Pedro is a professional landscaper specializing in gardens that include water fountains. Pedro has extensive experience in choosing and maintaining outdoor fountain pumps.
Garden lovers around the planet love putting fountains among their flowers, plants, bushes and shrubs. And with the Xmas season upon us in the U.S., many garden lovers may get their very first fountain as a present this year.
Fountains make wonderful gifts year round. They're beautiful to look at, and fit well with virtually any landscape.
Many outside fountains are made from concrete, and concrete expands and contracts in cold weather. If at all possible, you must move your concrete fountain indoors for the winter.
You must keep it utterly dry in the winter months.
If your fountain will stay outdoors across the winter, you also need to get rid of the pump and store it inside. Fill, wrap, or cover the fountain with blankets, burlap bags, tarp or other protective materials to help shield it from serious cold.
During hotter months, you will want to clean debrise - leaves and twigs for example - from your fountain once or more every week. Take particular care to clear any debris from all over the pump as well, so it does not clog.
If your fountain is accessible to pets and animals : don't use bleach. Instead, be certain to use an animal friendly cleaner like Microbe-Lift Fountain Clear.
It's really very simple to mainaing your outdoor water foutain, with just a few items that you'll need to stay on top of.
Following these simple maintenance tips will help in keeping your outside fountains in tip top, pretty condition for a number of years to come.
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