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Originally Posted by bwahrend
Do they build waterfalls ? We want to have a little oasis in the back yard with some nice flowering bushes and trees and and a waterfall as the centerpiece . We just didn't know who builds them. Thanks
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Re: your question about waterfall.
It would of course require a pump-electricity. I would wonder if it can be solar powered. Solar power has come down quite a bit.
Re: your goal of covering a wall
Even if you do end up with your original waterfall inquiry, you might consider espaliered plants. Old technique of growing fruit trees on a wall. Besides fruit trees many plants can be grown this way-space saving as well as decorating a wall.
As to flowers or fruit which starts as a flower.
The function is to produce seeds-attract pollinating insects. You may not be as happy in your, "Oasis," as you envision with bees on your flowers and mosquitoes breeding in your waterfall pool. There are of course solutions.
Aside-in my opinion, many fruits are also attractive plants.
Citrus gives nice flowers, nice smell as well as colorful, tasty fruit. Blueberries, which I grow, after you adjust the soil ph-a real job here, are disese free, produce white flowers and they turn reddish orange in the."fall." As stated above-bees in the spring and you need to fight the birds if you plan on any fruit.