[jyl]

Wife wants a water feature in the backyard to make water noises. We live on a busy street, the fence and trees help some but I agree that water noise would be nice.

So, we can install a pot type of water feature - at its most simple, a big pot or birdbath with a pump and fountain.

Or we can install a pond with a pump - dug out, with a liner, rock edging, plants, pump.

Which have you had, and perhaps DIY'ed?. Which do you prefer?

This is a small urban backyard, that already has a lot of stuff crowded into it. Size of clear spaces available for the water feature will be something like 3' x 3' and one option will be right next to the house, that location won't have trees overhead.