A bridge just because….
By DianneN
@DianneN (249856)
United States
February 26, 2026 1:40pm CST
I’ve always wanted a bridge in my garden, but don’t have any water.
So, I figured that streams dry up, at least the ones near me, so I decided to make a dry creek bed.
If the photo loads, you can see the little bridge I bought from Amazon. Of course, our younger son had to be called when hubs and I messed up putting it together. He also carried it and placed it where I wanted it.
I used black garden cloth to prevent weeds, lined it with rocks, and filled it with smaller rocks and some marble chips we happened to have taking up space in our garage.
Hubs won’t let me put a little pond in my garden, so I have to be happy with a birdbath.
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@MarieCoyle (55303)
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12h
What a lovely little spot you've created, a haven of sorts! I am sure you will enjoy it a lot!
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@MarieCoyle (55303)
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10h
@DianneN
I hope you can spend some time out there and just sit and enjoy it all.
@Ineeddentures (18776)
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5h
So it's not going to be a bridge over troubled water then?
Ponds are a pain anyway Dianne.
The membrane will stop the weeds right enough
That's a lovely garden, is that a pink Flamingo I see
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@DianneN (249856)
• United States
5h
I was going to use that as my title.
My neighbor diagonally across the street from me has a large pond that always need work, so I don’t need a pain in the neck from even a small pond.
I haven’t seen one weed since I made my dried up creek and hope it stays that way.
Oh, yes! I needed a touch of Florida in my garden. I have 4 flamingos 1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (39576)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10h
That is very pretty and peaceful looking.
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@DaddyEvil (168804)
• United States
10h
That's cute. 
My first wife and I put in a gazebo with a pond and stream in our yard with another pond at the end of the stream and pumped the water from the lower pond back up to the waterfall at the beginning of the stream. We put small fishies in the lower pond (and had to replace them three times when a stork decided they made good lunches for him). We put wire netting over the lower pond to keep the stork out of the fish. He looked so frustrated after we did that. He stood on the bank of the lower pond watching the fishies swimming for about a week before he gave up.
We put heavy black plastic under the stream and placed natural rocks on the plastic. The pond at the end of the plastic was heavy pre-formed plastic that was safe for fish and was resistant to sun damage. We added water plants to the pond, too.
My first wife and I put in a gazebo with a pond and stream in our yard with another pond at the end of the stream and pumped the water from the lower pond back up to the waterfall at the beginning of the stream. We put small fishies in the lower pond (and had to replace them three times when a stork decided they made good lunches for him). We put wire netting over the lower pond to keep the stork out of the fish. He looked so frustrated after we did that. He stood on the bank of the lower pond watching the fishies swimming for about a week before he gave up.
We put heavy black plastic under the stream and placed natural rocks on the plastic. The pond at the end of the plastic was heavy pre-formed plastic that was safe for fish and was resistant to sun damage. We added water plants to the pond, too.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (168804)
• United States
10h
@DianneN We sat out in the gazebo watching the water on the waterfall most evenings. We had to install electricity in the gazebo and a ceiling fan because mosquitos tried to carry me away. A running fan keeps the mosquitos from being able to fly.
Our stream and pond didn't have mosquitos in them because they need stagnant water. One of our neighbors wanted a pond just like ours but didn't keep the water moving in theirs. 
We sat out in the gazebo watching the water on the waterfall most evenings. We had to install electricity in the gazebo and a ceiling fan because mosquitos tried to carry me away. A running fan keeps the mosquitos from being able to fly.
Our stream and pond didn't have mosquitos in them because they need stagnant water. One of our neighbors wanted a pond just like ours but didn't keep the water moving in theirs. 1 person likes this
@DianneN (249856)
• United States
10h
That sounds so beautiful and is what I originally wanted. However, I know the beasts that live in our woods and the other beasts who visit the pond diagonally across the street would have a field day at our house. And forget about the snakes! I will have to enjoy the water in Florida.
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@Deepizzaguy (118668)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10h
The bridge in your garden looks nice.
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@RasmaSandra (94682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9h
That looks beautiful and very inviting. This is your garden in Florida? What about your garden in Connecticut?
@JudyEv (372755)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I wonder how long before the neighbour has a little bridge. 
@misunderstood_zombie (8688)
• United States
9h
What a cute idea to make a little stream of rocks. It's a lovely yard.
@thedevilinme (4820)
• Northampton, England
9h
YOu can fit a pool in there and then you can have a pool boy
@snowy22315 (203496)
• United States
10h
Cute, why won't he let you put a pond in, is he afraid of mosquitos?
