The Myriad Reasons to Add a Water Feature
The Myriad Reasons to Add a Water Feature
The area outside your home can be polished up by adding a wall or a garden fountain to your landscaping or garden project. Many modern designers and artisans have been inspired by historical fountains and water features. You can also reinforce the link to the past by incorporating one of these to your home's interior design. The water and moisture garden fountains release into the environment draws birds and other creatures, and also balances the ecosystem, all of which add to the advantages of having one of these beautiful water features. For example, birds lured by a fountain or birdbath can be useful because they fend off bothersome flying insects. The area required for a cascading or spouting fountain is considerable, so a wall fountain is the perfect size for a small yard. Either a freestanding fountain with an even back and an attached basin set against a fence or a wall, or a wall-mounted kind which is self-contained and hangs on a wall, are some of the possibilities from which you can choose. Both a fountain mask located on the existing wall as well as a basin located at the bottom to collect the water are equired if you wish to add a fountain. Be sure to work with a professional for this type of job since it is better not to do it yourself due to the intricate plumbing and masonry work needed.
Anglo-Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxon Landscapes During the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxons felt incredible adjustments to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The skill of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in design and agriculture at the time of the conquest. However the Normans had to pacify the overall territory before they could focus on home life, domestic architecture, and decoration. Castles were more basic constructions and often erected on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, mostly located in the widest, most fertile hollows. Relaxing activities such as gardening were out of place in these destitute citadels. The finest example of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent presently is Berkeley Castle. The keep is said to date from the time of William the Conqueror. An enormous terrace encompasses the building, serving as an obstruction to assailants trying to dig under the castle walls. One of these terraces, a charming bowling green, is covered grass and flanked by an old yew hedge cut into the figure of crude battlements.