Repurposing old things and giving them a new life is a huge trend that isn’t going away. Today we’ll consider how to give a new life to an old fountain in your garden, don’t dismantle it, turn it into a vertical garden! A fountain, if we take a classic or vintage one, is a ready vertical garden, where each bowl can be used for planting something. We’ve gathered the coolest ideas of such fountains, take a look.
How To Prep A Fountain For Planting?
First of all, decide where you put it – will you move it in the center of some flower bed or next to your porch, or will you leave it where it is? Here there two main concerns: where you want this decor and where it matches and what plants you are going to have – they might require a lot of sun or vice versa. As soon as you decide, clean each tier or bowl of the fountain and if you want to, you may paint them or refresh the paint. As soon as it gets dry, fill the bowls with soil according to the plants you are going to have. Start planting from the top and go to the bottom, that will be more comfortable.
A tiered fountain done with dark foliage, greenery and some bright marigolds, primulas and other bold blooms.
A large vintage fountain with colorful foliage at the base and extra bold blooms in upper tiers is a spectacular decor feature.
A neutral fountain with succulents of various kinds and colors and some greenery and fern is a beautiful solution.
A pretty fountain done with succulents and cascading greenery plus a stack of pumpkins at the base is a brilliant idea for the fall.
A fab fountain vertical garden with lush greenery, succulents, colorful foliage is amazing for a garden in a warm climate zone.
A vintage planter done with lots of echeverias, some bright groundcovers and bold red succulents on top is perfect for a desert outdoor space.
A white vintage decorative flower pot featuring a lot of bright blooms in purple, violet, red, yellow and pink is a bold touch of color to the space.
A multi-tiered vertical garden with bold pink, violet, yellow and blue flowers is a great idea for a Spanish style garden.
A small fountain with a child figurine on top and various succulents, green, purple and yellow succulents and some cascading greenery.
A white vertical garden with green succulents - echeverias and strings of pealrs and some red faux blooms.
An ornamental planter with bright patterns, ferns and bold tropical blooms and lilies is amazing for a colorful space or a Mediterranean garden.
A small fountain with echeverias of various kinds and some herbs is a cool decoration for any garden.
A terracotta decorative pot with strings of pearls, oversized echeverias and blooms on top is gorgeous for a warm climate.
A hidden beauty with lush greenery and some white blooms growing here is a fantastic idea.
A simple fountain placed in the center of a garden bed with bright blooms and greenery and some groundcovers in the fountain bowls.
What Plants To Choose For A Fountain?
The most popular plants for fountains are succulents as they look lovely and eye-catchy. Greenery and blooms of various kinds will be also a nice and lovely idea, and bright flowers are a beautiful idea for a garden, especially a Spanish or Mediterranean one. Create cascading arrangements with some types of succulents like strings or pearls or some greenery, and vary the texture and size of the plants. If you want, you may choose such lush plants that they will cover almost the whole fountain, so it won’t be seen, this a smart idea if its design doesn’t match your outdoor space.
A multi-tiered work of art with hosta plants, succulents and some ferns is a beautiful idea for any garden, and the mix of plants looks very stylish.
A small fountain featuring oversized succulents - echeverias, haworthias and monanthes is a lovely decor idea.
A small fountain showing off bold grouncovers and echeverias is placed in the center of a large garden bed and it looks awesome as a centerpiece.
Peculiar and eye-catchy decor done with yellow groundcovers, greenery, bright marigolds and porcelain mushrooms.
Style your entrance with a tiered fountain with greenery and some bright and white blooms instead of a usual garden bed.
A desert vertical garden done with grasses, blooms and oversized cacti is a beautiful solution to grow some cacti without wasting ground space.
A beautiful mini garden with bright purple pansies and a lamp on top plus colorful pebbles and some succulents in the lower part.
A vintage piece used to grow some pansies can be added to a garden, a backyard or any other outdoor space.
A planter completely covered with pink and red primula and some blooms looks adorable.
A small fountain to accent a porch, with its bright pink and yellow primula blooms, is a lovely solution.
A large fountain finished off with purple and green succulents of various kinds will be always a great idea.
A tiered fountain showing purple and yellow pansies in each tier is a gorgeous color statement in your front or backyard.
A vintage fountain styled with lots of various succulents, strings of pealrs, echeverias of various kinds and many ohters.
A vintage repurposed planter decorated with an angel, with yellow, purple and blue flowers is a cool and catchy decor idea.
A small fountain with some grass, echeverias and hamorthis and some cascaing plants is a cool idea for a desert garden.
What Succulents To Plant In A Fountain?
First of all, consider how these succulents work together, and here we are speaking not of colors and shapes but of care and conditions. Most succulents prefer bright shade and morning sun but some of them like sun all day, so you need to take it into consideration. As for water, needs, most succulents are drought tolerant, though there are more and less tolerant ones, and if you take different species, you will have to water some of them with a syringe. The easiest way to give eye-catchiness to your fountain is to rock various types of one succulents and various shades, they usually have the same needs.
A scallop edge fountain with several types of succulents and cacti will be a perfect centerpiece in a desert garden.
Small colorful succulents will make your recycling project more spectacular, whatever types you try, they will be very eye-catchy.
A pretty curved tier fountain with echeverias and strings of pearls is a lovely alternative to a usual vertical garden.
A large fountain with burro's tail and echeverias of green and purple colors is a lovely idea for any garden, large succulents look very nice.
A tall bowl-like fountain with echeverias, groundcovers and aloe aristata is a creative and bold decoration for any garden.
A flower bed accented with a vintage fountain, with greenery, echeverias and groundcovers, surrounded with bright flowers.
A unique piece designed as a desert garden, with strings of pearls, aloe aristata, pebbles and cacti and pinecones.
A fountain showing off jaw-dropping echeveria succulents, large and statement-like, strings of pearls and some cacti.
A beautiful arrangement of burro's tail, burgundy echeverias, various sedums on top is a nice addition to a Spanish garden.
A dark fountain complemented with purple and white pansies is a nice solution, this is a cute way to style a dark piece and make it lighter.
A stone fountain with echeverias and blooming succulents is a sophisticated idea for any outdoor space.
A whitewashed shabby chic fountain featuring echeverias, strings or pearls for an eye-catchy cascading look.
A scallop edge fountain with green, burgundy and purple echeverias and strings or pearls on top is a lovely and catchy piece for a backyard.
Purple primulas and yellow pansies are an amazing fit for a DIY flower pot, such bright colors turn it into a catchy one.
Choosing succulents play not only with shape but also with colors to make your fountain arrangement extra bold, here a black succulent just wows.