Two-Level Wall Fountain in a Shady Denver Backyard

Artful Facade Over a Brick Wall

A cast-stone ram’s head spouts water into a shell-like bowl, which spills into a crescent-shaped basin below. The fountain appears to extend from a 6-foot dry-stacked stone wall, but the stone is a façade mortared onto a conventional brick wall. Plumbing is concealed behind the stones; a recirculating pump sits in the 20-inch-deep lower basin. Mature trees shade the area; ferns, hostas, and bleeding hearts thrive in the cool conditions.