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I've had this preform maybe 4 years and never found a good place for it until now. Pete ran electricity over by it so I can run a fountain there. The cement is where the sidewalk and the pool patio come together. I have always needed something in that corner and finally decided to do this. The grass behind magically appeared yesterday. It is where the two septic tanks were installed last fall and the lawn was all dug up of course. Seeing we are having a 25th anniversary/classic car party the 20th of June, we had to get it covered in a hurry so bit the bullet and bought $100 of sod. That was preceded by about $75 worth of black dirt and bluegrass seed. Now we have to make sure it stays watered and grows.
I didn't like the way the top edge of the preform looked and am not happy with slate or fieldstone so purchased those fake cement rocks that are used to front fireplaces of house walls. I bought the "L" shaped pieces that go around corners. The backs are flat so layed flat on the edge. The other end of the "L" is sunk down in the dirt to hold them in place and keep them steady.
There are 3 young water lilies in there just starting to grow and a couple of something else I don't remember that will grow above the water and hopefully disguise the cord that hangs down from the fountain.
Smokey was checking out my work. Actually he thinks it is a handy drinking bowl. The birdbath in the center is a fountain. It has a lotus shape flower at the top and then pads and a couple of frogs below.