Choose from Any Number of Outdoor Wall Fountain Styles

Depending on your wishes, you can select from mounted or freestanding models. You can place a mounted wall fountain because they are little and self-contained. Fountains of this kind need to be light, therefore, they are typically made of resin (resembling stone) or fiberglass. In large stand-alone fountains, otherwise referred to as wall fountains, the basin is located on the ground with the smooth side positioned against a wall. Water features such as these are ordinarily manufactured of cast stone and have no weight limitations.

It is a good idea to integrate a custom-made fountain into a new or existing wall, something often recommended by landscape experts. Placing the basin against the wall and installing all the plumbing work needs a expert mason to do it correctly. The wall will have to have a spout or fountain mask incorporated into it. A custom-built wall fountain blends into the landscape instead of standing out because it was a later addition, which contributes to a unified appearance.

A Wall Water Feature to Match Your Design

Freestanding wall fountains, otherwise known as floor fountains, are relatively big and feature a basin on the ground.

It is possible to integrate a wall-mounted water feature onto an already existent wall or built into a new wall. The appearance of your landscape will seem more unified instead of disjointed when you put in this kind of water feature.

Modern Garden Decoration: Garden Fountains and their Beginnings

The primary purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. 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 until the 19th century, fountains had to be higher and closer to a water source, including aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Serving as an element of decoration and celebration, fountains also supplied clean, fresh drinking water. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to decorate their fountains. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. Seventeen and 18 century Popes sought to extol their positions by including decorative baroque-style fountains at the point where restored Roman aqueducts arrived into the city.

Urban fountains made at the end of the 19th century functioned only as decorative and celebratory ornaments since indoor plumbing provided the essential drinking water. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Contemporary fountains are used to adorn public spaces, honor individuals or events, and enhance recreational and entertainment events.