A Whimsical Home
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When we first sat down to discuss this job with the homeowners, they told us that they'd like a small water feature somewhere.  We had no specific design in mind, but we did have a general idea of where this feature should be located.

 

 
Water Fetures, Fountains, Decorative Water Features
Since we also designed a rather large stone path to connect the driveway to the rest of the yard, we all agreed that the water feature should be somewhere near it. 
In the picture on the left, you can see that we located this feature so that it can be viewed from the deck, (in the rear on the right), and from a large window which allows a view from the living room.  Since the path leads to a set of stairs and then a lower patio, visitors would also pass by this water feature as well, so this turned out to be a perfect location.
Water Gardens, Fountains, Water Features
Water Fountains, Decorative Water Features
The homeowners were very fond of garden statues and other knick-knacks, but none more so than faeries.  They showed us the two faeries here, (left), and basically asked us to design a water feature around them.

What we came up with is a rather whimsical fountain with a small collecting pool that resembles a natural spring.  With the spray from the fountain head, the plantings which surround it and the overall setting, this feature, though not a centerpiece of the design, is quite a conversation starter.

 

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