A Pond Spitter Creates an Enchanting Focal Point for Every Water Garden
Although the term sounds sort of gross, a pond spitter is actually a lovely piece of statuary which 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 generate an optimum environment for fish. You can buy many varieties of pond spitters, in shapes large and small, and they make a unique and charming focal point for your water garden. However, they are often expensive. It’s relatively easy, however, to make a pond spitter for yourself and save much of the cost. Additionally, you’ll have a pond spitter that’s not the same as all others.
The first step in building your own pond spitter will be to select a piece of statuary that you’d like to showcase within your water garden. You’ll need something that is heavy enough to be able to stand firmly in the pond and which will be durable enough to weather the elements. A good choice of less expensive pond spitter statuary may just be made of aluminum, plastic, cast stone concrete, or resin.
Needless to say heavier metal statues made from brass or bronze would also generate a lovely garden centerpiece, but they might cost considerably more. Choose a statue which will integrate well within your pond environment. Fish and birds are always popular as are frogs as well as other water creatures, including mermaids. When you are selecting a statue, you should stop and visualize what it might look like if converted into a spitter and sitting in your water garden.
Once you’ve purchased a statue, drill a 1/4” hole within the mouth or other suitable place in the statue so that you can run plastic tubing through it. Once the tubing is hooked up to an inexpensive solar pump, your pond spitter will be all set. Based upon the amount you invest in your statue, you could wind up having a great spitter for under $20, and it will create all of the ambiance that expensive, commercial models do. Locate a nice place within the rocks where you can nestle your new water feature, so it becomes a natural portion of the landscape.
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