How do I update my indoor waterfall?
By erikaWe recently moved into this incredible mid century modern gem. The house is a rental. The guy that owns the house (Mike) grew up in it. When it was built in 1960 the house was featured in Sunset magazine. Mike's father turned the back patio into a closed in family room and added a waterfall. It may sound weird but it is such a cool room. It is very large and very well done. It has beautiful rust color concrete floor, lots of windows with French doors on either side leading to parts of the back yard. The windows that you see are of the master bedroom, it gives the whole space a very open feel. The waterfall stands about 5' high and spans about 10'. My problem is that I want to make some changes to it. I think first off I need to paint the inside a more neutral and natural color. Although we want to believe that water is pretty and blue, in reality its not. My biggest problems are what to do about the jungle look that is going on with it. I want it to be more modern and cleaner. I have thought about bringing in some sort of recycled "mulch" such as tumble glass or ground up tires but I don't know what to use for plants. maybe some more deserty succulents? But in nature that would not make sense next to a waterfall. Maybe bamboo...Does anyone out there have a green thumb or some interior landscape experience that they would want to share with me?
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erika
thanks dentedvw, i think the horse tail is really what i was thinking when i said bamboo!
and Maven your on to something with the Japanese gardens!
dentedvw
Horsetail grass instead of the other plants, and small tan rocks, or maybe crushed lava rock over sand would look nice. I would try to cover the rock bits of the water feature with moss. You can find many "recipes" for making moss grow on rock. Reason is to kind of cover it up.
Painting the water trough, I would choose a very light grey-blue, closer to a stone color. It will look more natural that way, in my opinion. Our water feature has a black liner unfortunately no grey was available, and the darker liner makes it look very very deep.
A few words on HT grass that I copied from somewhere else:
Equisetum hyemale ………. Common Horsetail
In prehistoric days, this plant grew to tree heights, but today this native North American reaches only a few feet in height with stems 1/4 to 1/2" in diameter. From dry sand to swampy land, horsetail grass thrives in any soil type. Not particular about light conditions, this herb can be considered a living fossil. The invasive nature of this plant requires that you give it a lot of growing room, or keep it in a container.
DIY Maven
How about a Japanese garden effect? They're a very 'clean' look, and your waterfall--especially if it has tiers--would fit right in. (3 tiers=heaven, man, earth)
Okay, this is kinda big, by you get the picture :)
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