Smart kid!

If you are serious about wanting to get her to build water features, I say go for it. It doesn't have to be perfect. Buy her a small pump and ask her to design a little pond. I guarantee a 9 year old can dig out a hole a foot deep and four feet in diameter over several days if they know they get to fill it with water and maybe even get to splash in it the first week or so. Then set the pump up in it and she will be so proud of "my pond." Later, you can tell her about pond plants, waterfalls, rock edges, maybe even fish. Or who, knows, if she's seen a couple of garden "water features before, she may think of those things from the beginning.

--advice from a mom who several years ago was asking on the Landscape Design forum for advice about working a mud pit, yes a mud pit, into her small garden.

What a cute story, Janetgia. It would be great to have a pint-sized landscape designer around the house.

I just have a cat and her designs only go as far as digging holes in my raised beds. This is not helpful.

Any chance of pics when you two have completed the design?

Cher

Sounds like she should be checking the Garden Junk forum for more garden art ideas of useful junk.Good Luck