DIY Water Fountains: Creative Garden Fountain Ideas & Tutorials

Water calms the spirit and connects you to your garden. Build your own fountain with inexpensive supplies—get creative with vessels, save on hidden parts (we used a Rubbermaid bin for a basin). Fountains work year-round; heat them for winter wildlife.

Stone & Aluminum Container Fountain

Easy, charming. Tutorial linked.

River Rock Fountain (This Old House)

Love this! Instructions included.

Patio Water Garden (Apartment Therapy)

Perfect for patios—a water garden in itself. How-to linked.

Repurposed Plastic Container Fountain (Creative Me and My MCG)

Old container, pipe fittings, leftover decking. Tutorial linked.

Ambitious Instructables Project

Complex but very cool. Tutorial linked.

Copper Spiral Water Spray (The Gardener)

DIY instructions included.

Share your creative fountain ideas!