How To Make A Fountain From A Ceramic Pot

Making your own fountain ensures you ll get something suited perfectly to your own tastes.

How to make a fountain from a ceramic pot.

Avoid using them for fountains or place them on waterproof surfaces to avoid damaging furniture. 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. 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. Use the chicken wire to make a small cage surrounding the pump.

I bought another pot and used my first pot upside down to hold my small pot. Collect three display pots and two support pots. 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. Enamel pots with chips may rust.

For years i ve been wanting a unique water fountain but none that i liked fit our budget. I used plastic pots. This budget friendly diy plant pot water fountain is the perfect water feature for a deck patio porch or apartment balcony. This will form a three level fountain.

Test the fountain on a counter first before placing it on wood or fabric that could be damaged by water. Diy recirculating fountain this inexpensive fountain looks amazing in any garden and is really simple to make. Choose any ceramic pot you want and make it blend in beautifully with your garden while creating a fantastic stand out feature to be enjoyed year round. The first pot i used wasn t quite big enough and the water kept splashing out.

You will need to attach the tubing to the submersible pump make sure to leave a lot of extra tubing. Place the fountain pump in the center of the large ceramic garden pot. Usually a pot fountain with a small pump won t splash onto surfaces. My fountain turned out great.

My only word of advice is to make sure your your larger pot is significantly larger.