Decorative fountains for the garden are architectural and hydraulic structures that allow to naturally increase the humidity of the air on the site. In addition to this design are a bright design solution and an unusual landscape decoration of the site.
Decorative fountain for the garden
Each garden fountain has a unique and unique design. The structures differ in shape, size, type of spraying (cascade or geyser), the presence of certain architectural elements, auxiliary equipment. Modern types of fountains for the garden are equipped with such additional details as lamps, lights, colored spotlights, even musical speakers. They focus on the elements of the game with water and light effects, which create a stunning view. There are a lot of fountain constructions, each of them is original in its own way.
Corner fountain for the garden
A good solution for small areas are corner garden fountains. They have a special design, save space and well complement the architectural ensemble. Thanks to the ergonomic configuration with the help of such a fountain, it is possible to limit a certain zone on the site or to install it under the wall in a place adjacent to two adjacent floors - on a terrace, near a gazebo, under a canopy or in a recreation area.
Wall fountain can be attached immediately during the construction of the house, to mount all communications to it. Often in the corner models, a cascade type of water spraying is used - trickles flow down the labyrinths of bowls, vases, snags, combined into beautiful compositions in the form of flowers, rock rocks, stone blocks, caves or seascapes.
Garden fountains - waterfalls
Particularly popular are garden decorative fountains in the form of a waterfall with a cascading flow of water that is collected in a tank and with the help of a pump again gets to the top. They rise above the ground level in the form of a combination as close as possible to the natural landscape or a beautiful artificial structure - the stairs, the system of bowls. Such compositions are ideally suited for sites located on a slope, the greater the slope - the stronger the flow of water.
Beautifully look fountains for the garden in the form of a single pond, which rises above the other, located below. In them, the water falls neatly from the top tank to the next. A special atmosphere of the garden will be given by a trickling brook that emerges from the bowl. Waterfalls with such mini-rivulets can be issued on a more shallow platform, decorated with bridges, illumination.
Garden fountains made of stone
Impressive fountain in the garden of stones - the water is perfectly combined with this natural material. The decorative design creates a special microclimate on the site, it looks natural. The composition is a pile of stones in the form of flat layers, a rocky cliff or a heap of pebbles and boulders, trickles of life-giving moisture flow from its apex from special holes and gather into the lower reservoir.
There is a version of the drilled stone from which the water hits the jet upward, flows down it and falls into the reservoir located below. For such a composition, a massive block is used, in the center of which a pipe with a pump is laid. The head and height of the water jet is often regulated, it can rumble quieter or louder, bringing the noise of its splash into the garden.
Garden fountain - pitchers
Decorative fountains for the garden with imitation of pouring water from the pitcher are an original architectural ensemble. Such a dishwasher is ideal for aqua-design. The design may look like a luxurious outdoor antique flower pot or amphora decorated with beautiful statues, from the top of which water flows and collects in the tank.
A beautiful garden with a fountain in the form of a composition of inclined small jugs, pots, located at different levels, from which the water gurgling trickles merges down. In such a combination it is appropriate to use natural stones, from which the steps are laid out. A full jug - a symbol of water and prosperity in the house, so this idea in the design of fountains is popular in the design of the site.
Garden fountain - bowl
Often, fountains for the garden and villa are decorated with bowls of different shapes and diameters. They can be represented by a central architectural element in the form of a sculpture in the form of a woman standing in a large container with a smaller vessel on her head, from which water falls into the lower reservoir with trickles. Instead of the girl, other shapes, figures of animals and people can be used in the composition.
A multi-level composition with one, two, three bowls looks beautiful. The tanks serve as water reservoirs, from which the trickles cascade, when they overflow, beautifully flow to the lower tier. The type of bowl is selected depending on the site design - antique, complemented by beautiful sculptures or a simpler shape.
Mini fountains for the garden
Small fountains for the garden are an unusual decoration of the country site. They are original sculptures, along which water flows beautifully. In the center of the form a liquid hose is laid, a pump is arranged on the bottom, there is a reservoir for collecting liquid. Such a construction can be built and independently from stones or a pot, using any old things from the attic - it all depends on the imagination of the owner.
Mini fountains are sold in ready-made form, decorated in original or cheerful style. To create a composition, bas-reliefs of animals and people are used, for example:
- Aquarius;
- Mermaids;
- the gnome;
- raccoon with a fishing rod;
- dolphin;
- seahorse;
- mills.
Fountain swimming pool in the garden
Often, fountains are equipped in the center of a pond or a swimming pool. For this, hydraulic structures are installed, hoses are piped along the bottom, sprinklers for water are emitted to the surface, pumps are used. Then the fountain for the garden pond produces upwards thin streams of different intensity, their sparkling overflows and the noise of falling drops create a calming atmosphere on the site.
It should be taken into account that the height of the water above the ground level should be half the diameter of the reservoir, otherwise it will be sprayed around the site. For use in the dark, lamps and colored lamps are included. They give a decorative look to the structure, the surface of the water, its jets at their entire height. Various nozzles for the pump can give a jet shape:
- bell;
- ball;
- geyser;
- multi-tiered flows.
Fountain in the winter garden
The garden fountains used in the winter oasis are the best way to revive the space, to fill it with sounds of living nature. In addition to beauty, water sources create a moist microclimate favorable for the growth and development of plants in the room. For the decorative design of the winter garden, it is appropriate to use artificially created waterfalls from stones, cascades from bowls, jugs, flowerpots, small figures. In the composition, it is possible to provide grooves for planting pot plants in them. It will look beautiful and the original pond with a waterfall on the glass.
How to make a fountain in the garden?
A small fountain in the garden can be arranged in the center of the pond with your own hands, you will need:
- shovel, wheelbarrow;
- garden hose;
- drainage (expanded clay, crushed stone, broken brick);
- a water spray;
- waterproofing;
- pump for a fountain with a water lift of 1.5-2 m;
- a large stone;
- electric cable with corrugation;
- bucket;
- metal tube for the lamp;
- switch for the pump.
After selecting the location of the fountain, you need to do the following:
- Outline the contours of the reservoir and make a deepening in the ground.
- Put the waterproofing on the bottom of the pond, press it with stones.
- Cellophane at the bottom completely sprinkled with small gravel, decorate with large stones, seashells. Lay out the edges of the reservoir with decorative boulders, they will also press down the edges of the cellophane to the ground.
- It is better to place the pump in a plastic bucket, cut open the holes for the hose and electrical cable. After the pump is installed in place, disguise the stones.
- Near the pond to install a luminaire, electrical wiring hides inside a metal pipe.
- The electrical cable from the pump and the luminaire is hid in the corrugation, it is laid under gravel to the pond, they are displayed on the panel with the switch.
- The pond is filled with water, the fountain is ready, it can be started.