How to Build a Mechanical Fountain

Few things add more visual interest to your yard or garden than a decorative water fountain. Powered by a pump that continually circulates water throughout the feature, mechanical fountains create an atmosphere of calm and permanence. You do not have spend a lot of money having a fountain put in the yard, since you can easy build one yourself. For instance, you can create a lovely fountain out of a container, a large decorative pot and a small planter bowl. A relatively simple project, making a mechanical pump-powered water fountain takes only a few hours and gives pleasure for many years.

Pump
Shovel
Pea gravel
Plastic tubing
Flat stones
Drill
Extension piece
Nozzle piece
Waterproof caulk
Landscaping rocks

Instructions

- 1
  Select a spot for your fountain within reach of an electrical outlet for the pump's cord.
- 2
  Dig a pit about 2 inches deeper and slightly wider than the size of your container. Place two inches of pea gravel in the hole and put the container on top of the gravel.
- 3
  Take the tubing and fit it into the opening in the pump. Put the pump in the container.
- 4
  Place some flat stones in the container to stabilize it.
- 5
  Run the plastic tubing from the pump into the decorative pot through the drain hole at the bottom.
- 6
  Drill a hole in the bottom of the planter bowl. Run the tubing into the planter bowl. Connect the rigid extension piece and the nozzle to the tubing.
- 7
  Place the decorative pot over the container with the planter bowl on top of it. Apply waterproof caulk where the extension piece enters the bowl.
- 8
  Place landscaping rocks in the bowl. Surround the bottom of the pot with landscaping rocks.

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