Moss water features

[DirtMechanic]

I ran across this picture on the net. I had not thought of moss and a water feature being combined. I had been thinking of updating our front birdbath area. I would think the oxygenated water in this picture would be a component of success versus stagnant water. Is there a name for this type of incorporated design besides a pond?? The pic is actually a waterfall, something I would not really find feasible to leave on constantly. I am in an idea phase so just looking for front yard water hole ideas right now.

 

[MaryMary]

I'm confused. You want to keep it as a birdbath, but incorporate other things? Or you are starting with a birdbath, and want something different?

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[DirtMechanic]

Yes. It needs to stay something of a wet area but now is just a birdbath with ferns and plants inside a random bricked circular planter.

 

[MaryMary]

What size area are you working with? Got pictures?

 

[DirtMechanic]

This general area is very shady in summer.

 

[Sheal]

Does the ground slope down to the bird bath from the trees?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Yes, the yard being flat.

 

[zigs]

That would be a lovely feature

 

[DirtMechanic]

I have to sell this to Becky. I am gonna have to do some homework. We have literally tons of firewood and more coming. Two large trees in the front

of the house are failing and will come down within the year. I thought about a stump garden, or something to utilize that material so I do not have to move it too far. Perhaps she will find me thrifty?

The oak leaning has suffered a fungal rot. Lots of rain off the house. It is not dead, just leaning on the lower tree. The crooked one higher is dead. I have left it for a bit because animals like to live in a hollowed tree, but unfortunately the prevailing wind hits the front of the house more or less from the driveway side. Maybe some wood instead of bricks in a some cool design would be a neat way to leave the materials to dissolve back on site?

The dead tree with squirrel out my living room window:

 

[Sheal]

How about these DirtMechanic….just ideas of course.

This one's a little less ambitious.

 

[Sheal]

If you leave the trunks long enough on the trees that have to be felled you could carve them into totem poles.

 

[DirtMechanic]

As to carving, no. There is a fellow in town who has that covered and its not a good idea to try to out talent HIM

Not gonna do a pond. Across the street behind the other neighbor there is a actual creek of substantial size. I do not want to attract the copperhead snakes or any other problem neighbor with a similiar bad attitude. I have killed enough here already as few as that number is. Rotten wood for a deep shade garden with a few bird baths is enough. I though about a tier with maybe 3-5 bird bath type areas where the bottom bath has a float switch activating a fill from the top which will then spill downward until the float switch stops it. I have seen a swirl type feature with walls of brick. I think that realistically, I have enough wood to get up 18 inches over 1k square feet easy.

 

[DrCase]

Beautiful yard ! DirtMecanic

Build a waterfall and it grow

 

[DirtMechanic]

I have no rules, but I can imagine hypertufa, rotting wood, bird baths and a larger size than normal all being components of this fantasy build.

 

[zigs]

Hypertufa would be good, might incorporate some in the waterfall we're making, if we can get the pump to work without it tripping the electrics