Oh my - we have a very elaborate stream/water feature with multiple waterfalls, stone bridges, etc. - Mr. A's pride and joy.
When we moved in, our property had serious water issues. Every yard around us (3 of them) was literally dumping all their runoff water onto our backyard. We hired a brilliant "water engineer" who channeled the whole thing and spent 8 months on the property with huge construction vehicles, fixing the problems, installing drains, planting native water plants and so on.
To anyone worried about mosquitoes I say there is such an ecosystem back there that they are easily managed. Dragonflies and frogs make short work of them for the most part.
For us, in southern Connecticut, the native plants are pickerel rush (photo 1), cattails (2), blue flag irises (3), and countless native grasses. We have pulled out most of the Japanese iris (yellow - pretty but non-native).
For real, anyone in the area who's curious is invited to go here https://www.gardenconservancy......aan-meadow and buy a ticket - I think they're $10 - to an August 24 tour sponsored by the Garden Conservancy. Mr. A will be leading the tours at our place while I babysit Bodie in the barn. You cannot see the stream at all in these pictures but I promise you it's there!
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