Well, it took me long enough to get back to this blog, and although I have some other projects and items to post, I did say I would show my patio water features next, so I will do that before I go into the other things.
The first is a little cherub fountain that my dad had on his back porch. It is in the back corner, beside the arbor bench. In front of the bench is a table created with small cast iron stove base and a large ceramic tile for the top. A handy feature of this little table is that the stove base has a little space beneath the tile that can be used to keep small things out of the weather, such as lighters, printers, etc. The yucca in the pot will be planted in the landscaping when a spot is selected for it. There is a waterproof solar LED spotlight in the fountain's bowl that illuminates the cherubs. This fountain is susceptible to running dry from evaporation (and dogs drinking from it), so it will be supplied daily by the drip irrigation system and watered automatically so the pump doesn't get ruined.
The other water feature is in the opposite corner and consists of a large plastic half-barrel with Ribbon Grass "Strawberries and Cream" and a large dark purple (almost black) taro (?) of a variety that escapes me now, both sitting on bricks inside the barrel. The old cast iron handpump was my mom's, and I was originally going to route the pump outlet through that, allowing the water to cascade into the barrel, but I decided I preferred the "bubbler" effect better, so the pump is just decorative.
It also has a spotlight, this one an old low-voltage one I've had for a long time. I replaced the original halogen bulb with an LED bulb.
I have some other fountains and water features I'll be setting up eventually, but for now that's it.
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