Patio Fountain

The fountain turned out a little different than what I had planned.  My container was too small, so I had to find a large planter that would hold the amount of water I needed for the size pump I bought.  It is not horrible, but maybe I will "tweak it" later.

My plants are getting bigger.  I will try to get some pictures of them this weekend to post.







Spring Fever has hit!

I know it is only March, but I have a bad case of spring fever! Here in Florida it is already hitting 80 degrees in the afternoon.  We had a very mild winter, and the azaleas are already blooming!   So in the spirit of warmer days and mild evenings, I decided it was time to start work on getting my patio ready for summer.

 I have a screened in patio on the second floor but I am already getting my tomatoes, strawberry, lettuce and zuchinni plants ready.  Here's hoping the zuchinni don't take over the patio!

I have also decided that a water fountain would be a nice feature for the patio.  I found a molded plastic garden urn at a local thrift store for the main feature of the fountain.  I medium sized plastic pot from the dollar store along with some decorative stones.  I drilled a hole in the back of the urn for the water tubing to go through.  I checked my local hardware stores and Wal-mart for a submersible pump but the only size they carried was for ponds, so I ordered one on-line.  The pump should be in this week and I will be able to finish my fountain this weekend.