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I love the sound of water in a garden. Our oriental garden, near the deck, seemed like a perfect place for the sound of water.
In 2000 we put in a small bubbler fountain. This year we needed to replace it. The stainless steel mesh we used to support the rocks disintegrated.
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Originally we dug a hole and inserted a 2’ diameter container made for water gardens and a small pump. In a do-it-yourself, learn-as-you-go mode we used the mesh supported by an old plastic milk crate to hold the weight of the rocks. I purchased river rocks from a local Landscape Products Company and arranged them to look like a dry stream bed.
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All went well for nine years. Then the bottom dropped out, literally.
So, this year, we removed all the rocks, bought a grate made for bubbler fountains and put all the rocks back in place.
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Once again we have the tranquil sound of running water in the garden. Once again the birds are bathing happily.
In 2000 we put in a small bubbler fountain. This year we needed to replace it. The stainless steel mesh we used to support the rocks disintegrated.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD922FpxWeo6jR11AU5DpxUr-0FEuZ2fOx2CxsO_jgcq8hKchYoemg4FCYQnSMykt6VqF9FPcZEmutscZvYkfnm2l_FXDWz5txiswnWnNc3XH5QZh6jY78tZSziaVDAk6Q854P/s200/Garden+4-24-09_08.jpg)
Originally we dug a hole and inserted a 2’ diameter container made for water gardens and a small pump. In a do-it-yourself, learn-as-you-go mode we used the mesh supported by an old plastic milk crate to hold the weight of the rocks. I purchased river rocks from a local Landscape Products Company and arranged them to look like a dry stream bed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMqSA44H_RFsIzJKeAEwHvBKT29phWfnIOLQGCeXYQlctC9P0VEd2kSCo7AjySov_YP0Z8dFbg30Sp0RYsxMTdAZ52h8AN5CFd0Vl59G3PPY_f6mc0usRM-M_2nNJmBuGfxY0/s200/Garden+4-27-09.jpg)
All went well for nine years. Then the bottom dropped out, literally.
So, this year, we removed all the rocks, bought a grate made for bubbler fountains and put all the rocks back in place.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2UrkwuGL4n9QtyMb8Bda0njkefuFYi5Pj-udC-vGiBY99h_oaeZtPHA8jaXlxxpeizrmNAxctY79jncdmEhEFTowIoBlD1eXWWfNk3TEUsgKfNP4jz1dpPtysP7VGmol4XhZ/s200/Garden+4-30-09_05.jpg)
Once again we have the tranquil sound of running water in the garden. Once again the birds are bathing happily.
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4 comments:
So lovely, Marie. I can almost hear the water bubbling through the rocks. I'd say 9 years was a pretty good run for your last set-up. Here's hoping the new one will last twice as long!
Thanks MG,
I hope it lasts twice as long too. I don't look forward to moving all those rocks again.
We had to do it one other time when DH put anti-freeze in it for the winter. The rocks were covered by thick layer of clear, plastic-looking goo by spring. Now we just let the fountain run all winter and it's fine. We also replaced the pump once.
Re-doing the fountain is a tedious job but when I hear the sound of running water, I know it's worth the effort.
There's nothing cooler than a water feature in a garden, Marie. Yours look cool.
Thank you, CS
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