A bamboo fountain offers a great way to add mystical accent to your garden.  This interesting fountain hails from Japan where it was devised by rice farmers as a way to scare deer away from the rice paddies.  It isn’t surprising that they were called “deer chasers”.

Additionally, monks would use the bamboo fountain as a method for timing their mediations.  In a time when more people are concerned about their affect on the environment, the bamboo fountain is an environmentally friendly material option.  Still, the bamboo fountain possesses a simple design and charm that attracts people.  The bamboo fountain is a flexible model so you can use them both indoors and outdoors.

Creating a bamboo fountain does not involve more than a few basic items.  These pieces include bamboo, pipe or tubing, a base, a water pump, rod, screws, and a container.  If you are building an outdoor bamboo fountain, it is wise to use a quality bamboo that will not crack under variable weather conditions.  When the bamboo fountain will be used inside, you may want to make it more attractive by polishing the surface.  Other tools needed to build your own bamboo fountain include a screwdriver, wood saw, and a drill machine.

When you ready to build your bamboo fountain, you must start by cutting bamboo sticks to the proper lengths.  There will be three bamboo sticks in the construction.  A stick will hold the nozzle while two other will hold the moving piece on the bamboo fountain.  The moving part of the bamboo fountain will gather and remove water once the water collected increases to certain level.  Then, you will have to drill a hole through the center of the two other bamboo sticks and the moving part.  The holes are necessary because a rod will be inserted through the holes so the fountain will rock back and forth.

You will take the pipe and link it from your water pump and up through the bamboo stick.  The top of the pipe is fitted with a bamboo nozzle.  All pieces should be fitted to a base.  The bamboo fountain is in working order when it continues cycling water through the moving part, out of the spout and back in again.

Should you rather skip the building process for your bamboo fountain, you can always buy a speciality kit at a home design store that carries bamboo fountains.

It is good to know how to do maintenance on your bamboo, should you build one.  Maintenance focuses on two areas.  You will focus on the water pump care.  The pump must be kept underwater when in operation.  It must be cleaned on a regular basis.  You must replace the water in your fountain on a regular schedule.  If your bamboo fountain is on all the time, you won’t have to change it as often but it is still good to keep on a schedule to avoid smell, stagnant water.