Beautiful! I love that fountain, it is so unique and fun!

I love the pictures of your garden. I remember seeing them last year and just recently I was wondering if you would post more this year. I am glad you did. Your garden is beautiful and I love seeing pictures of all the mature hostas that you have since most of mine are still small. Your Queen of the Seas in amazing. I am glad I bought that one this year.

Linda

Your fountain is so cool and perfect for that spot. Beautiful garden and great hostas too!

Where did you get your fountain? It is beautiful among all the great plants. Didi you make it or purchase it?

Your garden looks like you live in the woods! I have a small space and I am definitely out of room but that doesn't stop me :)
What size is your back garden?

Your planting style and your fountain style are very zen. Peaceful and quiet until the yard crew buzzes into the neighborhood.

The fountain is a great design which could look in motion even if the water is turned off. It also looks like a torte covered in fruit slices. Heavy old stone, a millstone, perfect combined with water. Love your garden, and the controlled way you give space to the major hosta so they are featured....yet there is a lushness of leaf texture and size, other species. Enjoyable to visit I bet.

There is nothing unphotogenic about your Thunderbolt - it looks amazing, as does the rest of your garden. Love the fountain, was it difficult to make? You did a great job on it!

I have always thought the big older Thunderbolts leaves look like they were made out of old heavy leather bomber jackets.

A friend of mine had on that was pretty nice.. but the brutal heat last year really set it back this year.

How did you make your fountain? It's wonderful, love the patterns in it. Also your Tom Schmid, can't wait for mine to bigger and look like that.

I also love your fountain, it's so unique and fits the space to a T.

Paula, I'm not quite sure how big my back yard/garden is. I'll have to try to measure.

almosthooked, I made the fountain out of hypertufa but I have seen similar ones available for purchase- google "millstone fountain"

Madplanter, you won't have to wait long for your Tom Schmid to grow up.

The fountain was not hard to make. I just cast a large disc with a center hole and carved the pattern on the top. Hypertufa is pretty easy to work with and carve before it cures. On the under side there is a channel carved about a half inch from the edge and that helps the water drip back down into the underground basin.
I don't really have any pictures in progress, but I'm sure someone has put instructions for similar fountains on the internet.

Thanks, everyone!

I want a fountain! Love yours. Spotted one on my hosta day trip the other day that I loved, but just couldn't justify the expense. $260. Especially since I just spent $200 on hosta! And bought some of my Mom's hosta for her birthday/Mother's Day present. I am going to search how to make one.

Love your hosta too!!

Oh, by the way, DH does not want a fountain. Says it would just make him have to pee all the time!

Coll, just heavenly! That is one of the nicest Thunderbolts ever and your QotS is on the money too, looks like it wants to bust right out of that pot!

Beautiful stuff,coll! My QOTS is looking a little puny this year. I think it was because of the strange weather in the spring. Phil

Coll, thanks for posting the fountain again. I love it. I really enjoy the birds, so maybe a fountain is the right way to go.

I love your Queen of the seas. The darling demon doglet got mine last summer, so we're back to juvenile leaves.

thanks again.

bk

I love your Queen of the Seas too. That green shrub (aruncus?) sure accentuates its colour. I'm realizing mine doesn't look as good because I have it right in front of a tree trunk.

And I think you took great pictures of your Thunderbolt.

Great hosta, and an even greater fountain. That takes artistry I certainly lack. Trying to imagine getting those "grinding parts" to come out symmetrical makes my head explode.

Thanks for the pix.

tj

Fantastic fountain and garden! I would love to watch the birds there, too. Thanks for sharing!