Converting the fountain into a garden, part 2

Last week I posted part one of a project to convert our fountain into a garden. Here’s the thrilling conclusion.

You may recall that I drilled a hole though the base of the fountain wall, and ran an irrigation tube across the bricks, at the back where it isn’t usually visible. To make that tidier and reduce the risk of tripping on the tube, I added a pipe cover:

I added more soil:

And scoria to the fountain bowl, to aid in drainage:

Scoria and soil in progress:

More soil:

A much smaller soil pile; the remainder will be used in the veggie garden, and possibly elsewhere:

Adding plants:

A hose valve for the tube to the top of the fountain (as seen on my What’s It Wednesday question and answer yesterday), to enable adjusting its pressure independently of the irrigation emitters for the bottom level:

Irrigation tubing; half inch tubing to the top of the fountain and down one side of the bottom level, with quarter inch tubing off the latter leading to emitters:

An irrigation emitter; this style has an adjustable spread, so can cover anything from inches to several feet:

Pulling back a bit to focus on the plants:

And back further to see more of the plants:

Another angle; Jenn chose the plants to be predominantly blue to evoke water, with some splashes of color representing fish. Plus taller plants at the back, shorter in front — and in the bowl, some that will trail off the edge nicely:

A last shot of the finished garden: