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Whether you are looking for a wall water feature, a DIY birdbath or to make your own fountain, you’ll find lots of inspiration for easy and inexpensive water feature ideas for your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our gardens have a calming, restful feeling partly because they simultaneously please so many senses — sight, smell and sound.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing more soothing than the sound of water trickling onto pebbles, or the sight of birds bathing in a fountain, so I make sure I have water features both in my back and front gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These water features do not need to be elaborate or expensive to create that relaxing vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find easy water feature ideas to add to your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add a bird bath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The simplest way to add a water feature to your garden is with a bird bath. No pump or electricity required…just fill it with the hose!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like my blue ceramic bath for its gorgeous jolt of color and its ease of cleaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds like fresh water to bathe in and to drink so the water needs to be changed regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Placing the bird bath close to bushes that provide some cover makes sure the birds will use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the raccoons like it too and tip it over regularly!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A DIY hanging bird bath is one way to get around this.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are easy to make by placing a shallow glass bowl in a wire hanging basket and filling it with water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or fill a pie pan with water and place it somewhere that the cats can’t get to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rock in the middle helps to weigh it down and gives the birds a place to perch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When a bird bath starts to leak or breaks, it is easy to transform into a planter.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add some plants or another container (or both as we did with this one) and it becomes its own focal point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, add some landscape lighting to make sure your bird bath stands out at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out how to install low-voltage landscape lighting HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build a water feature wall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A water feature wall is beautiful on a deck as a backdrop for a collection of plants in containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The water is pumped to a conduit with holes in it at the top that allows the liquid to flow down a wall into a container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get the splashing sound you need to have rocks at the base of the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These units can be purchased ready made or you can build your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to follow the easy instructions on how to build your own from HGTV.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used glass tiles for mine and it has held up well for many winters here in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY waterfall feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An in-ground water feature adds lots of interest to your garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes more planning and sweat equity than the others mentioned, but once it is built it is a low-maintenance option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A home-made waterfall via The Family Handyman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you want to go all out, you can find detailed instructions on how to do this at The Family Handyman.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or you can take the easy way out, and do what I did (which is much simpler).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my mini waterfall, the water runs from the clay pot at the back through the rocks into the small pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click HERE to find out how to make my mini waterfall.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a wall sculpture fountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Another very simple way to introduce water is to create your own wall fountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made from a wall sculpture, a galvanized tub and a pump, they’re inexpnsive, easy to install and don’t take up a lot of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfect for a small garden, deck or patio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out how to make this DIY wall water fountain HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get creative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As you have probably noticed by now, regardless of what type of running water feature you choose, they all use the same principles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you feel like getting creative, you can create any kind of fountain you like with the same basic steps…like this teapot fountain from hometalk.com (click here to see the instructions<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or drill a hole in a rock and have it be the fountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Running the water down a piece of driftwood is another way to create a fountain, like the one in this Japanese-inspired garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install a ready-made fountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Of course, if you don’t want the work of a DIY project, the easiest way to add running water to your garden is to purchase a fountain that is already assembled with the pump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some basic assembly may be required to join the pump by a hose to the water outlet, but it’s only a few minutes of setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are available in many different styles and materials from cement, composite, ceramic, and metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can be traditional or contemporary so there is lots of opportunity to satisfy your individual preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This tiered metal fountain is one of my favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birds love to drink or bathe in it and I like to hear the gentle splash of running water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you have found some water feature ideas you can use in your garden!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other gardening ideas you might like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n