A Lovely Garden Fountain Idea



Tony Exter and Mark Bartos of the BEMdesign group in South Pasadena, California used a three-tier bubbler pump to fashion a geyser emerging from a magnificent four foot diameter flower shaped water feature.


“The idea of the flower itself came up rather spontaneously,” says Exter of the water feature.

 “We tried to develop something symbolic of the plant material in the garden.”

The pump sends a gentle spray of water into the air then it falls onto the tightly packed, vertically placed Arizona flagstone slabs and percolates into a 4 foot wide by 10 inch deep underground reservoir. Tom Poplin of Horizon Landscaping in Pasadena installed the fountain.

 This reservoir is simply an earthen basin covered with a thick rubber ‘pond liner’.  A metal grate was set within the basin as a support for the stacked stone.

Fragrant Lavender and Sage ring the bubbling fountain softening the rocky scene.

How magnificent!

Comments

Post a Comment

Hi there! I would love to hear from you....

Popular Posts of all Time

Angelface Blue and Dark Violet Angelonia - a Flower that Keeps Giving

Planting Design for Dry Gardens by Olivier Filippi

'Purple Smoke' - The best Baptisia

No-Fail Tips for Turning Hydrangeas Blue!

Repurposed and Recycled - Creative Ideas for Garden Design

The Magnificent Purslane - Edible Landscaping at its best!

My one day Class Wednesday April 16 in NY - Jan Johnsen