A Solar Powered Outdoor Garden Fountain

Constant running water fountains will probably lead to a higher electric bill at the end of the month. Even though you might not instantly see the short-term benefits, remember that your home will undoubtedly gain in value in the long-term.

The increased prices resulting from using more electricity is not the only factor, it also harms our eco-system. Solar powered water fountains are fueled straight from the sun thus making them the optimal “green” fountain. Using solar power to run a water feature is not only worthwhile to our environment but it also heats and cools our homes.

Less maintenance is a benefit of installing this kind of fountain. Since these do not function using an electric generator that could clog up with debris, they need little cleaning. And less cleaning equals more time to play!

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Where did Landscape Fountains Originate from?

Originally, fountains only served a functional purpose. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, via aqueducts or springs nearby. Up until the nineteenth, fountains had to be more elevated and closer to a water source, including aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Fountains were an excellent source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and memorialize the artist. 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 models of the gardens of paradise. To show his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries manufactured baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

The end of the nineteenth century saw the rise in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to strictly decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity enabled fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Embellishing city parks, honoring people or events and entertaining, are some of the functions of modern-day fountains.

Gorgeous Wall Water Features

A living area with a modern theme can also benefit from a wall fountain. If you want to embellish your modern-day decor, consider adding one made of stainless steel or glass. Is the floor space in your home or business scarce? The ideal option for you is a wall water fountain. They take up no space since they are mounted on a wall. Busy entryways in corporate buildings are often decorated with one of these types of fountains. You can also mount wall fountains outside. Exterior wall water features can be constructed of fiberglass or resin. Enhance your yard, deck, or other outdoor space with a water fountain made of these water-resistant materials.

Wall fountains come in a bunch of diverse styles covering the modern to the traditional and rustic. You can choose the best style based upon your personal tastes. A city dweller’s decor ideas might call for polished glass whereas a mountaineer might prefer a more traditional material such as slate for a mountain lodge. Your individual decor plans determine the material you select. Fountains are features which most certainly thrill folks who visit your home.

A Wall Fountain to Fit Your Design

Usually quite big, freestanding wall fountains, also known as floor fountains, have their basins 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 look of your landscape will seem more cohesive instead of disjointed when you put in this style of fountain.

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