The Advantages of Solar Powered Fountains
The Advantages of Solar Powered Fountains
Garden wall fountains can be powered in several different ways. Eco-friendly solar powered fountains, which are now easily available, have replaced older fountains which run on electricity. Even though starting costs may be higher, solar powered water fountains are the most cost-effective going forward. Terra cotta, copper, porcelain, or bronze are used to make solar operated water fountains. This wide array of options makes it easier to buy one which fits your interior design. Easy to upkeep and an excellent way to make a real contribution to the eco-system, they make wonderful additions to your garden sanctuary as well. Beyond its visible charm, indoor wall fountains can also help to keep your house at a comfortable temperature. An alternative to air conditioners and swamp coolers, they cool off your home by using the same techniques. Since they eat up less electricity, they also help you save money on your monthly power bill.
A fan can be used to blow fresh, dry air across them in order to generate a cooling effect. Using the ceiling fan or air from a corner of the room can help to optimize circulation. It is very important that the surface of the water have air regularly blowing across it. It is the nature of fountains and waterfalls to generate cooled, fresh air. You will feel a sudden coolness in the air when you approach a big waterfall or fountain. Your fountain cooling system should not be placed in an area which is particularly hot. Your cooling system will be less effective if it is positioned in direct sunlight.
A Small Garden Area? You Can Own a Water Feature too!
A Small Garden Area? You Can Own a Water Feature too! Since water makes a reflection, smaller spaces will appear bigger. In order to achieve the maximum reflective properties of a water feature or fountain, it is best to use dark materials. Use underwater lights, which come in many different shapes and colors, to flaunt your new feature at night.
The sun is required to power eco-lights during the day time while submerged lights are great for night use. Natural therapies use them because they exude a calming effect which helps to relieve stress as well as anxiety. Water just mixes into the greenery in your yard. 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 small patios. The right accessories and the best location for it are worthwhile if you want to enhance the atmosphere.
The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens
The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Gardens Anglo-Saxons experienced extraordinary changes to their daily lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans.
Engineering and gardening were skills that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But the Normans had to pacify the whole territory before they could concentrate on home life, domestic architecture, and decoration. Castles were more standard constructions and often constructed on blustery hills, where their tenants spent both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were considerable stone buildings, mostly situated in the widest, most fertile hollows. The calm practice of gardening was unlikely in these bleak bastions. The finest specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent today is Berkeley Castle. The keep is rumored to have been invented during the time of William the Conqueror. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an impediment to assailants wanting to dig under the castle walls. On one of these parapets is a scenic bowling green covered in grass and bordered by an aged hedge of yew that has been designed into coarse battlements.
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains One can see Bernini's very first masterpiece, the Barcaccia water fountain, at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. This area continues to be filled with Roman locals and tourists who enjoy exchanging gossip or going over the day's news.
Today, the city streets around Bernini's water fountain are a trendy place where people go to meet, something which the artist would have been pleased to learn. In about 1630, the great artist built the very first water fountain of his career at the behest of Pope Ubano VIII. The fountain’s central motif is based on an enormous ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean. Period writings dating back to the 16th century indicate that the fountain was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the great flooding of the Tevere. In 1665 Bernini journeyed to France, in what was to be his only extended absence from Italy.