In this beautiful Nature Bowl tabletop fountain, the water flows out of the bamboo spout, and spills into the pool of water (with stones) in the elegant black ceramic bowl. The waterfalls sounds are beautiful. The hand crafted black ceramic bowl is gorgeous. You can place plants or flowers in the bamboo vase, as shown in this picture. Plants not included. Included is a high quality, quiet electrical water pump that plugs into any AC outlet. Being a hand crafted fountain, the natural texture, shape and color of the ceramic and bamboo can vary somewhat from fountain to fountain. However, your fountain will still be very beautiful.