The base of you fountain just needs to be big enough to completely submerge the pump under water.
Making a garden fountain using pots.
It is suggested that your large pot hold 8 10 gallons of water but this will vary.
Set a submersible pump in the bottom of the container.
I like the simplicity of this urn fountain because although it certainly is a beautiful and eye catching feature in a garden it isn t too fancy or overbearing.
You can even make a small on for a tabletop.
You will most likely need 2 or more pots depending upon how you plan to design your fountain.
This informative tutorial here shows how to do this 9.
Make use of the heaps of unused plant pots sitting idly in your garden.
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For an almost instant homemade fountain insert an inexpensive electric pump into a large ceramic or concrete planter then fill it with water and plug it in.
This will form a three level fountain.
Flower pot water fountain take two flowerpots to make this water fountain for your front porch.
Place the fountain pump in the center of the large ceramic garden pot.
This pot will act as the main water reservoir for the fountain.
You just need to get the right pump for the job.
Planted all around the reservoir are thick lush.
Watch to learn the rest which involves flower pots and cobble stones.
Pull the pump electrical cord through the drainage hole.
Collect three display pots and two support pots.
The measurements of the terra cotta clay pots don t matter so long as the support pots will rest inverted on the bottom of the display pots and not extend above the rim of the display pots.
Using some pots from lowe s a 5 water pump and some rocks from around her yard blogger katie created this simple relaxing water fountain for her garden that birds can t get enough of.
Using a pot that is at least 24 inches in diameter makes a splash and requires less water refilling than a smaller pot.
One should be much larger than the other pot.
3 attach a piece of 1 2 inch plastic tubing to the inlet on.
Place your creation in a bed of low.
This will form a three level fountain.