Your Guide to Building a DIY Cascading Stone Water Wall
As spring approaches, it’s time to start planning outdoor projects for the year. We think you should focus on transforming your backyard into a more relaxing and usable space. One feature that continues to stand the test of time is a cascading stone water wall. With planning and the right materials, this project is a rewarding DIY addition that looks and feels serene. Why…
Do It Yourself: How to Make a Bubbling Rock Water Feature
Welcome to the wonderful world of DIY! Today, we’re transforming your garden into a peaceful oasis with our easy-to-follow guide on building a bubbling rock water feature. Roll up your sleeves; it’s time to add tranquillity to your space and discover the rewarding art of creating your own home features.…
How Water Features Can Enhance Your Backyard
Water features are a great way to add a beautiful and interesting flare to your backyard or garden. While a pond is one of the most popular ways to transform your space, there are plenty of other ideas for incorporating water features and creating a tranquil, stunning area your whole…
The Right Way to Close Your Backyard Pond for Fall & Winter
Earlier in 2016, Grand River Natural Stone published a blog on the right way to open your backyard pond for spring. This is the companion piece: making sure it’s safely and properly shut down before the cold weather arrives. FALL PREPARATION Even though you may want to keep your pond…
Water-Saving Lawn Care Tips
For many people, summer brings about a lawn care dilemma: Use more water than usual in order to maintain a nice, green lawn, or… Put the sprinkler away and watch the grass dry out and turn brown It doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition, though. By following some helpful…
The Right Way to Open Your Backyard Pond for Spring
Over winter, did you miss the gentle sounds of water flowing through your backyard pond? And did you miss the relaxing feeling which comes with watching pond fish swim to and fro? Well, now that spring is here, you can finally put your pond back into service by following these…
DIY Pond Construction
With people purchasing photographs and paintings of beautiful water landscapes to hang on the walls of their home, or even buying CDs and apps on their mobile devices that play the natural ambiance that running water provides, why not have the real thing right in your own yard? Constructing a pond…
The Tricks to Building a Natural Looking Waterfall
Creating a water feature in your backyard landscape is the type of project that provides multiple benefits. It becomes a focal point in your yard, adds value to your home and makes your outdoor space a more enjoyable place to spend time. Photo credit to Hamed Saber under cc2.0 Designing…
How to Create Your Own Bubbling Rock Water Feature
Building your own backyard water feature is a fun project for do-it-yourself types that has become much easier in recent years with lots of kits and products on the market. If you understand some landscape construction basics and don’t mind getting a little dirty, creating your own bubbling rock water…
