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love the splash pool

6 years ago

how is it made?

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Jenny Bloom Garden Design
6 years ago
Thanks Mike, the sunken formal pond (for fish) was constructed with concrete base and walls and waterproofed with GRP fibreglass. Old stock bricks for pond surround. We made the water feature from a reclaimed d shaped trough with a pump to circulate the water.
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6 years ago
Hello Jenny, thank you very much for your answer. I wish you would be situated in Netherlands. We are trying to design 2 small gardens "patios" in such a strange small triangular plot. I've got this crazy idea to design a water feature "fountain" that could work as sort of dip pool too. I still bouncing ideas if it would make sense. I visited your website and I like how you play with space and your small details make the design complete. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Mike - and good luck with your garden!

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