Stream Gardens
On a constructed stream, placing rocks in the path of the water makes small patterns, rapids and waterfalls. The rocks disrupt the waterflow, causing splashing and bubbles to form, which can make pleasant sounds and micro-habitats for plants, fish, and wildlife. Well placed rocks can stimulate splashing water that adds oxygen to prevent hypoxia, with the more bubbles - the more dissolved oxygen in the water.
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—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
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—Qur’an, “The Tiding” 78:6-16, ed. Arthur J. Arberry (1955)