What is My Garden Stream?
My Garden Stream is a new, original patented concept that brings the beauty of nature into your outside space; a tumbling brook or swirling chalk stream with fish and a stream-side eco-system.
My Garden Stream uses preformed fibreglass sections in a range of designs, allowing us to create bespoke stream layouts for gardens of all shapes and sizes.
Designed to mimic the gentle flow of a natural stream, each system is fully controlled by the pump, giving you complete control over the water movement. In the event of a power failure, the built-in dam sections hold the water safely in place, preventing overflow and removing the risk of flooding.
The stream can be configured using a combination of five different interlocking sections, creating a layout that fits naturally into your outdoor space. Each standard section is 18 inches deep and 2 feet wide, while the Planting Area section measures 4 feet square. There is no limit to the number of sections you can use, giving you complete flexibility in the final design.
My Garden Stream can be installed in almost any outdoor setting, from small courtyards to larger landscaped gardens, whether level or gently sloping. Our skilled team will handle the full installation and can even sow seeds to help begin your marginal planting. Once installed, the stream is easy to access for cleaning, care, additional planting, and the introduction of fish if desired.
Compared with traditional concrete or pool liner construction, My Garden Stream is quicker and easier to install, simpler to maintain, more flexible in design, highly durable, and creates a more natural-looking water feature for your garden.
The Design...
The Install
Founder's Statement
"I created this product after many years of planning, initially for myself. I appreciate that a garden stream is a niche idea.
I was the child who could never cross a bridge without stopping to peer into the water below, hoping to see a young trout. I hunted for stone loach and minnows with a net, always going over the top of my wellington boots, and I thought trout were the most beautiful of all fish. I was never bored near water.
Then the concept of ‘My Garden Stream’ came to me and after many years of experimenting and making moulds, I eventually created, as near as I could get, my own piece of chalk stream. 100 feet long, nearly 5 foot wide, 20 inches deep and flowing at a steady 3 inches a second.
Five years later, the plants have grown and the fish have grown with them. I introduced barbel, an inch long, dace, minnows, gudgeon and many more! A patrol with a torch after dark will usually reveal a handful of them resting on the gravel. The barbel, four of them now five years old and each well over a foot long, are fed every day. Their habit of nosing through the gravel in search of food helps to keep the stream bed clean. A few minnows still hang on, despite the attention of the barbel, and the dace continue to thrive, although a visiting heron may have reduced their number by one or two.
Along the banks, the marginal plants have slowly established themselves among the rocks and branches. Many are delicate and evocative plants that are now rarely encountered in the wild: forget-me-nots, water avens, mayflowers, spearworts and marsh marigolds. They sometimes need a helping hand to prevent them from being overwhelmed by heavier grasses and vigorous plants such as purple loosestrife, but each spring they return.
Dragonflies hunt above the water. Birds and animals come to drink and explore.
But the stream is more than a collection of plants and wildlife. For me, it is a place of peacefulness and tranquillity: a small, serene world that contains many of my childhood dreams. It does not dry up in summer, flood in winter, or let me down.
It is a constant source of interest and a magnet for nature. I feel we share it with each other.
And there it remained, quietly hidden in my garden, until Jay New of Suffolk Stone Oak visited and suggested offering the idea to kindred spirits.
If you are one of those people, I know you will enjoy it too." - Bryan
