orchid mounting cork tree

[RJSquirrel]

I have it done and I left my phone at home but the fountain works as expected for 20 bucks I had to use the hose from my garden sprayer bec the telescoping mount was too short. I need a stronger pump as 3 ft was too much for the pump to get the water over into the clay saucer from which the water fills and then drips over the edge back into the planter...used a really heavy duty ceramic planter. The grid worked out bec I filled the bottom of the planter and Inside of the mount with lava rock. Nice and Steady. Ill get ya pics tomorrow..the total spent on stuff is around 24 bucks not including plants of course...

[SpeciesNut]

What a fabulous idea,love it!

[Call_Me_Bob]

that looks great!! when i read the title, i thought you meant you made a real tree from cork pieces, and were going to mount orchids to it. i was like AWESOME!!

[RJSquirrel]

I did want to cover it in cork but that got expensive fast when I started doing some math.When I get a plant thats mounted thats how I will cover it in cork one plant at a time and wont notice so much ya know!!

okey heres the bare bones of it

a ceramic 20 gal container// that I got from someone who didn't want to move it..Its heavy not as heavy as the 40 gal one I got with it...Really heavy duty.

a bag of lava rocks.Got to wash them good or you get ugly water..Its not clear yet I still been washing it out.

3 old light fixture guards tie wrapped together..

a too small container fountain pump. Its just not strong enough to pump the water with any measure of volume to the saucer that I'm using for a drip pan...Total of about 3 ft from the pump to the top. I don't want pressure I just want more volume so I get the waterfall splashy sound you see the saucer is full of the same lava rock and the clay pot is upside in the saucer with the hose run thru it holding it down the dowels holding the saucer are temporary..I need to drill some holes in the clay and didn't have a drill


The reed cane is in the middle of the grid work to stop water from splashing too much..Works like a charm..kills my splashy sound too...Thats okey Ill make another one more better

and here it is my orchid mounting cork tree water fountain with some plants around it, on it and inside it ...hard at work providing some much needed humidity for the area..Still have to water the plants they just get a slight mist when they are hung on the grid...And I can sit in my living room and see my plants and be happy that they are happy tooo!!!

[Triffid]

That's both brilliant and creative! Some how I can see others becoming seriously inspired by this!

[RJSquirrel]

I realized today after putting different and moving some plants around thats its PLANT ART living Sculpture...a working piece of art...


Some of us aren't as space blessed as others in the land dept. We are The square feet challenged ones...and we all like new ideas on how to make our small spaces compatible for both ourselves and our plants we love to tend to.


its living art and its even given me more ideas just looking at it again now



my next project has been spotted..

An oak wall mounted glass display case 2 ft by 4 ft and 18 inches deep with lights, access panel and hinged front glass ....oh boy!!!!!

[Call_Me_Bob]

looks good! sound like a good next project too!!

[RJSquirrel]

that and I need a camera the phone not cutting it for me anymore...my friend had to ask me to borrow his camera and he wont let me have it back