The Many Reasons to Include a Fountain

The Many Reasons to Include a Fountain A great way to enhance the appearance of your outdoor living area is to add a wall water feature or an exterior garden fountain to your landscaping or garden layout. A myriad of present-day designers and fountain artisans have found ideas in the fountains and water features of the past. Many Reasons Include Fountain 011720517530065.jpg

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You can also reinforce the link to the past by including one of these to your home's interior design. The benefit of having a garden fountain extends beyond its beauty as it also attracts birds and other wildlife, in addition to harmonizing the ecosystem with the water and moisture it emits into the atmosphere. Flying, bothersome insects, for instance, are scared away by the birds congregating around the fountain or birdbath.

Putting in a wall water feature is your best solution for a little garden because a spouting or cascading fountain takes up too much space. You can choose to set up a stand-alone fountain with a flat back and an connected basin propped against a fence or wall in your backyard, or a wall-mounted type which is self-contained and hung from a wall. A fountain can be added to an existing wall if you include some sort of fountain mask as well as a basin to gather the water at the bottom. It is best not to undertake this job yourself as skilled plumbers and masons are more suitable to do this type of work.

The Source of Modern Day Garden Water Fountains

The Source of Modern Day Garden Water Fountains Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, reigned the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of ancient classic Greek texts into Latin. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the center of his objectives. Restoration of the Acqua Vergine, a desolate Roman aqueduct which had transported fresh drinking water into the city from eight miles away, began in 1453 at the behest of the Pope. The historical Roman custom of marking the arrival point of an aqueduct with an imposing celebratory fountain, also known as a mostra, was restored by Nicholas V. At the behest of the Pope, architect Leon Battista Alberti began the construction of a wall fountain in the spot where we now find the Trevi Fountain. The water which eventually supplied the Trevi Fountain as well as the famed baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona came from the modified aqueduct which he had renovated.