The Countless Styles of Wall Fountains

Mounted and free-standing water features are available on the market. You can place a mounted wall fountain because they are little and self-contained. Wall fountains made of resin (resembling stone) or fiberglass are usually lightweight so they can be easily hung. In large free-standing fountains, otherwise referred to as wall fountains, the basin is set on the ground with the flat side positioned against a wall. Water features such as these are typically manufactured of cast stone and have no weight limitations.

Landscape professionals often recommend a custom-built fountain for a brand new or existing wall. Installing the basin against the wall and installing all the plumbing work requires a expert mason to do it properly. A fountain mask or a spout also needs to be incorporated into the wall. If you want a cohesive look for your garden, buy a customized wall fountain because it becomes part of the scenery rather than an afterthought.

Contemporary Garden Decoration: Garden Fountains and their Roots

The central purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to supply them with drinking water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were an optimal source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and memorialize the artist. Roman fountains often depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. The fountains seen in the Gardens of Versailles were meant to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome

Urban fountains created at the end of the nineteenth functioned only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the necessary drinking water. Gravity was replaced by mechanical pumps in order to permit fountains to bring in clean water and allow for beautiful water displays.

Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.