The sound of splashing water or a babbling brook is calming for many people. When you’re not hard at work making your garden gorgeous, it’s a place for you to relax and enjoy nature’s beauty. Add a ...

Ever wish your backyard felt like a little getaway? With a few clever garden layout ideas, you can turn even a small yard ...

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“Did you see the Fountain of Youth?” I ask Jessica, the graduate student living with us. She is freshly back from a day trip to St. Augustine, Fla., our country’s oldest city and home to Ponce de Leon ...

Something I truly enjoy when strolling through any garden are surprises, simple unexpected treasures that catch my eye and bring a smile to my face. I come around a corner, or peer down a pathway, or ...

If your backyard is looking dull after the long winter, consider brightening it up with a small fountain. DIY web site Instructables has a guide to making your own out of pretty much any structure you ...

A simple water feature can take an ordinary deck and turn it into something magnificent. But a water feature fashioned by celebrated industrial designer James Dyson (of Dyson vacuums fame) is bound to ...

Living in the desert means being used to little water in our environment. But the human need for seeing and hearing water flowing is fairly universal, and this desire has been the core of garden ...