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Soothing Sounds- A DIY Outdoor Fountain
06.07.2023 - 12:49 / hometalk.com
What is it about trickling water that we all find so soothing and relaxing? I love it, therefore I wanted that sound in my garden. I needed to make a fountain, I already had the pump and hose from an older purchased fountain that sprang a leak. I just had to find containers that I would pump the water into and then spill over to fall back into the base. A quick look at flower pots in the gardening center hatched the plan, they were resin but looked like old barrels.
The smaller pot would need to sit inside and above the larger pot, we accomplished this by securing it to an overturned bucket. The bucket acted as a stand for the small flowerpot and it provided a protected, concealed place for the pump and hose. The recycled bucket was bright yellow so I gave it a few light coats of brown spray paint. I wanted to color coordinate it with the pots although little if any would be seen once it was set up but I wanted to be sure. Holes were drilled into this base with a 3/4 " drill bit to allow the water to flow back inside to the pump location.
Here is the viewing looking up through the bucket stand, the water tubing was secured up through the bucket and the bottom of the flowerpot with plumbing fittings.
Here is the fountain setup looking down onto it, more detailed instructions are included in the video of the actual assembly.
The cavity in the base I intended to fill with the beautiful, smooth beach rocks seen below but on second thoughts the amount needed would create too much weight on the containers I was using. Solution? I used scrap styrofoam blocks about brick size and pop bottles that I cut slits into so they would fill with water and stay submerged to fill the cavity.
The rubber tubing that came up through the
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