The music of water  Create a landscape soundtrack  We've heard
of tuning pianos and guitars, but tuning a stream? Gordon
Hempton, an Emmy-winning sound recordist from Port Angeles,
Washington, says you can shape your garden's natural soundscape
of stirring breezes, buzzing bees, and trickling fountains.
Start with a water feature, tuning it by moving and adjusting
stones until you reach a pleasing burble.  "Old streams tune
themselves over time, becoming quieter and more melodic,"
Hempton says. To amplify its music, back the water feature with
a masonry wall. And if outside noise invades the garden, block
it with a berm.  Go to to learn more about Hempton's recordings.
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