Keep Your Landscape Fountain Clean
Keep Your Landscape Fountain Clean Water fountains will last a very long time with scheduled cleaning and maintenance. It is easy for foreign items to find their way into outside fountains, so keeping it clean is vital. Another factor is that water that is exposed to sunlight is vulnerable to growing algae. In order to stay clear of this, there are some common ingredients that can be added into the water, such as vinegar, sea salt, or hydrogen peroxide. Another option is to stir bleach into the water, but this action can sicken wild animals and so should really be avoided. Every 3-4 months, garden fountains should go through a decent cleaning. The initial step is to get rid of all of the water. When you have done this, wash inside the water reservoir with a gentle detergent. If there are any tiny grooves, grab a toothbrush to reach every spot. Do not leave any soap deposits in or on the fountain.
Make sure you get rid of any calcium or plankton by taking the pump apart and washing the inside thoroughly. Soaking it in vinegar for a time will make it easier to scrub. If you want to remove build-up in your fountain, use rain water or mineral water versus tap water, as these don’t contain any ingredients that might stick to the inside of the pump.
Finally, be sure to have a quick look at your fountain every day and add water if you see that the level is depleted. Low water levels can damage the pump - and you don't want that!
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Come From?
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Come From? The incredible construction of a fountain allows it to provide clean water or shoot water high into air for dramatic effect and it can also serve as an excellent design feature to enhance your home. Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, via aqueducts or springs in the vicinity. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow down or shoot high into the air. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and memorialize the designer. Roman fountains usually depicted images of animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs. Fountains enjoyed a considerable role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exert his power over nature. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were glorified with baroque style fountains constructed to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.
The end of the 19th century saw the increase in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. The creation of unique water effects and the recycling of water were two things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.
Nowadays, fountains decorate public spaces and are used to recognize individuals or events and fill recreational and entertainment needs.
Statuary As a Staple of Classic Art in Ancient Greece
Statuary As a Staple of Classic Art in Ancient Greece The Archaic Greeks built the very first freestanding statuary, an impressive achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. The kouroi, considered by the Greeks to represent beauty, had one foot stretched out of a rigid forward-facing posture and the male figurines were regularly undressed, with a strong, strong shape. The kouroi became life-sized starting in 650 BC.
During the Archaic time, a great time of change, the Greeks were evolving new sorts of government, expressions of art, and a greater awareness of people and cultures outside Greece. During this time and other times of historical tumultuousness, clashes often occurred, among them wars fought between city-states such as the Arcadian wars and the Spartan infiltration of Samos.