According to the Eastman Kodak Co., the flowers and ornate concrete water fountains at Keukenhof in the Netherlands are the second most photographed place in the world, after the Taj Mahal in Aga, India. Keukenhof’s history is almost as colorful as its famous Dutch gardens. Keukenhof Has a Colorful History – Just Like its Dutch Gardens When the fair Jacoba…
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Who Invented Wall Fountains
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Dress Up Your Home With A Wall Fountain
Slowly but surely, many are beginning to realize the sort of effect indoor water fountains can have on their home – and that is to say a very dramatic one. Given that indoor water fountains can be had quite inexpensively, there exists no excuse for any homeowner not to have one gracing a room in their home. Indoor water fountains…
Water Features Can Transform Your Backyard
How do you take a boring backyard and transform it into something special? Add a water feature. Water features can transform the ordinary into something incredible as well as hide road noise creating a peaceful and tranquil environment. So all you have to decide is what kind of feature you want. Here are some of the options. Fountains Garden fountains…
Transform You Home With An Indoor Water Fountain
Few accessories can transform your home as magically as indoor fountains. Not only do they create a mobile work of art in your home but they also pleasure your senses with the sound of running water and infuse your atmosphere with energizing negative ions. Imagine returning home to a house that sings to the sound of running water like a…
Gardens During The Crusades
The Crusades had a marked effect in developing the gardens of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In the peaceful intervals of their stay in the Holy Land, Crusaders were often kindly received by their adversaries and given many opportunities to study Oriental luxuries and add them to their bare homes in England. A great change was thus brought about in…
Getting Chocolate Fountains
Everyone love chocolate fountains, and what’s more, there are so many of them available. Part of the reason is that it no doubt feeds into the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fantasies people have of rivers and waterfalls of pure chocolate. In real life, the chocolate fountain is probably as close as a person will get to making those fantasies…
Garden Statues And Fountains In Monasteries
Monasteries with dramatic gardens, adorned with garden statues and water fountains, flourished throughout Europe in the first half of the first millennium, and along with cross, monks carried the plough. Hard work, which had fallen into disfavor, was raised from the dust by the monks. “It was the special glory of St. Benedict [the founder of the order to which…
History Of The Early Gardens
In the beginning there was a garden with natural water fountains. Creation’s garden. And life was good. All plants were natives. Food was pure and abundant. Predators and prey were in balance (which is not to say they were equal). Then people got involved and introduced concrete fountains and many other things. They brought with them their urge for order…
Ornamental Fountain
The word ‘Fountain’ is derived from the Latin word ‘fontis’ which means spring. Fountains add life to your home and joy to your life. Fountains may be wall fountains or free standing. These are available in variety of designs and materials. The most common fountains are made of copper, bronze, concrete, stone, resin and fiberglass. Let us discuss about each…