Creating a Pondless Basalt Column Water Feature
At 1:53 in
PROJECT WALKTHROUGH: WHITE HAWK DRIVE (PaverPatio, WaterFeature, Lighting, Pergolas, PuttingGreen)
What happens here
An elegant pondless water feature serves as a focal point within the patio design. This feature consists of three distinct 'Basalt Columns' that are artistically arranged. Water gently bubbles up from the top of each column, cascades down their natural, textured surfaces, and flows over the surrounding river rocks. The water then disappears into an underground reservoir beneath the rocks, where it is collected, filtered, and recirculated by a pump back to the top of the columns. This pondless design offers the soothing sounds of water without the maintenance of an open pond. Integrated lighting is also strategically placed to illuminate the water and columns at night, creating a captivating visual effect.
Goal: Install an aesthetically pleasing and low-maintenance water feature.
Tools and materials
- Basalt Columns Natural Stone Supplier — The main aesthetic and water-carrying components of the feature
- Shovel/Excavator Fiskars — Digging the hole for the reservoir
- Submersible Water Pump Aquascape — Circulating water from the reservoir to the columns
- Underground Reservoir — Collecting and holding water beneath the rocks
- Water Feature Lighting Kichler — Illuminating the feature at night
- Tubing/Hosing N/A — Connecting the pump to the water feature
- Water Tap water — Filling the reservoir