Your Outdoor Living Area: A Great Place for a Garden Fountain

Your Outdoor Living Area: A Great Place for a Garden 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 design. Historical fountains and water features have sparked the interest of contemporary designers as well as fountain designers. You can also strengthen the link to the past by incorporating one of these to your home's interior design. In addition to the wonderful characteristics of garden fountains, they also produce water and moisture which goes into the air, thereby, drawing in birds as well as other creatures and harmonizing the environment. For example, birds attracted 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. There are two types of fountains to choose from including the freestanding model with a flat back and an attached basin set up against a fence or a wall in your yard, or the wall-mounted, self-contained version which is hung directly on a wall. 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. It is best not to undertake this job on your own as skilled plumbers and masons are best suited to do this kind of work.

The Origins Of Outdoor Fountains

The Origins Of Outdoor Fountains A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to provide drinking water, as well as for decorative purposes.

From the onset, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, via aqueducts or springs in the area. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains functioned using the force of gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a supply of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Serving as an element of adornment and celebration, fountains also supplied clean, fresh drinking water. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often utilized by Romans to decorate their fountains. Origins Outdoor Fountains 28039318555295539.jpg During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to re-create the gardens of paradise. Fountains played a significant role in the Gardens of Versailles, all part of French King Louis XIV’s desire to exert his power over nature. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome

Urban fountains built at the end of the nineteenth functioned only as decorative and celebratory ornaments since indoor plumbing provided the necessary drinking water. Amazing water effects and recycled water were made possible by switching the power of gravity with mechanical pumps.

Modern fountains are used to embellish community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enhance recreational and entertainment events.

Backyard Fountains As Water Features

Backyard Fountains As Water Features The motion of water winding in or through a large feature is what identifies of a water feature. The broad variety of choices available range from a simple suspended wall fountain to an elaborate courtyard tiered fountain. These products are so multipurpose that they can be placed outside or indoors. Ponds and pools are also included in the classification of a water element.

Living areas including big yards, yoga studios, relaxing verandas, apartment balconies, or office settings are great places to add a water feature such as a garden wall fountain. The soothing sounds of trickling water from a fountain please the senses of sight and hearing of anyone closeby. Backyard Fountains Water Features 563205677.jpg Their aesthetically attractive shape embellishes the decor of any room. You can also have fun watching the striking water display, experience the serenity, and avoid any unwanted noises with the soothing sounds of water.

Early Water Delivery Solutions in Rome

Early Water Delivery Solutions in Rome Rome’s 1st raised aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was built in 273 BC; prior to that, residents living at higher elevations had to rely on natural streams for their water. During this period, there were only 2 other techniques capable of delivering water to elevated areas, subterranean wells and cisterns, which accumulated rainwater. From the early sixteenth century, water was routed to Pincian Hill through the underground channel of Acqua Vergine. Through its original building and construction, pozzi (or manholes) were added at set intervals alongside the aqueduct’s channel. During the some 9 years he had the residence, from 1543 to 1552, Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi used these manholes to take water from the channel in buckets, though they were originally established for the objective of cleaning and maintenance the aqueduct. He didn’t get a sufficient quantity of water from the cistern that he had constructed on his property to obtain rainwater. Through an orifice to the aqueduct that flowed underneath his property, he was in a position to fulfill his water needs.