DIY Water Feature

boy_wonder

ANybody ever built their own??

Looking for ideas for a smallish one for the back garden.

Cheers

solas

I built a waterfall one time. My garden helpd as it has a step incline where I wanted to place it, although you can create the illusion just as well without. All I needed was a decent pump kit (30euro) and a few rocks. Dig out two pools, one obviously at a higher level than the one below. They don't have to be so big, 1-2ft diameter should be ok. Place the pump in the bottom one and run the line (which you can extend with a garden hose) to the top pool. Join the two pools with rocks, creating ledges to help the waterfall effect.
Its realtively simple and quick to do.

http://www.valleywatergardens.com/images/ponds/12sm.jpg

this isn't mine but similar result achieved.

(edit:two pools aren't necessary, if you wanted to could just gather a bunch of rocks, layer them up over a sunken basin of water and pipe the line through to create a free standing waterfall.)

looksee

I made one from a very large round pot and a smaller one on top so the water came out of the top one and flowed into the bigger one. I thought I had a pic but its gone, if its of any interest I'll take one and post it tomorrow.

boy_wonder

Thanks for the replies guys.

I think the next step is to source the materials i.e. stones/rocks & pump.
Is it handy enough to cement rocks together?? Or what would one use.

Cheers

solas

I didn't bother, just laid them atop one another which came in handy when it came to removing it but it depends onwhat your doing, a bit of cement might come in handy to stabilise it. btw, I gathered a nice amount of decent sized rock from a newly built housing estate if you know of anyone after moving in somewhere new tell them to start filling up the car
(alternatively you can buy a bag of largeish stones for a few quid at the garden centre)

pump and lining shouldnt cost any more than 50 euro and you're on your way