Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxon Grounds at the Time of the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxons encountered extraordinary changes to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. Still, home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the rest of the populace. Castles were more basic constructions and often constructed on blustery hills, where their people spent both time and space to exercising offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, regularly located in the widest, most fruitful hollows. The serene method of gardening was unlikely in these dreary bastions. The purest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent today is Berkeley Castle. It is said that the keep was developed during William the Conqueror's time. As a strategy of deterring attackers from tunneling underneath the walls, an immense terrace encircles the building. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an aged yew hedge cut into the shape of crude battlements.
A Small Garden Area? You Can Own a Water Fountain too!
A Small Garden Area? You Can Own a Water Fountain too! The reflective properties of water means it can make smaller spaces appear bigger than they are. In order to attain the maximum reflective properties of a water element or fountain, it is best to use dark materials. Use underwater lights, which come in many different forms and colors, to display your new feature at night. Benefit from the sun’s rays by using eco-lights during the day and underwater lights during the night.
Natural treatments use them because they exude a calming effect which helps to relieve stress as well as anxiety. Your backyard vegetation is a fantastic area to blend in your water feature. Turn your water feature such as a pond, artificial river, or fountain to become the core piece of your backyard. Water features make great add ons to both large gardens or little patios. The ambience can be significantly changed by placing it in the best place and using the proper accessories.
Where did Fountains Begin?
Where did Fountains Begin?
The amazing or decorative effect of a fountain is just one of the purposes it fulfills, in addition to supplying drinking water and adding a decorative touch to your property. The central purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Residents of urban areas, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains needed to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Up to the late nineteenth century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or shoot high into the air. Fountains were not only utilized as a water source for drinking water, but also to adorn homes and celebrate the artist who created it. Bronze or stone masks of animals and heroes were frequently seen on Roman fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners incorporated fountains to create mini variations of the gardens of paradise. To show his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entryway of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome
The end of the nineteenth century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to supply drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.
Modern-day fountains serve mostly as decoration for community spaces, to honor individuals or events, and enhance entertainment and recreational events.