add up lifelike ravisher to your curtilage with a DIY garden fountain . The best part : you may do it with an old terra - cotta pot .
For this project , use any eccentric of crapper ( we think terra - cotta is a classic look ) . If the container does n’t have a drain hole in the bottom , drill one with a masonry bit or cloak the ticker ’s electrical corduroy over the flange . mask the corduroy by guiding a few stems of one of the wall plants along the rim . determine the freestanding fountain in a garden bed or border that has an electrical outlet nearby .
What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
Materials
Instructions
Place Pump in Container
localise a submersible ticker in the bottom of the container . Using a pot that is at least 24 column inch in diameter form a spatter and take less water replenish than a modest pot . Pull the heart electric electric cord through the drainage hole of the pot .
Close Drainage Hole
Pull out enough electric cord to be able-bodied to plug into to the outlet — don’t stop up it in — and leave behind sufficient quag to enkindle the pump in the throne . fill up the drain muddle with premixed , quick - drying cementum . countenance the cementum dry good ; stick with directions on the package .
Seal Container
Seal the interior of the pot with a swimming piddle sealer that is label for use on wood . This apply whether the pot is terra - cotta , wood , or some other holey textile . Let the sealant dry out whole .
Elevate Pump
lift the pump in the center of the container . Place it on bricks to bring it a few in below where the body of water ’s surface will be . sate the kitty with urine and relate the pump to the GFCI electric receptacle . Be sure the water level does not douse below the pump . To bestow a personal touch to this classic fountain , choose a coloured glazed mickle , or add in pretty stones or shabu globe to the interior of the good deal before filling with water .
