Your Outdoor Water fountain: Upkeep & Routine Service

Most outside wall fountains are available in easy-to-use kits that will provide you everything you need to properly install it. In the kit you are going to find all the needed elements: a submersible pump, hoses and basin, or reservoir. Depending on its size, the basin can typically be hidden quite easily amongst the plants. Once your wall fountain is in place, all that is needed is consistent cleaning and some light maintenance.

Replenishing and purifying the water on a regular basis is very important. Debris such as twigs, leaves or dirt should be cleaned up quickly. Make sure that your outdoor wall fountain is shielded from bitterly cold winter temperatures. Bring your pump inside when the weather turns very cold and freezes the water so as to eliminate any possible damage, such as cracking. The bottom line is that if you properly maintain and care for your outdoor fountain, it will bring you joy for many years.

The Origins Of Garden Fountains

From the onset, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. Inhabitants of urban areas, townships and small towns utilized them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains had 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 more elevated than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or shoot high into the air. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and celebrate the artist responsible for creating it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often utilized by Romans to beautify their fountains. To replicate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages added fountains to their designs. The fountains found in the Gardens of Versailles were supposed to show the power over nature held by King Louis XIV of France. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries created baroque decorative fountains to exalt the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by replacing the power of gravity with mechanical pumps.

Modern-day fountains serve mostly as decoration for community spaces, to honor individuals or events, and compliment entertainment and recreational events.