How To Make A Fountain From A Ceramic Pot

Lift up the tubing and power cord and drape over the edge of the pot to prepare for the next step in making your outdoor fountain from a pot.

How to make a fountain from a ceramic pot.

Usually a pot fountain with a small pump won t splash onto surfaces. Use the chicken wire to make a small cage surrounding the pump. Place the fountain pump in the center of the large ceramic garden pot. One afternoon while relaxing on the deck i glanced over at a heap of plant pots we didn t use this summer when i had a light bulb moment.

1 dump any dirt or residue from inside the ceramic pot if you ve used it for plants previously. The first pot i used wasn t quite big enough and the water kept splashing out. Collect three display pots and two support pots. Avoid using them for fountains or place them on waterproof surfaces to avoid damaging furniture.

For years i ve been wanting a unique water fountain but none that i liked fit our budget. This budget friendly diy plant pot water fountain is the perfect water feature for a deck patio porch or apartment balcony. Diy recirculating fountain this inexpensive fountain looks amazing in any garden and is really simple to make. You will need to attach the tubing to the submersible pump make sure to leave a lot of extra tubing.

Making your own fountain ensures you ll get something suited perfectly to your own tastes. I used plastic pots. My only word of advice is to make sure your your larger pot is significantly larger. I bought another pot and used my first pot upside down to hold my small pot.

My fountain turned out great. This pot will act as the main water reservoir for the fountain. This will form a three level fountain. This will protect it from damage.

Enamel pots with chips may rust.