The Myriad Reasons to Add a Water Feature

The Myriad Reasons to Add a Water Feature The area outside your home can be enhanced by including a wall or a garden fountain to your landscaping or garden project. Many current designers and craftsmen have been inspired by historical fountains and water features. As such, introducing one of these to your interior is a great way to connect it to the past. The water and moisture garden fountains release into the environment draws birds and other creatures, and also balances the ecosystem, all of which contribute to the advantages of including one of these beautiful water features. Birds enticed by a fountain or bird bath often frighten off irritating flying invaders, for instance. Myriad Reasons Add Water Feature 102156401.jpg

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The area necessary 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 pick 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. Be sure to include a fountain mask to an existing wall and a basin to collect the water at the base if you wish to put in a fountain to your living area. Be sure to employ a professional for this type of job since it is better not to do it yourself due to the intricate plumbing and masonry work required.

The Root of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains

The Root of Contemporary Outdoor Wall Fountains Himself a highly educated man, Pope Nicholas V led the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of age-old texts from their original Greek into Latin. Beautifying Rome and making it the worthy capital of the Christian world was at the center of his objectives. At the bidding of the Pope, the Aqua Vergine, a ruined aqueduct which had carried clean drinking water into Rome from eight miles away, was renovated starting in 1453. Building a mostra, an imposing celebratory fountain built by ancient Romans to memorialize the arrival point of an aqueduct, was a custom revived by Nicholas V. The present-day site of the Trevi Fountain was formerly occupied by a wall fountain commissioned by the Pope and built by the architect Leon Battista Alberti. Adjustments and extensions, included in the restored aqueduct, eventually provided the Trevi Fountain and the well-known baroque fountains in the Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Navona with the necessary water supply.