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Asheville Landscaping: Dry Stacked Planter Beds


We are finishing up some dry stacked stone planter beds for our client in Weaverville, NC this week. 

All the stone used for this project was harvested from our clients property. 

Dry stacked stone work is an ancient craft that uses no concrete or mortar in its construction. The stones are set with minimal gaps and uses friction and static pressure to create a strong wall. 

Our clients garden space is strictly organic, so the use of concrete or mortar for this project was unacceptable. 

We will occasionally use a little mortar when we cap a dry stacked wall, but for this project we couldn’t. The manufacturing of mortar has a coal byproduct called ‘fly ash’ that can leach lead and arsenic into the soils. This would not be good for an organic vegetable garden. 

It had been a fun project and we are thankful to our clients for giving us this project. 

Check back for more pics soon. 

Living Waters Landscaping 

828-301-8017

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Asheville Waterfalls

It is a beautiful thing to be an Asheville pond builder. Our local environment already suggests a waterfall or an elegant pond.

We work hard to create naturalistic ponds and waterfalls for our clients here in Asheville, NC.

From streams to natural swimming ponds, we build it all.

Give us a call for a free estimate.

Jacob

Living waters landscaping

828-301-8017

 

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How to build a custom fountain

Formal Fountain
Pondless modern style fountain.

The fountain is a classic addition to any landscape design.

Fountains are constructed in many different styles depending on the landscape design.

Formal fountains are common in many landscapes. However, here at Living Waters we push the boundaries in fountain construction.

We like to create original, one of a kind fountains for our clients in Asheville.


Here is a recent post about custom fountains:

We were contacted by our client to design a custom fountain for the center of their circular paver driveway in Asheville, NC. We came up with a custom design for a circular fountain that would give a 360 degree view. The fountain was constructed using large Tennessee Boulders set in a circle on a pondless reservoir. The pondless fountain will allow our client to turn the feature off and on as the please. Pondless fountains are nearly maintenance free, and do not require the pump to run constantly, like a feature with a pond would. 


We started of by lining the system with a 45 mil EPDM rubber liner. We then ran the plumbing to a center diffuser and started setting boulders.


We chose a 3600 gallon per hour submersible pump for this feature. The pump was set in a housing at the side of the feature. 

With all of the large boulders set, we detailed the top of the feature with waterfall rocks and capped it with decorative river rock. The pondless basin and pump housing were also covered with river rock.


We then landscaped the project area. This was a very fun build and our clients are very happy with the results.

Give us a call for a free estimate.

Living Waters Landscaping

828-301-8017

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Living Waters Blog

Welcome to my new blog site. I will be posting pictures and info on water feature construction in Asheville, NC.

Check back in with us soon for more.