Our names are Johnny and April and we are from Barnsley in the North of England. We recently moved into a brand new property with a rectangular lawn yard. Over the past five months, we have transformed our garden into the beginning of a tropical paradise. Its biggest feature is a waterfall without a pond. Neither of us had ever worked on a garden project before. However, we did all the work ourselves with the help of YouTube videos and online articles.
The plantings are all tropical themed, mostly with small plants that can be observed growing among themselves, including some large tree ferns and palms to ensure some height from the start.
The hard work has clearly paid off and a dramatic tropical atmosphere has already been established.
View the garden from another angle
This view offers a good view of the waterfall and beautiful cobblestones. There is a great transition from formal pavement in the sitting area to more casual gravel paths for the rest of the garden. And the waterfall makes a great presentation. I’m sure it sounds great too!
A great place to sit and enjoy the garden
The design of this waterfall is pondless, rather than having a pond into which the waterfall flows, it is merely pumped from a hidden reservoir. The beauty of a waterfall can be achieved in less space and without pond maintenance.
Check out their Instagram if you want to learn more about how Johnny and April created this cool waterfall. @jonnysjunglegarden
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