Small Water Features
![Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/E825543A-8830-465D-A_vIsBPVnaWEPV.jpeg)
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
- Description
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Name: Small Water Features
Open to the public? No
County: various
USDA Hardiness Zone:
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.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/E825543A-8830-465D-A_vIsBPVnaWEPV.jpeg)
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
![a small pond filled with water lilies](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/19D45CE4-8FCF-4E0E-A_P7G2LLxsTz0k.jpeg)
Summer
Inviting small pond filled with waterlilies (Nymphaea) and irises. Garden age: 15 yrs Lucille Zane CC BY 4.0![Small fountain made from a millstone.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/duke_gardes_water_fe_XyoLY4xtR6XS.jpeg)
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
![Old-fashion hand pump refashioned into a trickling fountain.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/E825543A-8830-465D-A_vIsBPVnaWEPV.jpeg)
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
![a small pond filled with water lilies](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/19D45CE4-8FCF-4E0E-A_P7G2LLxsTz0k.jpeg)
Summer
Inviting small pond filled with waterlilies (Nymphaea) and irises. Garden age: 15 yrs Lucille Zane CC BY 4.0![Small fountain made from a millstone.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/garden_imgs/duke_gardes_water_fe_XyoLY4xtR6XS.jpeg)
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