boulders and an 8 x 10 foot concrete slab for the foundation. The concrete slab was a must to ensure a stable platform for the 10 tons of stone at the bottom. Below are some more photos of beautiful garden water features built by Fire & Water.
This next garden water feature is pretty grand. It features a 3 ton waterfall stone at the top.
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