Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, gardening under water. Aquascape designs include a number of distinct styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Typically, an aquascape houses fish as well as plants, although it is possible to create an aquascape with plants only, or with rockwork or other hardscape and no plants.
58 gallon (220 litre) freshwater aquascape
Dutch style aquascape
A nature style aquascape, suggesting mountains
Iwagumi style aquascape, with the Oyaishi stone at the right
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves.
Driftwood on a pebble beach
A beach on the West Coast of New Zealand covered by drift wood.
Driftwood provides a perch for a bald eagle on Fir Island, Washington.
Driftwood on the beach in Sitges, Spain