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Beautiful lawns just don't happen. Someone has to conceive the ideas and put them into practice. So if you admire someone's yard, patio, or water pond, you're seeing the result of someone's planning and hard work. That thought should bring you to the natural conclusion that if you want a yard that looks great, too, you're going to need to put a lot of effort into it. Cash, too, depending on how much of the work you plan to do yourself and how much you will need to hire professional landscapers to do for you. If you have more time and energy than you do money, you can plan to do all of the work yourself. You can even make your own water feature and save yourself a lot of cash.

Water features don't have to be elaborate to be eye-catching. Just adding the sparkle and sounds of the crystal clear water cascading down some rocks is appealing. You can build a simple water feature out of an old urn you can often find at salvage yards, some gravel, and a small recirculating pump. This type of water feature gives you your own water garden right on a balcony, porch, or deck and doesn't require a lot of space. You can also make similar fountains using other types of vessels from large flower pots to even bowling balls. All it takes is a little imagination and some simple skills to build the feature you've dreamed up.

Talking about water features and water gardens opens up a vast realm of possibilities. Do you want something formal with square corners and cement blocks, or would you prefer to have a pond that looks like nature itself? Anything is an option when you make your own water feature. Some people just sit a birdbath in the middle of their garden and call it a water feature, which technically it is. You can also purchase either a preformed or flexible pond liner to form the basis for your water garden. Do you want a fish pond, a water lily pool, or a wall fountain? How much space do you have to build this water feature? Are there any city codes that prohibit where you can build it? These are all things you need to consider prior to starting to work.

You want your water feature to fit in with the size and design of the rest of your landscaping and your home. Building a traditional Chinese water garden near an ultra-modern house may look a bit incongruous. It also wouldn't be appropriate to build a huge water feature in a postage-stamp sized yard. If your home and garden are very formal, you'll probably want to make a water feature that looks formal itself with geometric lines. If your home is more casual-looking, something that looks like nature would blend into the landscape and look really nice.

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