Thousands of pebbles are placed as if by a paintbrush and form pools and eddies in a dry rock pond.  

This pond measures approx 10ft x 4ft in a rough kidney shape and was formerly a cement lined water pond.  Not used for years, it was cracked and too deep to safely use for water.  I had the liner drilled for drainage and filled with concrete chunks, gravel, dirt, and topped with sand.  I then placed 700 lbs of 2" Mexican beach pebbles, one by one, to suggest water.  

Check out my latest pond in a time lapse YouTube video called The Making of A Dry Pebble Pond . It took a week to create and has over 800 lbs of blue pebbles.

The final 3 pics are step-by-step photos are from a little pond, or rather "splash puddle".  Only 3 ft in diameter, the rocks are Mini (about 1")  Mexican Beach Pebbles and radiate outward in a dynamic starburst pattern from the center "splash" rock.