This fountain was to take the place of a very large tree in our center landscaping. It sits in a bed of stones which we also used to fill the column so it could have weight to resist the wind. Also covered the base with a layer of stones. People think it’s ceramic and we have received so many compliments on it. After about a month we added a small solar pump which attracted so many birds. We love it enough it’s moving to our new house with us this week!