Garden Fountains

	A garden fountain can be a beautiful thing. It can just as easily, however, become the bane of your existence, wasting weekends as you try to take it apart yet again to fix one of a dozen regular malfunctions. In hindsight, of course, you realize just how little you knew going in and how hard you made it for yourself. So, if you're thinking of taking a plunge into the fountain, so to speak, or you've just installed one and are starting to wonder how long the water will stay so clear for then read on... Please browse through our selection of products or to read more about Garden Fountains please Click Here

Bell Water Fountain

Sound therapy
Copper, brass
16 x 6.5 inches

Artichoke Garden Fountain

Classic design
Made of polystone
23 x 36 inches

Desert Spring Fiberglass Fountain

Elemental design
Made of fiberglass
38.5 x 28.5 x 25.5 inches

Four Level Rock Pond Fountain

Sound therapy
Made of fiberglass
29 x 27 x 22 inches

Tao Garden Fountain

Outstanding beauty
Made of cast resin
40 x 40 x 62 inches

Floating Pond Fountain

Festive and fascinating
48 color change lights
4 x 12 inches

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Pineapple Garden Fountain

Antique classic
Made of polystone
22 x 40 inches

Designer Garden Fountain

Classic-modern design
Fiberglass and resin
19 1/2 inches diameter x 44 inches high

Frog Garden Fountain

Whimsical garden art
Fiberglass/resin composite
18 1/2 x 34 inches high

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Garden Waterfall

Perfect Garden Accent
Easy to Set Up
36 Inches Wide, 22 Inches Tall

Pineapple Garden Fountain

Pump Included
41 Inches Tall
Made of Stone-Finished Alabastrite

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Dolphin Garden Fountain

Classic yard decor
White alabastrite
20 x 40 inches high

Fairy Bird Bath Fountain

Eye-catching outdoor decor
Natural finish resin
high

Barrel

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Garden Fountains

Fountains have been a part of our lives, for more centuries than is worth counting. They came about as a product of necessity. Civilizations, specifically towns and cities, were often established near a source of water, like the ocean or a river. When there was no water source handy, inventive societies like the Romans, created aqueducts and piped the water to the homes of upper crust citizens, where they paid a water tax based on the size of the pipe leading to that particular villa. The public was left to languish for a drink, at one of the many public fountains. As civilization developed, the town fountain or fountains, would become the place to wash clothing, get water to drink or cook with, and serve as a social center for the women of the village.

Fountains sprung up, quite literally, throughout the town, in order to supply the inhabitants with an element crucial to life. Only in the richer sections, did they become an object of decoration, although they still served as horse troughs and birdbaths. Fountain art became more and more elaborate, featuring mythical gods, water sprites, cherubs, and the ubiquitous dolphin, which made one of its first and most notable appearances on a fountain created by sculptor Jean-Claude Rambot in 1667. The fountain, a very curious thing with four huge dolphins, gets even curioser as Alice would say, when you get up close and see that the sea creatures have scales. Given the time period, it�s highly unlikely that Rambot even knew what a dolphin looked like, and the representatives in his Four Dolphins fountain, at Aix, France, certainly bear that out.

Decorative waterworks are no longer the exclusive realm of the rich and spoiled. Many homeowners have chosen to add a garden fountain to their outdoor d�cor, as a focal point, or an accessory placed amongst flowerbeds and creeping ground cover. Not only are they attractive in the daytime, but a fountain that is illuminated at night by solar lights adds another dimension to your landscaping.

Fountains are fairly easy to install, once you�ve prepared a level area, and made sure that you have the appropriate outlets for electrical pumps. Maintenance however, can be a confusing issue. There are no hard and fast rules for keeping a garden fountain clean. But remember when placing a fountain in the full sun, you�re going to grow algae in the bowl, and on wet surfaces. And while you don�t need to uproot the whole thing, it still needs attention on a regular basis of every few weeks. A quick scrub with a brush, and a few drops of bleach, will clean and disinfect it. If you�re worried about residue from the bleach, you can substitute household vinegar. Even in partial sun, algae can be a problem, and then there are the bugs, and the birds that like to use the fountain for bathing, and for a bathroom. So if you�re going to invest in a garden fountain to make your lawn look good, keep the fountain looking good with regular cleaning, so it continues to bubble and burble while you sit under a tree and enjoy the whole effect of your outdoor d�cor.