How to enjoy the fountain without having to water it often!

 How to enjoy the fountain without having to water it often

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That is right.  Simply by using in the over all design a range of cactai seedlings you have the idea tierred garden.

The larger growing , while bigger spreading cactai would be best place around the foot, but away from, the base of the fountain.

Smaller cactai acting as though they are part of a pertual water fall  would draw the viewers attention towards the waterfall focus point.

Thus in areas and times of low water fall the overall 'free falling' mood is created. 

Make the most of your plants attributes

Who would have thought that these stone statuets could have hair!

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basket full of hens and chicks

Planting something that is usually hard to kill off [ like Sempervivum (hens and Chicks)] can turn a small corner in the garden into a really nice feature.

Sempervivum is a succulent making it an ideal summer plant to hang out under foliage.  Especialy if the summer is a dry one and the watering gets forgotten.