A Pond Spitter Makes an Enchanting Focal Point for Every Water Garden

Although the term sounds kind of gross, a pond spitter is actually a lovely piece of statuary that you can place in or near your backyard pond designed to “spit” water continually into your pool providing a lovely sprinkling sound, recirculating water, and aerating it to make an optimum environment for fish. You can buy many types of pond spitters, in shapes large and small, and they make a unique and charming focal point for any water garden. However, they are often expensive. It's relatively easy, however, to make a pond spitter on your own and save a lot of the cost. In addition, you'll end up with a pond spitter that's different from all others.

The first step in building your own pond spitter is to select a piece of statuary that you would like to showcase as part of your water garden. You'll need an item that is heavy enough to be able to stand firmly within your pond and that'll also be durable enough to weather the elements. The ideal choice of less costly pond spitter statuary could be made from aluminum, plastic, cast stone concrete, or resin.

Of course heavier metal statues made from brass or bronze would also generate a lovely garden centerpiece, however they will also cost considerably more. Choose a statue which will integrate well as part of your pond environment. Fish and birds are always popular as are frogs and other water creatures, including mermaids. When you're selecting a statue, you need to stop and visualize what it might look like if converted into a spitter and sitting inside your water garden.

Once you've purchased a statue, drill a 1/4” hole within the mouth or other suitable place in the statue in order to run plastic tubing through it. Once the tubing is hooked up to an inexpensive solar pump, your pond spitter ought to be ready to go. Depending on the amount you pay for your statue, you can wind up having a great spitter for as little as $20, and it will create all the ambiance that expensive, commercial models do. Discover a nice place in the rocks where you can nestle your new water feature, so it becomes a natural component of the landscape.