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Is that brand new? Oh sweet! Is that rubber duckie for love bug? Refreshing! What about the bears?! Think everyone has seen my fountain over the years but can hunt down a picture.

love your rubber duckie!! here's my fountain.. same one as yours. (don't we have good taste?) my top fern is too heavy looking.. i have another smaller boston fern on backorder to put there instead when it comes in.

Just finished this DIY project on Sunday. I did it all by myself! DH only helped with the big rocks for the fall. I really wanted a pond with fish, but with two little ones, a disappearing waterfall was safer. There's nothing better than admiring a landscape from your porch/patio/deck with the sound of water in the background!

Lovely fountain. Is that black mulch or lovely black dirt?

No muddy it isn't new, got it 2 years ago on clearance. We didn't put it out last year. It's up on the deck and the bears can't reach. The duckeys are for little lovebug yes. Do yo see the baby ducks?

Yes bana we do have good taste.

shook that is beautiful! Nice job girl

Thank you! FFG, it is black mulch. We just laid it this weekend too...we were busy!

I've posted this before.
It's pretty modest, but I like it a lot. DH made it for me.

Nettie~ Very sweet! Like that!

Shook! Very impressed chickie! You must have muscles after doing that? Very nice...Just a thought here...That landscape edging put along the walk may keep your mulch inside? We had that
problem & now never put mulch right next to walk or drive. An edging of short little plants to your liking may help that too. Just lovely & will be a source of enjoyment for sure!

We'vehad ours for many years now & constant bird traffic morning to night!

All of your fountains are neat ladies. nettiejay would you share how your DH made yours. I have a can and faucet and would love to make one. TIA.

wonderful job, shook.. you have the real deal there.

love your fountain, nettiejay.. and the iris too. it must have people wondering why that watering can never fills up and spills over.

your fountain and its setting is beautiful, muddy. love all the greenery around it along with rocks.

why do other peoples gardens always look so perfect to me?

At least 10 delivery people and first-time visitors have told us we left our faucet running... LOL

nettlejay...I like the watering can.Funny that people think you left the water running.

Nice muddy...too much more growth there and it won't be visible to the birdies.

My birdies are so used to coming here that I think they count on my fountain for their water source...Look robins even sleep right there! LOL

Here's my "fountain." This pic is from last year. Please ignore the yucky grass!

what a lovely spot you've created wwanda.. i want to come and set there a spell.

daughter caught this on sale at Lowe's at the end of the season... it was a display model.... bright child brought it home to hubby.... had to crop out a picture of Caelie's bubbles... it has three faucets running into the bottom... nice right outside the kitchen windows!!....

dunno if this counts, but it's sure a favorite of the little ones..... found the tub at the side of the road on trash day... no leaks even!!... Gramps lets her and the other little ones get stones from the drive way and then plunk them down into the little pond out front... well, Granny set this up with pretty white rocks that would make a good plunk! and magnetic fishing and it's own water sprayer and the little ones head there first!!!.... now I hear that Caelie had her babysitter set her one like it up on the sitter's porch so she could play there, too!!....and it sure sounds good when I'm working in the greenhouse behind it or the barn.....!!

Lovely fountains!

Shook, you deserve a big pat on the back for all your work! Great result!

Toots, I'm sure that's a popular tub! I have a galvanized tin washtub I bought at a yard sale, looked brand new, that I plan to use this summer for my littlest Granddaughter to play in.

We don't have a fountain, just a birdbath. Sure would love to have a fountain, though.

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We don't have a fountain, just a birdbath. Sure would love to have a fountain, though.

lets see a picture of your birdbath. imo, that counts too.

Okay, I'll show you.

wow, ffg, that is an awesome picture. thanks for sharing. lucky you to not only have a woodpecker come drink, but to have your camera handy. are you in a woodsy area?

Somewhat of a wooded area. I do have 17 oak trees in my yard. Not only did I have this pileated woodpecker, there was another one up the tree!!!!

wow, now I have fountain envy!!! All of those are so cool...Shook, good job and I like the faucet/watering can too.

FFG - lucky you to catch a p. woodpecker. We have them, hear them, but almost never see them.


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Such wonderful water features, everyone! Muddy, thanks for the advice about the edging. We are forever sweeping the mulch off of it, drives me nuts!

ETA, how do you keep the fountains algae free? I've read to add chlorine (if no fish/plants inside, of course) but how to know how much and how often?

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get algaecide at a pond/aquarium store.... it lasts a long time....it works.... it's safe for fish or birds or critters ....and there's no damage to your pump from chlorine eating thru it..... fountains should be cleaned out reasonably often, too.... gunk gets into the chamber where the pump is and can slow the flow or ruin the pump.... no use trying this and that when there's a perfect thing out there... algaecide!!....

Thanks, Toots! We had a frog family last year that I'm hoping will return especially now that we have the fountain. I must confess, I built if partially for them, so I didn't want to add something that would harm any critters. Now mosquito larvae on the other hand...

Farm Girl!~ Love that shot! (wink)

Love all your fountains!!! Hubby tried to fix the pump several times on my bird bath fountain but it doesn't want to stay fixed. I really liked this one too.
Jm

Such a variety of pretty fountains! Love each one and the settings in which they're featured.
(Love that gorgeous avian redhead, too!)

Love everyone's fountains and birdbaths!

I love water in a garden and have several fountains and birdbaths.

Here's one in my backyard.

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Here's a small, copper wall fountain on a backyard patio.

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We are a very versatile group aren't we.As it should be. Love the shot of the woodpecker.
Love all the water features.
Anymore????

Wall fountain DH and I made in the middle courtyard. I have a huge bullfrog living in there. Good thing he only comes out at night. :-D

The pileated woodpeckers were a red letter day. I see others regularly, but have seen the pileated only twice in nearly 14 years.

Front fountain

We have a pair of pileated WP that nest close by. It's always nice to see and hear them, they have such a unique call.

A few years ago the female got caught up in some Virginia Creeper growing up an oak tree and couldn't free herself, her distress calls alerted DH. He gently held her body with one hand and untangled the vines from her legs. She pecked at him a couple of times but then stopped. Her mate was nearby watching the whole thing.

This is my big one i don't have it running this year yet.I wont to pant something around it but don't know what

My little one

Such cool fountains!

Nettiejay that is awesome! LOL at people telling you that you left the water on!

FloridaFarmGirl how cool to get that pic of the woodp e c k e r!

CARose I always love seeing your fountains!

Zone9alady love the blue jar fountain!

our tub was occupied most of the day last Sunday....*smile*

I enjoyed looking at all of your water features. I'd like to turn our paver fire pit into a fountain one day.

FFG I love that blue fountain!!
Toots what a cutie.
No fountains here either. Only my glass bird baths!

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our tub was occupied most of the day last Sunday....*smile*

Love that your fountain tub has visitors so sweet!!