Making a small water feature is not very difficult if you are reasonably competent at DIY, a few basic tools are all you need.
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Make sure that the cistern is level, the best way to do this is to bed it down on some pea shingle and use a spirit level. If it is not level, remove or add shingle to raise or lower it and then fill it up with water to check.
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Position met posts to hold the framework and trellis around the cistern. Screw in the sheets of plywood which have been treated with a preservative to the posts and drill a hole for the lions head mask through the plywood and attach
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Position met posts to hold the framework and trellis around the cistern. Screw in the sheets of plywood which have been treated with a preservative to the posts and drill a hole for the lions head mask through the plywood and attach
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Make up trellis work to size using roof tiling battens or take your measurements to a fencing manufacturer who will make them up for you
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Make up trellis work to size using roof tiling battens or take your measurements to a fencing manufacturer who will make them up for you
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Make up trellis work to size using roof tiling battens or take your measurements to a fencing manufacturer who will make them up for you
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Making a Lion's head fountain and trellis for a shady border. Finish off by fixing beading to the panelling to complement the lead cistern. Paint the trellis to match the lead cistern. Get a qualified electrician to attach a small pump to the fountain.
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Trellis inset with Lion's head fountain with lead cistern below, surrounded with shade loving hostas and ferns
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Trellis inset with Lion's head fountain and lead cistern below, surrounded with shade loving hostas and ferns. Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard', H. Devon Green, H. Opipara, H. kikutii, H. montana 'Aureomarginata and H. Krossa Regal. Dryopteris filix-mas, Asplenium scolopendrium
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Trellis inset with Lion's head fountain and lead cistern below, surrounded with shade loving hostas and ferns. Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard', H. Devon Green, H. Opipara, H. kikutii, H. montana 'Aureomarginata and H. Krossa Regal. Dryopteris filix-mas, Asplenium scolopendrium
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Trellis inset with Lion's head fountain and lead cistern below, surrounded with Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard', H. kikutii and Dryopteris filix-mas,
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Trellis inset with Lion's head fountain and lead cistern below, surrounded with Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard', H. kikutii and Dryopteris filix-mas,
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Hostas and ferns almost cover up a path up to a lion's head fountain set on a trellis which spills out into a lead cistern.
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Hostas and ferns in the foreground of a lion's head fountain set on a trellis which spills out into a lead cistern.
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Tea lights placed in clear plastic water cups floating on water and candles in flowerpots illuminate a small water feature
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Tea lights placed in clear plastic water cups floating on water illuminate a small water feature