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Small Water Features

Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.

Spring

Water feature with a small recirculating pump Garden age: 16 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Hakonechloa macra Forest Grass Hakonechloa Hakone Grass Hakonechloa macra form
Iris ensata Japanese Flag Japanese Iris Japanese Water Iris Iris ensata
Origanum vulgare Oregano Origanum vulgare
Description

Name: Small Water Features

Open to the public? Various

County: Various

USDA Hardiness Zone: Various

Extension Demonstration Garden? No

Approximate year the garden/landscape was established: Various

What to look for: Even small water features can have a large impact. The sound of moving water is relaxing and can mask objectionable environmental noise (such as automobile traffic), and moving water is a great resource for wildlife. 

Horticulture: 
 

Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.

Spring

Water feature with a small recirculating pump Garden age: 16 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Hakonechloa macra Forest Grass Hakonechloa Hakone Grass Hakonechloa macra form
Iris ensata Japanese Flag Japanese Iris Japanese Water Iris Iris ensata
Origanum vulgare Oregano Origanum vulgare
A small fountain on a pedestal surrounded by hellebores.

Summer

A small fountain attracts birds. Garden age: 20 yrs. Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Helleborus orientalis Christmas Rose Hellebore Lenten Rose Flowers and leaves
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' Sweetspire Sweet Spire Tassel-White flowers and leaves in summer in Moore County
a small pond filled with water lilies

Summer

Inviting small pond filled with waterlilies (Nymphaea) and irises. Garden age: 15 yrs Lucille Zane CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
Small fountain made from a millstone.

Summer

Millstone fountain at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Garden age: ca. 3 years Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar Atlantic White-Cedar Swamp Cedar Form
Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic Ninebark Common Ninebark Eastern Ninebark Flowers
Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden

Summer

Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden Garden age: 1 year Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Carex pensylvanica Oak Sedge Pennsylvania Sedge Plantainleaf Sedge Carex pensylvanica
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis Thread-Leaf Tickseed Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata
Echinacea purpurea Coneflower Eastern Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower Flowers (Wake County, NC)
Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley

Summer

Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/astradley/ Garden age: 30 years April Stradley CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.

Spring

Water feature with a small recirculating pump Garden age: 16 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Hakonechloa macra Forest Grass Hakonechloa Hakone Grass Hakonechloa macra form
Iris ensata Japanese Flag Japanese Iris Japanese Water Iris Iris ensata
Origanum vulgare Oregano Origanum vulgare
A small fountain on a pedestal surrounded by hellebores.

Summer

A small fountain attracts birds. Garden age: 20 yrs. Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Helleborus orientalis Christmas Rose Hellebore Lenten Rose Flowers and leaves
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' Sweetspire Sweet Spire Tassel-White flowers and leaves in summer in Moore County
a small pond filled with water lilies

Summer

Inviting small pond filled with waterlilies (Nymphaea) and irises. Garden age: 15 yrs Lucille Zane CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Iris Flag Iris Snake Lily Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County
Small fountain made from a millstone.

Summer

Millstone fountain at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Garden age: ca. 3 years Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar Atlantic White-Cedar Swamp Cedar Form
Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic Ninebark Common Ninebark Eastern Ninebark Flowers
Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden

Summer

Center Garden Water Feature at Durham Co Extension Demo Garden Garden age: 1 year Girish Bhatt CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Carex pensylvanica Oak Sedge Pennsylvania Sedge Plantainleaf Sedge Carex pensylvanica
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis Thread-Leaf Tickseed Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata
Echinacea purpurea Coneflower Eastern Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower Flowers (Wake County, NC)
Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley

Summer

Leopard Frog at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 2024 by A Stradley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/astradley/ Garden age: 30 years April Stradley CC BY-NC-ND 4.0