Big outdoor Ceramic Water Fountain Urn and freezing temperatures
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Comments (6)When I lived in Texas the winter temps hovered around 60oF but that was east Texas. I don't remember Dallas/Ft.Worth getting any freezing temps but I'm old and it's been a long time. If you expect to get temperatures that get down to freezing and the fountain has fancy work, you might want to cover it with some sheets of contractors plastic held down with Duct tape or Duck tape, if you prefer. That is just to keep it dry. Wet material is cracked by the freezing and thawing of water in the material itself because the water expands and contracts. Sandy...See MoreWintering over purple fountain grass
Comments (27)1) WOW martie, no fair!! looks like you're in the PNW with that grass height!! 2) deanne, I can't believe you had success with that method- it seems so harsh, washing the soil off and repotting! but i'm agonna try it, without the dividing, and under lights. 3) i'm gonna try martie's sunlight method too. i spend easily $100 on these ev. yr and place them throughout the gardens, so overwintering success would be invaluable! 4)lisasha- when you bring in your cannas, just put the whole clump, or pieces, in a bin or milkcrate and stick in the basement in the dark like dahlias. this is my new method, after i bothered with peat moss bins for yrs and warren leach explained this no-fuss way, which worked great for me last yr. best, mindy...See MoreOutdoor wall fountain suggestions?
Comments (3)I live in Chicago and can tell you that the "resin" small fountain I had cracked during the harsh winter. The water was turned off during the winter months, but I think with the freezing and thrawing and snow it only lasted 2 years before it cracked. Also my experience with resin is that it fades or the color peels after a couple of years. Just make sure that your materials can handle the temperature changes, or know that you will need to replace them frequently. It's funny because when we first looked at fountains, my main concern was that it wouldn't break in a hail storm! Maybe that heavy concrete which I avoided is not such a bad idea?...See MoreFollow-up to porch urns....with pics and thanks :-)
Comments (47)Hey Squirrel, thanks for the heads up about zipdee's thread, her porch is gorgeous. And I live in southwest Tennessee by the way.My goal is to keep those ferns alive and not let them know I have a black thumb! bonniee, Thaks for the link to the Christmas picture. I'm planning to decorate my urns somehow for the holidays too. They are much too heavy to move around too much! Your porch is beautiful, the wreaths in windows are one of my favorite looks. I did get the bigger size urns by the way, did you see the picture farther down? kswl - Thank you, I'm glad most everyone thinks the new planters are good. I wish I had researched size/material/pricing a little better before I got in so deep. I'm pleased with my iron ones. I've placed a tile under each to hopefully prevent staining. BUT if I had known what it was going to end up costing for this size I would've kept looking for composite. I just got in deep and kept going but it's done now and I just got off an 80 hr work week (I usually work 25) so the overtime will certainly buy my urns :-)...See MoreBeth H. :
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