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Dry water bed inspirations
Aug 27, 2007 | 3:03 AM PST
Tags: dry water beds , dry ponds , dry pool , inspirations , dry water feature , dry stream , dry gorge
Normally I collect my inspirations in my dokuwiki, but I´m having technical problems. Anyway, here are photos of dry water beds and ponds:

fantastic artice on principles of dry water bed in japanese gardens here:
http://findarticles.com/p/arti
cles/mi_m0NTB/is_9_43/ai_n5996
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It even tells hoe to use stone sizes to create the illusion of fast-moving water and slow moving water...


Use rocks to create interesting effects, such as the dry pond in the photo at right. This was made with Mexican river rock and oolite (coral rock) stepping stones. There is a Clusia nana on the volcanic rock in the middle of the pond. This landscaping feature needs neither irrigation nor fertilizer!
http://www.plantcreations.com/
recentjobs.htm


http://www.asaints.org/meditat
iongarden.html


Stone is a very important feature in a Japanese Garden. Dry landscape gardens sometimes contain little more than carefully place rocks set in a ‘sea’ of gravel. Stones can point upright, symbolising mountain peaks or be laid on their sides to form a bridge. The Japanese never use a ‘diseased’ stone which is misshapen on top, or a ‘dead’ stone which is an upright stone laid horizontal, or a ‘pauper’ stone that has no visible relationship with other stones. Stone placement today still follows principles laid down over a thousand years ago. A dry slate gorge represents a watercourse in our garden and a boulder bubbling water symbolises an active volcano. Raked gravel represents waves and the sea.
http://www.nationalbonsaicolle
ction.org/jap_gdn_guide.htm


more here --
http://www.ced.ltd.uk/Project.
php?Project=3999