Old fountain garden
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Eve K
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How do I turn an old fountain into a flower garden?
4 answers
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@Eve K Hi Eve, would your fountain allow drainage? I'm going to turn a small pond on our patio into a flower bed, because the frogs are diving me CRAZY! We are going to drain it and drill holes in it for drainage, before adding rock, soil, and plants. Good luck!
Vicki Rogers
on Apr 07, 2015
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Hi Vicki, if your old fountain doesn't have drainage, put in a layer of scoria (stone that looks like it has lots of holes in it) then a 1 - 2 inch layer of charcoal, then your soil. This will stop the roots from swimming and the charcoal filters the water that may be ponding underneath and keeps your plant drier.
Lee Govan
on Apr 07, 2015
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Hi Eve. We had an old fountain that leaked so I had my husband drill a couple of drain holes at the back and the very bottom shelf. Then I used a layer of burlap under the succulents (soil on top of that) and used some rocks I had in the fountain originally to hold moisture and the plants in place. They don't need a lot of water and it drains perfect!
Patricia
on Apr 08, 2015
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MY FOUNTAIN LEAKED SO I PUT A SMALLER ONE IN IT AND PUT FLOWER POTS ALL AROUND IT THAT WORKED FOR ME IN TEXAS
Connie Aguilar
on Apr 08, 2015
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