Category: Water Pond

Water Pictures, We have Lots of Photos, Images and Pictures of Landscaping and Garden water ideas, Water ponds, Water Falls and Water fountains

Self Reeling Garden Hose Reel

The old Garden Hose Reel meant you had to do the work of winding the water hose back on the reel.

Good News! New designed Hose Reel versions are available,  Pull the hose out to where it is needs, then with a tug, the spring loaded reel will draw in your hose and align it like you would have done manually.

Well good water gardening news!

This Flow Master hose reel will do the reeling for you with it’s heavy spring which pulls the hose back in for storage.

Hose Reel is great for the elderly and those who do not want to fight 50+ feet of heavy hose back onto the reel.

Auto Reel makes the need to water the flowers, pots, filling the pond, hot tub just a lot easier!

Fountain Decoration?

Problem with a dead lack luster area in your garden?   Scruffy shrubby path area or need to dress up an entrance … to impress for business or the family Simple Garden Idea! Works great with any bird bath with a few water colorful lily flowers as shown below.Landscape Notes:

A. Square Patio stone underneath the bird bath helps stabilize the bird bath level.

B. Scotts brand deep forest brown mulch creates a base of ground cover.

Sprinkler Time?


When the hot dry “heat wave” warnings come out you can sit back and relax!

Garden Sprinklers are real convenience for the avid gardener, dry conditions and busy people because many hours of hand watering are saved.


1. Garden Sprinkler System is broken into zones (3 shown) because your water supply volume can’t water one’s entire property all at once. Zones allow one to separate garden areas from lawn areas along with varying each zones water times.

2. Sprinkler water flow can be adjusted at the pop-up heads but it true that some plants or flowering pots may need more water attention.

3. PS Sprinkler systems can have remotes that allow you to test and activate zones on a need basis. A must have!

Simple Rock Sculpture

Rock Sculpture displays simplicity!

Inspired Rock Art with just two stones, one can create a cool rock element, maybe what no one else has for your garden paradise.

Easiest way to create a stone sculpture is to use what you have .. but if you want to duplicate this design you will need to go to the rock quarry or your local garden center.

Forest Walk Spring Images

Images from a sunny spring days walk in the forest. The trail was very muddy in spots, the forest quiet of birds with the sun shining through the leafless trees … everything very brown in the this deciduous forest, but sunlight is refreshing sign of summer days to come.

White paper birch trees standout amongst the darker forest trees in Spring Season.

The forest trail is mucky and slippery as water runs across it – wood logs help bridge the path.

Old cut tree has a habitat hole with new moss growth beside the stump.

Ash tree found marked and fallen to slow down the spread of the Emerald Ash Beetle.

At last we come across a pond. Very quiet of any water animals or birds – too bad.

Big view of the pond, the cedars are growing on the east side of the pond getting the west sun.

Fallen tree at the pond starts the circle of life in the forest providing nutrients back into the soil. 

Ferns grow on the forest floor and are great cover for wild life.

Usual tree that split into two trunks and later fused together years later.

Wood dries out and splits over the dryer winter months as moisture evaporates over time.

Bigger water pond with marsh bulrushes on sides with deciduous forest hill in the background.

Marsh bird hangs on bulrush contemplating it’s next move.

Big image of the pond marsh!

Cedar trees are evergreen trees, retaining leaves year round and populate the wet lowland areas.

Canada geese investigating area bulrushes as possible nest for a future generation of goslings.

Trimming of spruce forest to clean up the trees, as lower branches die off over time due to lack of sun light 

Day on the trails comes to a close as the lower sun shines through the trees.

Garden Water Pond

When looking for a water feature, one the first things is to consider scale … it is very easy to just buy one you fancy and then get it home to find it is too tiny for the spot you had in mind. Good part about buying a water feature at your local retailer is that you probably can easily return it, usually for full refund.

The fun part for me about having a garden water feature is that it attracts birds during the dryer summer times … if water fountain is close to your patio seating area or a window .. it is quite a cool experience to have them get so close … watching visiting birds coming and going about their business is enjoyable relaxed time.

A couple safety considerations, is that other insects are interested in your water source, these include wasps and bees and can be annoying and a sting hazard to some .. especially if they frequent your patio area .. and are constantly flying through your seating area. Also to be aware of young children may be temped to touch the water, if in reach, maybe afterwards put their hands in their mouth. Remember that bacteria from summer heat … and birds poop will contaminate your water … good warn to your kids and any visiting children not to touch the water.

The fastest way to get a water pond and/or fountain is to buy a prefabricated water feature … smaller water features can be found at home improvement retailers like Ace Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, ADEO,… and your local garden center may have larger water fountains in more elaborate garden styles.

Cedar Trees

Young cedar establishing and growing strong near water. Cedars are evergreens and maintain their green leaves year round

Mature cedar tree showing it’s bark, tree limbs and green foliage.

End of a cedar with only the stump and old roots seen thru the water.