In this special episode, we’ll share some of the features we’ve added to homeowners’ houses over the years and we’ll break down the process of adding one of these to your own backyard.
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There is something tranquil about a water feature in a natural landscape. It adds a beautiful visual element to the yard and the sound of running water creates a sense of peace and serenity. In this special episode, we’ll share some of the features we’ve added to homeowners’ houses over the years and we’ll break down the process of adding one of these to your own backyard.
Roger installs a downspout alternative; a rain chain. Roger installs a Circle Rain Chain and later, in the workshop, shows three more decorative rain chains. They can be found at some garden shops and also ordered through online retailers. Everything Roger used for this project, including the stones, gravel, and mulch, can all be found at home centers and nurseries.
Then Roger helps a homeowner install a solar-powered fountain in her backyard. After selecting a site for the fountain, Roger created a perfectly level base. They started by digging out 6-8 inches of topsoil. Next, they laid a mixture of stone and stone dust, compacted it with a hand tamper, and checked it for level. Next, Roger set the heavy concrete fountain’s base in place and shimmed it with stone dust underneath until it was perfectly level. With the base installed, Roger set the basin on top and installed a pump. Instead of a pump that uses electricity from the house, Roger installed one that is solar-powered. With the pump installed, Roger set the top piece in place, filled the basin with water, and the installation was complete.
Next, landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater. The water feature Jenn installed includes the rubber liner, underlayment, structural blocks, pump vault, basalt columns, and pump.
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Products and Services from this Episode
Fish Pure Copper Rain Chain:
Good Directions [http://www.gooddirections.com]
Lily Cups and Watering Cans Rain Chains:
Ancient Graffiti [https://www.ancientgraffiti.com]
Solar fountain installer:
Weston Nurseries & Garden Center [http://www.westonnurseries.com]
Solar pump:
Smart Solar [http://www.smartsolar.com]
Fountain manufacturer:
Campania International [http://www.campaniainternational.com]
Expert assistance:
Decker’s Landscape and Aquatics [http://www.deckerspondscapes.com]
Nawada Landscape Design [http://www.nawadalandscapedesign.com]
New England Aquatic Landscaping [http://www.iloveponds.com]
Water feature manufacturer:
Aquascape [http://www.aquascapeinc.com]
Materials:
Custom Building Products [http://www.custombuildingproducts.com]
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Roger is missed.
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Don't be that neighbor who thinks putting a small pond in the backyard with frogs is cool..
Such an enormous project to install three vertical stones with water bubbling out the top. Must have cost thousands, you'd have to really love bubbling water for that to be worth it
Good old Roger, I hope roger is doing ok with his health issues. We wish him the best.
I love roger, but I hate the season 42 clipshow reruns.
The weeping willow was a mistake bit beautiful overall! (if that's what is was/is)
The sound of running water seems to draw more birds to our yard. We have seen birds that we haven't seen before.
I've sold about 85 pond aeration compressors to keep fish in those ponds from freezing up over the winter. I'll be listing more in the near future. They do a really nice job, and draw very little current.
that chain thing is splashing over everything…
Wait…we're back to the best of's?? 😑
Ok now everyone wants to know if Roger is ok… is this a rerun episode?
I have a water feature. It's leaky gutters. The only place I'd put a water feature would be 20 yards from the house.
Apparently his wife passed away. It said he had melanoma , Parkinson but nothing clear. He's still alive
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Weird timing on this upload but will be cool once summer comes around in 6months.
Roger!!!
Nice to see Roger back on… how is he doing?
Heres my best advice about water features over the decades. Dont do them. Constant maintenance, constant worries, constant chemicals, constant time, leaks, worries, Pumps failing, hard water scale. And then winter comes and you need to blow them out or winterize them But what do I know. Best water feature is one you dont have. Ive saved so much of my free time not ever having them again