Dry creek beds are a good way to harness rainfall because, in the desert, when it rains, it pours; all of that water from once or twice a year rainfall has to collect somewhere. Dry creek beds are functional, and they don't look half bad either.
Several springs ago I was walking a dry creek bed near my home. Because this was a fossil-hunting expedition, my head was down, intent upon the flat limestone rocks.
Overcome one or more of the notoriously square corners of your chain-link fence by creating a dry creek bed that runs across or through it at a natural angle toward flower or vegetable beds.
How to Create a Dry Creek
How to Shop for Landscaping Stone
Installing Edging
Laying Flagstone Surfaces
Loose-Fill Path
Old Bricks for a New Path
Platform Walkway
Rock-Edged Gravel Path
Selecting Edging Materials ...
Any excess rainwater is directed into an artificial dry creekbed. This allows water to soak deep down to water tree and shrub roots.
 See also: Plant, Scape, Landscape, Water, Yard
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