Add natural beauty to your yard with a DIY garden fountain.
The best part: you’ve got the option to do it with an old terra-cotta pot.
For this project, use any pop in of pot (we think terra-cotta is a classic look).
Disguise the cord by guiding a few stems of one of the surrounding plants along the rim.
Set the freestanding fountain in a garden bed or border that has an electrical outlet nearby.
Pull the pump electrical cord through the drainage hole of the pot.
shut the drainage hole with premixed, quick-drying cement.
Let the cement dry thoroughly; follow directions on the package.
This applies whether the pot is terra-cotta, wood, or some other porous material.
Let the sealant dry completely.
Elevate Pump
Elevate the pump in the center of the container.
Place it on bricks to bring it a few inches below where the water’s surface will be.
Fill the pot with water and connect the pump to the GFCI outlet.
Be sure the water level does not dip below the pump.
