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![]() Outdoor Garden Fountains Are A Welcome Addition Outdoor garden fountains are a welcome addition to a backyard, courtyard or garden. They provide a wonderful ambient sound and add visual appeal to your outdoor space with a wonderful display of cascading water in different designs. With all the different styles and types of materials there is sure to be a garden fountain available for anyone's style or budget. The most traditional type of garden fountain is the tiered style. This style is best in a large garden since it tends to take up a lot of space. The tiered style allows water to cascade from higher levels to lower ones and works well placed in the center of a garden. Ornamental outdoor fountains also work well placed in the center because of their showy attractiveness. These fountains often contain sculptures, such as woman dancing and cherubs as well as animals and flowers. Containers of various styles have long been a staple of house and garden decor. Pots, containers and other decorative receptacles have many practical as well as aesthetic benefits. These containers are used to hold soil for plants in areas where they cannot be planted directly into the ground, for flowers that need careful watering and to accent home patios and stone walkways. Container style outdoor fountains are also very widely used. These types of garden accents may have some water bubbling a the top, but the main characteristic of a water container fountain is to hold water in a quiet and still manner without a lot of noise or water motion. Some garden vase containers have open areas the serve as miniature ponds which will hold water quietly when the fountain is turned off. Watching a breeze ripple across the still water in a garden container water feature can be very pleasant and relaxing. One type of outdoor garden fountain is made with both a planter as well as a waterfall. A top level of the waterfall is a container which can be filled with soil in which you can plant flowers. Water runs down the circular levels underneath producing a beautiful water effect. Vase and urn fountains are made to look like natural water receptacles that catch water from rain. Glass fiber reinforced concrete is an excellent material for garden decor which is very durable and stands up well to inclement weather. This material comes in a palette of different finishes that blend in well into almost any garden. Some of these finishes are made to mimic the effect you would get on a garden statue over time such as natural moss and patinas caused by rain, moisture and age. Other garden accents are made entirely of concrete. Concrete water features need to be drained and covered during the winter to prevent the material from cracking. Also, always be careful to fill your fountain in the cool evening and not while the material is under the hot sun. This will prevent the expansion and contraction caused by the difference in temperature between the cool water coming into contact with a hot surface from cracking the fountain. If you want to grow natural moss on your garden waterfall quickly an excellent technique is to brush the fountain surface with active yogurt culture and place the waterfall in a shady area. A moss laden waterfall for your garden will make your home decor look timeless and ancient and give your garden a lot of character. |
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