Keep Your Garden Fountain Tidy
Keep Your Garden Fountain Tidy In order to ensure that water fountains last a long time, it is vital to perform regular maintenance.
It is easy for foreign objects to find their way into open-air fountains, so keeping it clean is vital. Another factor is that water that is exposed to sunlight is prone to growing algae. Either sea salt, hydrogen peroxide, or vinegar can be dissolved into the water to eliminate this problem. Bleach can also be mixed into the water, but this is not an ideal option because it can sicken birds or other animals. An extensive cleaning every 3-4 months is best for garden fountains. Before you start cleaning, all of the water must be taken out. When it is empty, clean inside the reservoir with a gentle cleanser. Feel free to use a toothbrush if helpful for any tiny crevasses. Any soap residue remaining on your fountain can damage it, so be sure it is all rinsed off.
Calcium and fresh water organisms could get inside the pump, so you should disassemble it to get it truly clean. You might want to let it soak in vinegar for a few hours to make it easier to scrub. If you want to minimize build-up in your fountain, use rain water or mineral water rather than tap water, as these don’t contain any components that might stick to the inside of the pump.
Finally, be sure to have a quick look at your fountain every day and add water if you notice that the level is too low. Low water levels can ruin the pump - and you don't want that!
Contemporary Garden Decor: Fountains and their Roots
Contemporary Garden Decor: Fountains and their Roots A fountain, an incredible piece of engineering, not only supplies drinking water as it pours into a basin, it can also propel water high into the air for an extraordinary effect.Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. Water fountains were connected to a spring or aqueduct to provide potable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and more elevated than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or shoot high into the air. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and celebrate the designer responsible for creating it. Bronze or stone masks of wildlife and heroes were frequently seen on Roman fountains. To illustrate the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages introduced fountains to their designs.
King Louis XIV of France wanted to illustrate his superiority over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were extolled with baroque style fountains built to mark the arrival points of Roman aqueducts.
Indoor plumbing became the main source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity allowed fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create unique water effects.
Beautifying city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.