The Grace of Simple Garden Decor: The Fountain

Stone and metal are most common elements employed to make garden wall fountains even though they can be manufactured from other materials as well. The most appropriate material for your fountain depends entirely on the style you prefer. It is important to buy hand-crafted, lightweight garden wall features which are also simple to set up. Buying a fountain which requires minimal maintenance is important as well. The re-circulating pump and hanging hardware are normally the only parts which need additional care in most installations, although there may be some cases in which the setup is a bit more complicated. Little effort is needed to liven up your garden with these sorts of water features.

Contemporary Garden Decoration: Fountains and their Roots

From the beginning, outdoor fountains were simply meant to serve as functional elements. Residents of urban areas, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash up, which meant that fountains had to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Used until the nineteenth century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their source of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from the power of gravity. Artists thought of fountains as amazing additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and honor the designer responsible for building it. The main components used by the Romans to create their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller models of the gardens of paradise. Fountains played a considerable role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exercise his power over nature. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were extolled with baroque style fountains made to mark the arrival points of Roman aqueducts.

Urban fountains built at the end of the nineteenth functioned only as decorative and celebratory adornments since indoor plumbing provided the essential drinking water. The creation of special water effects and the recycling of water were 2 things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.

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

Water Fountains As Water Elements

Consider putting in a water element such as a garden wall fountain to your expanisive backyard, yoga studio, comfy patio, apartment balcony, or office space. The soothing sounds of trickling water from a fountain please the senses of sight and hearing of anyone nearby. The most important consideration is the pleasantly beautiful form they have which complements the decor of any room. Gently moving water not only leads to a feeling of peace, it also masks irksome noises and produces a captivating water show.