Garden RGB Light Feature

This light fountain is a delight for any garden day or night. It’s made with parts from our store. Click the image below to view the items in our store.

The Jug

This sleek looking watering jug with Flower Sprinkler has the perfect look especially when laminated with green light from the base. It is attached to a 33-Inch Shower Wand (made from aluminum). However PVC pipe with a 45 degree elbow may be substituted for the Shower Wand.

The Pot

The other end of the Garden Hose wand is attached to a sturdy flower pot using PVC adapters through a hole in the bottom of the pot. Real or silk plants may be used in the planter.

The Tray

This pot tray serves to hold the pot in place in addition to the LEDs for lighting the pot from the bottom. The lights in the tray provide the illusion that the light from the pot is overflowing into the tray.

The Base

The pot tray is attached to a 2″ PVC pipe that is anchored to the ground using a garden spike screwed into the other end.

The simulated water flow of the light strips is

The Controller

controlled by a Wemos D1 Mini but any Micro controller with enough output pins will work. There are 18 LEDs on each of the 8 (24″) light strips connected to 8 inputs on a controller. the FastLed library was used to create the firmware for the controller.

The Beads

In the day, the water flow illusion is achieved using clear acrylic beads and the texture of the LED strip. The clear beads may be mixed with smaller blue beads to add a blue hue.

The Light

The LED strip is IP67 waterproof with 30 LED per meter spacing on black PCB. They can run on the same 5v power supply as the micro-controller. There are two 4″ long LED strip on the back of the water jug that is a constant green, like the LEDs in the saucer. These are standard RGB LEDs that only turn on and off with power.

The Spline

The LED are attached to 8 splines to prevent strain damage. The splines are attached to a Plexiglas insert in the sprinkler of the jug and to the pot. The top of the jug is also reinforced with spline for additional support, this prevents damage from birds landing on top of the jug.