A bamboo water feature belongs in every Japanese garden - and also fits in many other gardens, whether they are natural or modern in style. You can build such a gargoyle yourself using simple means and few materials.
How do I build a bamboo water feature myself?
To build a bamboo water feature yourself, you need a pump, a water collecting basin, bamboo pipes, metal wire and a garden hose. Cut the bamboo tubes to size, drill holes for the water and connect them with metal wire.
You need these materials for a bamboo water feature
The heart of every water feature is the pump (€59.00 on Amazon), which you should buy to match your creation: the higher you plan the water feature, the stronger its delivery capacity must be. Now you need a water collecting basin into which the pump is integrated invisibly - for example, by placing it on a metal grid and layering natural stones around it. A larger stone with a hollow or a clay pot is suitable for this. You ultimately build the actual water feature from bamboo tubes that are cut to size, provided with openings for the water and connected with metal wire. The diameter of the bamboo pipes should be such that a standard garden hose - which you connect to the pump - fits into them.
Tip
Pretty decorative figures for the water feature can be made from polystyrene sheets cut into shape and covered with foil. If you like it more natural, choose wood as the material.
