Here are the basic components -
- 2 or 3 pots (if they are not ceramic, or something sealed from water, you'll need to spray seal them with Thompson's Water Seal)
- Fountain pump (available near the indoor plants at Home Depot)
- About 12" of tubing (also near the pumps)
- 2 or 3 filler pots (either plastic or other pots you have on hand)
- 2 bags of river rock
- tube of silicone calking
I'm not going to rewrite Martha's directions but here are some basic pictures of the process.
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And here's the final result...
Fortunately we have an outlet on our porch where I could easily plug the pump in.
We've had it going for a few weeks and I have to add more water about every 3 or 4 days if we have no rain at all. The pump will automatically shut off if it's too low on water. Fortunately (?) we have had so much rain that I have only filled it maybe 4 times.
It does not make quite as much noise as I would like. I may add another pot next year which would increase the trickling sound. If my top pot had a lip on the edge, I think there would be more trickling. But, I love the sound when we are sitting on the patio eating dinner or hanging out in the backyard with the kids.