I could relate so much starting at 4:32 on being irritated and having an ugly contraption in your yard, lol. I do not know how many of my projects seemed to have this chapter imbedded in my project! For some reason on many of the books that I buy on do it yourself projects, none of them ever had that chapter? Ya just gotta' laugh at the classroom books, like college, never drenched in reality! Ha Ha! I suppose in truth, like life, when we encounter the difficult aspects in life, at the time, we are irritated, discouraged and frustrated but if we work through it, looking back, we will always remember how we felt and what an impact it had moving forward and with the rest of our lives. Kudos to you for mentioning that, probably one of the most insightful stages of this video project and one that I shall remember well! You did an amazing job both on your waterfall project and conveying the essence of your project. Well done!

You had me with "drinking beer and looking at it"! I do this all the time and it's a critical step when creating anything, especially in the garden.

Excellent. I have another tip that I'd like to add if I may, regarding aesthetics. After the stage where you've built up the rockwork but before painting in the detail work (vines, etc.) and once the cement is cured, apply black latex paint using a brush to all the crevices and indentations; basically where shadows would form. Your project will look like a big gray brain at this point, but after that paint cures, use a paint sprayer and apply a thin coat of a lighter gray paint around the whole thing. On larger rock outcroppings you can apply a little thicker, but the idea is just to "dust" the surface allowing the darker paint in the lower spots to bleed through. This adds a lot of depth and will make the rockwork even more realistic.

I've been hunting on YT for tutorials on how to build a fake rock garden but none of the videos matched the scale I was looking for. This is perfect since I suspected from the beginning that this was going to require some form of wooden structure to support the entire thing. Brilliant! Thank you for your video! And BTW: No project that is worthwhile, EVER goes without hard work, some blood loss and a lot of beer! Those 3 things are an absolute necessity before you even consider going to Home Depot (which we don't have in my country but you get the idea)!!! Good job! You should be VERY proud!! And thanks for the heads-up about trusting the process when just the frame is built. I also would have doubted myself at that point. But it turned out fantastic!

I was asked to repair/rebuild an artificial rock waterfall for a client, and I followed these exact steps. I did frame my original design with 2x4s and 2x6s, and used a heavier 2x4 wire (2 layers) as it's on the edge of a pool and I know people will be jumping from it. Just wanted to say thanks for the lesson!

Love your humor…..and absolutely beautiful waterfall…. You gave me inspiration for the backyard this spring. Thank you !!

What a brave man you are to tackle this project, you made a fabulous job, congratulations! You inspired me to make my own boulders as they are far too expensive and impossible for me to move on my own. Thank you so much.

Looks great! for anyone trying to do this, a helpful; tip is to apply an elastomeric membrane to the entire structure after the cement/fabric step. then your cement on top will be able to remain pours without the worry of a sealer failure.

It’s amazing what a little beer, time to think, concrete, water, blood, & a lot of hard work, can create! Great Job! THANK YOU for sharing your precious time, thoughts, & ideas with us! 😊

Sir, that is one fantastic waterfall and Little Paradise you have built there. Congratulations

I am very impressed! I live in Montana. I decided to buy the old money pit that I grew up in.( great memories) I guess my folks were bigger hoarders than I remembered...I finally clear the back yard and in the process, I found that I inherrited a pretty large pile of old assorted tires from trucks, cars and even airplanes. Someone said to go to KZfaq and look up *diy yard waterfalls made with tires*-so I did! Yours has not one tire in it...but your creativity in building, is off the charts, Amazing! You give me inspiration! I'm going to use tires AND some of your ideas towards a hopeful success! I saved your video and when mine is done, I will send you a finished look with credits for using some of your ideas! Thank You! Now I'm Going to pour a glass if Chardonnay and get to planning! 😊

I've got the "drinking beer" part perfected. Trying to move on to step two.

Love it! And yes you have motivated me to build one. Maybe not quite as big a scale as yours, but my ideas are just going crazy here. I really like this idea better than most I have seen, as where I live, I couldn't possibly build up a staircase as a base. Adult paper mache, perfect! Thank you so much for sharing. I just hope that my idea isn't going to break the bank LOL I only wish you had shown the process for the pipes and lights. But thank you just the same for sharing!

I shouldn`t have watched this. Now I want one. Awesome job!!!

Excellent Narration and step by step info. Good humor, Relaxed delivery appreciated as well. Great job all around!

You did an amazing job!!!! You inspired me.

I can't wait to build one! Growing up my Grandma had one that was about 6 foot tall and not that wide.... It had a little water reservoir at the bottom and i'm not sure what they used for the guts of it but it was sprayed with foam, detailed, and painted. I LOVED that waterfall. Sadly it got passed on to my Mom who then sold it later and i've missed seeing that in Grandma's front garden so I want to make one for mine!! Now I have a good idea of how to get started and oddly enough think the concrete will come out cheaper than the foam as that spray foam is EXPENSIVE. Thanks for sharing this!!!

I'm in the process of making rock looking letters. And after watching your video it is a total motivator in that I now know what I need to do thank you very much for a well-done video thank you.

Thanks for posting this. I'm about midway through making my own right now. I'm at the gopher wire stage. It's a bit daunting and feel like I need to take a week off work to finish, but so far it is looking like a good frame and I have my pond about ready to go. Thanks again for the inspiration!

'Tropical Paradise'... What a word! Wonderful! Congrats!

Really sir ......your told every thing .....exactly how u felt at that time ........u r a man ...simple ...and.....excellent

That is absolutely wonderful! I'm motivated.... to convince my husband that we need this in our backyard!

Very attractive.Thank you. Am going to use some ideas for an outdoor tropical man cave party area.

Really love your waterfall and video. Got lots of chuckles,especially with the beer and blood. Gonna try my hand at this and an arch this summer,but with the addition of some Margaritas. Cheers and thanks!🍹

This is by far the best video I've seen on how to do this.

Turned out fantastic! Thank you for capturing this build. It inspired me for sure!

Very nice you did a great job. Your an artist and didn’t know it. I’m sure your really full of ideas now. Happy creating.

dude, you did a fantastic job. i am so proud of your determined effort. i really like what you did and will try and do this in my yard. you are very excellent in your stick withitness. bravo!

Am I the only one who thinks he sounds like Clause from American Dad? But seriously! Very creative! Great job and you are very enjoyable!!!❤

You are brave and patient!!! Bravo mister! 👏 Very nice end product!

I bet your wife was excited you used her garden shears for the wire, lol!

Stunning! You did an amazing job. I would love this in my yard.

Yours turned out great but the one I plan to start in a few months will be framed with 3/8 rebar and 1/4 wire instead of lumber. My experience with even treated lumber in such an application has only had a longevity of 5 to 7 years before the structure was failing.

Very nice....was looking for a D.I.Y. way to create a waterfall...thanks for all the good information!

Things can get bloody at this point!!! You are hilarious!!!😆

Great work! You have helped inspire me to do one! I’ve now started

Well done . I need this video to get me going . I been picturing mine now in a spot in the yard for a long time. It so hot here and this idea would be what I been thinking about to keep yard cool. Las Vegas

Totally awesome. I definitely want to do this in my backyard

Thats realy awesome!! I have customized a background of my own 200cm tall terrarium. But when i have a home with a garden im certainly going to build something like this. Its absolutely astonishing. Great job dude

very good, i am going to build a pond in a few years once the children are bigger, i think im going to go for something like this, initially lightweight construction that should hopefully last, looks very effective.

I really enjoyed this and you have given me solutions to a lot of stumbling blocks. Thank you

Great work just the answer I was looking for,. I aim to build a waterfall as part of a water purification system to aerate the water and this idea is just what I need. Thanks for showing us what you did.

You are as cool as your waterfalls....awesome

Excellent. Really like this.

You give great commentary on this. It inspires me to try this but maybe not so big.

Thank you for your video was quite informative. I Wii give this a try in the summer time. I love your rockery and waterfall

Looks great, great imagination, and excellent excellent execution. Very well done...👍

I love it came out great. I started with just little things like old ringer washtubs and old buckets. My next one is going to be something like this. If the wifey let's me lol

very good, complete information & honest vlog

Awesome work bud

Didnt realize how simple it could be. Good job.

That's awesome, you did a fine job. Y'all have a badass day 🤘

Thank you its very good !

Amazing piece of art! I would also place some pebbles, shaped drift wood here and there and small ornamental plants on the cliff itself to spare me a bit of the detailing effort :)

Very nice work, i'm impressed with all the little details

Very inspiring how to video. Now I'm imagining a waterfall cave with a jacuzzi Incorporated on the inside. A cave window with waterfalls. I'm afraid I'd have to buy a keg of beer to build that. Lol

Thanks for sharing this! 💯

What a beautiful waterfall! Very nice!

Vert nice ! very creative! Great job! Thank you for sharing this video with us!

Thinking about building something similar in the future with fish in the pond. TY for the ideas.

This is awesome!!! Absolutely awesome and your instructions are spot on!! I believe we can do this!!!

For mosquito-control: Small mosquito-eating fish are cheap and low-maintenance . You can buy them at pet stores from folks who can help you decide which species are best for your area and needs. I live in North Florida, and I have a variety of Gambusia, Danio, and Florida flag fish in my ponds. Also, I love your accent - German? (Ich habe Alles was deutsch ist sehr gern!)

FABULOUS! Absolutely LOVE it!

#1 diy pond on youtube.

Thanks for good guidance

It looks relaxing! Great job! Thanks for sharing!

wow thats beautiful

You are such an encouragement, thank you

You done very well

Very motivated. Beautiful work

One of the best designs I've seen and I've seen many, Thank's!

Simply fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing such a creative work!!! 😆😀😎

Your Vid was useful thank you. I have completed step one of my waterfall and stream. I have a tiered backyard so a natural 2 waterfall drop

Great information in here! And you are a delightful person!!

Thank You for sharing and you sure did help in deciding what to do in my little oasis. :)

Beautiful

You did a nice job I want to try to do something like that too, I’ll try to find some more videos and start looking at my yard a little more scrutiny

Thanks for this video! I just posted the one I built from your inspiration!!😀

I always wanted to do a volcano ! Love this

Amazing, curious if there is a way in in case you have to do any maintenance to the plumbing? Nice work on the video with the explainer and pictures.

I have beer and lots of bandaids. When can you be here?😊

Great job

Love it. Thanks for posting it.

Excellent ! You gave me some great ideas. Thanks.

Yes so cool great job i like it

I absolutely lo e what you've done. Amazing job. A few things were confusing but I got the general idea. I'd love to know more about how you got the lights in and the overall price it cost you to make the waterfall including plants and a list of plant names you used. Thank you so much for making this video. God bless 😁

Really awesome job! I bet you don't have raccoons. They would never leave my yard with this in it.

Just came across this video, very nice work, if I have one critique it would be that you should have used pt lumber to deter termites and the elements, I’m curious to know if the frame work has held up after 6 years? Thanks for sharing!

Well done !! Must have been nervous half way thru, that wooden structure looked odd, but the final waterfall is amazing !!

Well done

Nice work

I think I saw your video before , but this time had to subscribe. The end result, well worth it! I just think I'm too lazy to pull it off, so I'll still with my baby pond fall.

Awesome work!! I see here a lot of work but you did great job. Looking great!!

Awesome Job. I will use a lot of your tips. I think from your video and others Ive seen, I may use chicken wire topped with concrete soaked sheets. Seeing what you did with weed block and others using towels I think it should work awesome.

Very nice job I love it👍👍👍👍👍

Looks like a lot of work! Great job

this is for sure beautiful. I'd like you to build one for me for my pond lol

Very well done, very helpful, thanks!

C'est bon "du papiers mâchés" :) Awesome!

In a word ~ WOW!!! That was a GREAT idea and an even greater outcome! Good for you & BRAVO! You deserve all the accolades for attempting such a project! Did you have previous experience, at all, in building/constructing things? It sounds like you learned quite a bit on your treks to Home Depot and just paying lots of attention to all the different types of materials available to you. It really looks great! I love the different basins & the grotto was another very smart addition. The lighting really made it come to life as well. I love your video and your relaxed way of describing everything you did...well, except for the parts you either "forgot" or were too buzzed from the beer to remember. Lol! Thanks for inspiring so many other folks to get out there and build that amazing water feature that we've all DREAMED of adding to our backyards! Thanks, also, for continuing to offer tips & suggestions to those of us who are newly embarking on this cool adventure! I'm subscribing & will be watching for future videos from you! Peace and love always. 🕊💜