Why waterfall landscaping is part of Tenerife attractions Spain by beaches, hotels and parks.

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Waterfall landscaping is tops by the Tenerife beaches Spain of Playa Jardin, the back end of which is portrayed below with its original, subtropical landscape.

What is so special about this man made waterfall enhancement, which we are going to see just now, and why is the location a great plus first of all?

1. The waterfalls are man made.
2. They work like a dream.
3. They are hidden behind a natural jetty
   of volcanic rocks on purpose.
4. They separate the 2 Playa Jardin beaches
   called beach Playa Charcon and
   beach Playa Punta Brava.
5. The captivating waters run from an upper
   level onto Punta Brava beach.
6. Also, there is so much water with
lots of water pressure that it can feed a tiny
river, which runs all the way through the
beach sand to the Atlantic ocean.

The Guanches' Punta Brava waterfall landscaping?

It is very likely that they were gathering near a natural fountain, which may very well have been a waterfall, as grounds were extremely sloping by this beach. All this may be learned at the Museum Museo archeologico of Puerto de la Cruz.

Just imagine them by gushing waters near a cave, where nature provided its own waterfall landscaping... Unfortunately, they are no records of any waterfall gadgets or decorations, except for clay water jugs.

So much to the history of this waterfall landscaping location and now to a photo which portrays a prime example of garden design around waterfalls, which is seen beside the old fishing hamlet Punta Brava:

Waterfall landscaping for Tenerife holidays Spain:

The waterfall was constructed to gush down from various volcanic rocks, while not all were heavy stones or boulders. White and red Geranium trail prominently from it on the side. A black mystery island with beach is opposite. The silver and blue waters of the Atlantic look on. The small beach bridge, which was assembled with natural light indigenous pine planks, goes over a narrow curved pathway. The curves give the picturesque place the illusion of more space. It is one of clever landscape design ideas by César Manrique, which invite to explore further. Meantime, it is not given away in this location, what is hiding behind the narrow winding road by this waterfall landscaping.

The expert landscaper from Lanzarote Island, most probably, envisioned the ancient cave as well as the rock island opposite as borrowed landscape and saw it all as a perfect landscaping composition.

If you want to see the mystery island by gushing waters from close-up, you will be able to do so within the next few days at another topic in this context, where you will also encounter other stunning pictures of the beaches of Playa Jardin...

Waterfall landscaping with subtropical plants:

Enlarge the picture to see yuccas and agaves complementing the landscaping design... Some of them are in a small flower bed by a huge veranda behind the waterfall. The others are below the falls, as shown in the next photo.

The depicted image is spectacular for a big waterfall design.

You don't only discover 3 waterfalls on different levels but, also several retaining walls, most of which were put up with dark volcanic rocks and boulders.

By the way, what looks like a curtain of water pearls, screens most of the natural Guanche cave behind it. Walk through it, instead of using the bridge... You will not even get whet. The lovely wooden bridge rounds off the artistic design of this landscaping for beach Punta Brava of Playa Jardin.

Where and how does the water reach the waterfalls?

There are 2 possibilities, which I have not been able yet to clear for this waterfall landscaping.

Or the water comes really, as so often in Tenerife, with large pipes from the mountains' pine forests of the Canadas del Teide highland or, saltwater from the ocean is used. The latter was the solution at the natural swimming pools of Lago Martianez, which were also a brainchild of the landscaper and designer César Manrique. Behind the fountain are steps leading underground on a large veranda to a big metal door. A pump room could very well be there. Then, there is also a square hole of about 2,5 x 2,5 feet square with a suspended flat roof on top, which doesn't make sense. It is too high up to look inside.

Landscaping with shade plants by waterfalls:

Admire results of the waterfall landscaping at Taoro Park Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain...One of them is a perfect garden restaurant.

At this former Guanche resort many shade plant compositions were used around small water basins. They were looking ugly at a time of extreme water shortage. Later, it was running again and made everything look so much more attractive.

All the rest at this Taoro oasis is artful water feature design with more than one way of landscaping with waterfalls.

Last not least, I am sure that you want to see the waterfalls Taoro Park in more detail.

Click this picture of this waterfall design. and discover a wealth of precious plants...

Here too, notice dark volcanic rocks and boulders as well as almost gray stones of volcanic origin, which were used to create waterfall retaining walls as well as walls for the water channels and a stone bench. The biggest wall is partly covered with ivy, by the way. The mature indigenous Phoenix palms filter the sun in this cool place which looks tropical without having the heat. Papyrus, water ivies and Birds-nest ferns (asplenium nidus) grow by the water's edge to provide perfect subtropical waterfall landscaping. I did not see Staghorn ferns at the Taoro falls. Those ferns are part of platycerium species. They would have looked fantastic in this place. I grew them with a similar climate in my South African garden, after I attached them with old nylon stockings and some moss to palm trees together with Tilandsias. All this was beside a fish pond where I even managed to have some ground-bromeliads in trees.

A hotel waterfall:

This photo was donated to me by César Francisco Real Real.
The waterfall landscaping is by Hotel Barcelo at Puerto de Santiago right beside Los Gigantes. It is below one of several buildings of this extravagant Tenerife hotel complex in the south of the biggest of all Canary Islands. As, the hotel is above the cliffs, its waters are therefore running down from black rocks of lava found in coastal Tenerife. Enlarge the photo and discover, at least 6 separate water features in this rock garden of a naturally composed wall... By the looks of it, the water may be caught up in a basin and could be pumped up again, as usually happens with artificial waterfalls. Several waterfalls also feed many big philodendron plants at the bottom of the falls.They certainly profit from the moisture in the air, which the spraying waters produce.

Waterfall construction Videos:

How to build a waterfall a retaining wall block...

The above video may help to construct a watefall, simimlar to the one of Hotel Barcelo...

Watch this video with good tips and waterfall design graphic on how to build a waterfall...

Natural waterfall plants photo:

Otherwise, there is nothing sensational about waterfall landscaping around this farm, but the flowers between the rocks are worth to be shown. All I know is that they are species of Crassulas (or Crassulaceae in Latin). Look out for those plants in other high humidity locations in Tenerife... Try plan them into a waterfall construction design, when you have your own holiday home in Tenerife... You could also do a trip to the Portillo Visitors centre and stop by the trout farm to see the waterfall construction with retaining wall, while driving up.

Big Tenerife attraction waterfall Martianez

This waterfall construction was done after César Martianez, the brain child of the artificial lakes of Puerto de la Cruz, had passed away. It would have made him happy to see it. Admire other water features and outstanding landscaping at Lago Lido Martianez Tenerife...

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Discover the immense plant selection criteria for the Tenerife beaches Spain on Playa Jardin...

Just now, you will be able to learn more about landscaping with lava rocks and how César Manrique places them as accent points and for other reasons.

Learn about do it yourself waterfall design at waterfall construction...

Have a look at a picture of an ancient Moorish water channel under the topicfinca in Tenerife.
The channels are used above ground all over mainland Spain farms, still today, but not on Tenerife Island.

Links related to beach Punto Brava and the Guanches Puerto de la Cruz:

The Guanches also liked to spend winters at the Martianez coast at the other end of town. They always descended the Tenerife slopes for winter holidays to escape the colder areas of Taoro Park, Tigaiga of Los Realelos and upper La Orotava regions. It is said in Tenerife history records that the only natural fountain of Puerto de la Cruz in Guanche times was near today's beach Playa Martianez. This fountain is still connected with the only public fountain, a picture of which you can see in front of Restaurant Cafeteria Cayaya by the old El Puerto harbor.

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