Garden Fountains Add Style To The Outdoors

| Friday, July 29, 2011
By Cindy Mcintosh


Consumers are often attracted to garden fountains. Water automatically puts individuals at ease as it gently, consistently flows. Make your garden a sanctuary by adding one of these elegant ornaments. Your purchase might even help you successfully compete for hotel guests.

If you buy a large fountain it could be built-into a courtyard. Purchase one and plan for its arrival before laying stones so that a landscaper does not have to dig-up any of his work. Many of these items do not require any extra plumbing and come with all of the parts they need to emit a gentle trickle of water. Small products will sit on patio tables or amid blossoms in a flower bed.

A wall sconce will also emit a steady stream of water. The spout is built into the center of a rectangular or arched backdrop and could be topped with an old-fashioned tap. The stream lands in a basin at the bottom. Many of these are built without any ornamental embellishment. Others feature scalloped bowls and relief sculptures of lions or vines.

Free standing fountains come in numerous shapes. One of the most common examples starts with a large basin at the bottom. One or two smaller basins rise from there. Water spills over the side of the top-most bowl, or this portion has spouts built into it.

Sharp lines form a natural contrast to soft leaves and petals, causing your purchase to stand-out. Select a square basin topped with carved lily pads. It will sit low to the ground or be raised on top of a pillar. Your pillar could act as a fountain, catching water at a pedestal below. Some of these products resemble obelisks while others look like stone sky scrapers.

Others combine curves with lines. The top portion could be a tilted bowl, emptying its contents into a rectangular pool beneath it. Another design mimics the shapes of petals, undulating up and down at regular intervals. While they seem to move, the movement is gentle. A quiet pump helps to maintain the peaceful effect of falling water.

Select a pot-shaped article or one which looks like a tall vase. Companies offer a variety of colors, so co-ordinate your fountain with other garden furniture and statuary. Certain garden fountains arrive with underwater lights already installed in the basins. If this is not the case and the look of rippling water lighted from below fascinates you, then purchase separate LED lights and place them inside of one or all of the bowls. The effect will be dazzling at night.




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