Best pond water feature for a modern garden

The Hydria Water Fountain is a complete kit that allows you to make your very own LED-illuminated water feature in or out of the pond. All you need is a suitable vessel to contain the components, put it all together (which is pretty straightforward to do), then place it in the pond and, hey presto! A quick, easy and effective pond water feature with a fountain height of up to 50cm.

There’s no need to worry about power cables as it is powered by a rechargeable battery, which will give up to two months of operation on a full charge. It’s supplied with a remote control to select fountain strength and to operate the LED lights and the timer function.

Customer review: "Love the fact it's rechargeable. We tried it as a pond feature in an old tin bathtub and it worked great."

This bamboo-style water fountain spout is made with a 13” x 1¼ diameter copper pipe and a 6” long and 1” diameter copper spout. It’s handmade, so each one will be slightly different but reach the same high standards of construction. They are not covered with any type of sealer or varnish, so they will continue to oxidise over time to achieve their own unique colouration.

Plastic tubing is supplied to allow it to easily connect to any suitable small to medium pond pump, although you will need to ensure that there is a suitable base to attach the water pipe to at your chosen location.

Customer review: "We are creating a Japanese fountain in our yard using this spout as inspiration. It is beautifully crafted and a very solid piece. So unique! I can’t wait to put it to use."

This solar fountain couldn’t be any easier to set up and create a focal point for your pond. The solar panels are attached to the fountain base, so you need to make sure your pond isn’t shaded to get the best performance. During daylight, it will operate the fountain while charging the batteries to allow a run time of about 5-6 hours during darkness.

You can allow the fountain to float around your pond or fix it in place under the surface using the suckers on the base attached to something heavy. There’s the added bonus of multi-coloured LED lights for nighttime illumination.

Customer review: "Easy to put together, effective in my small pond. Not expensive. Various fountain heads depending on what spray you want."

Make your pond the focal point for nighttime entertaining, or create a relaxing background with this set of four fully submersible pond lights. They provide gentle and subtle mood lighting operated by the included remote control, which allows you to choose from seven different colours and several different operating modes to help create the perfect atmosphere.

The lights are safely illuminated by a low voltage transformer powered from the mains with a 3m cable, and you can use further sets to expand your display and make your illuminations even more impressive.

Customer review: "I had to replace my previous lights and when these came they were much sturdier. Ours aren’t sucked as it’s just a rubber bottom. I’m impressed. Also the wire is much longer than previous lights which is very helpful as they need to be plugged in!!"

Here’s an idea to add a feature that will provide some decoration, give a gentle, relaxing water sound, and keep your pond oxygenated - it’s the Coi Carp water feature. This solar-powered sculpture is easy to set up and use. Simply place it in a suitable position, connect the pump and pipe, and you’re sorted. Not only does it look attractive, but it generates air bubbles, which improve the water quality for any fish, plants or aquatic life you may have. It comes with a 1.5m long water pipe and a 3m solar cable, which gives you plenty of flexibility over positioning.

Customer review: "Blends in well with the surrounding foliage and our pond fish love it."

Here’s a really cute and pretty addition to your pond, which will help you to look after your frogs, toads and other amphibians. Called "The Frogilo", this handmade ceramic shelter will provide protection from predators, provide a cooling summer home and a cosy winter retreat. The partially cut-away base allows contact with damp ground for cooling in the warm summer months, and the insulating ceramic will give winter protection.

As a stand-alone feature, it looks great, but you can cover it with extra vegetation in winter to provide additional cover. The added bonus is there are no batteries required!

You may already have pond features, or you may have your eye on something you find appealing, but you might need a pump to make it come to life. Here’s the ideal solution. This pond pump comes in a variety of sizes, from 600 litres per hour up to 5000 litres per hour. It can be used to bring pond features to life or as a feature in its own right, as it comes with a selection of fountainhead adaptors to give different spray patterns.

This mains-powered pump has an adjustable output and comes with a ten-metre-long cable for flexible positioning.

Customer review: "Good pump with lovely long 10m electrical lead. No.plug, as expected (I bought separately), which made it easy to thread through conduit pipe that I purchased for safety in the garden. Good array of different fittings. Pleasantly surprised by good power of pump."

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