Nothing makes a garden seem cooler on a hot summer day than the sight and sound of water in the landscape. Fountains, ponds and aquatic gardens of all styles and sizes make wonderful additions to the ...

Fountains have been around since Roman times. In the ancient world, they were purely functional, employing springs or aqueducts to provide water for drinking, bathing and cleaning to even the smallest ...

Splash! It's the sound of ice plopping into a glass of lemonade, of birds bathing in a fountain, of a child leaping into a pool and of water tumbling over smooth river rocks. It's the sound of cool.

Tall hedges and a gate entwined with morning glory usually prevent passers-by from getting more than a glimpse of Gordon Ballard's gardens on Bird Avenue. Not this weekend. Ballard and about 150 other ...