Fountain in a personal plot

Taking care of the backyard and constantly updating the design is an ineradicable passion of most gardeners. They try to experiment with the landscape every day, creating something new and unique in the elements and surroundings of their gardens.

The fountainTastefully decorated in the right place can greatly enrich the landscape of any garden.

To many, the arrangement of a fountain will seem like a very complicated undertaking. But the presented article will try to somewhat reveal the construction procedure. If you have a firm intention, then you will need some materials: a reservoir, a bowl (fountain), fountain pipes and nozzles for them, and a pump for pumping water.

First, you need to find the most optimal location for the fountain, which will determine its combination with the style of the garden and the laying of the electric wire for the pump.

Determine the type of fountain - simple or decorative. This will mainly be based on the existing landscape of the selected area and the type of lawn on it - the fountain must fit into the environment. Next, you should purchase all of the above components.

The tank is used as a water storage, its volume is selected in conjunction with the pump power and water reversal. Depending on the configuration and design of the fountain, it is possible to use rubber, plastic and copper pipes. The best tips are made from copper.

Installation, as it may seem at first, is not so difficult. Before digging a hole for the tank, it is advisable to make sure that there are no gas and electricity lines at this point. After installing the water tank, the pump is fixed, the position of which should be higher than the middle of the tank.

Further, the tips for the fountain are connected to the pipes, and it is better to hide the electrical wiring in a plastic pipe. And the final phase is the installation of the bowl of the fountain, after which the fountain is ready to make its test shot.