 | Add some excitement into your garden! Give your garden ambience a boost of energy by accenting with motion. The aspect of motion captures attention and creates points of interest. This can be achieved on any type of budget. It is not hard to implement and is easily scalable. The beauty of it is that you can have as many or little of it as you like. Motion accents are readily available to fit most garden themes.
Motion garden accents are driven by the elements of nature. Water, air and fire are the three main elements. These natural elements provide either subtle or powerful points of motion. The water elemental garden accent is the most preferred as its effects are calming, peaceful and serene. Air elemental accents are found to be rather stimulating visually, while fire elemental accents offer a dramatic evening of motion. They also act as a heat source during cooler weather.
Water garden accents come in a variety of styles, sizes, colors, and themes. Selections vary from waterfalls to fountains. Tabletop waterfalls are ideal for those who want just a hint of motion without taking up much space. Fountains may be incorporated into a garden where some vertical height is needed or if you wish to create an increased sense of motion. Fountain bird baths are also available and may be placed in open areas to attract our feathered friends and to introduce more activity into the gardens.
Whirligigs, flags, wind chimes, spinners, windsocks and weathervanes are all air elemental accents. These wind powered accents offer visual motion with playful style. Garden chimes and spinners dance in the breezes creating stunning shapes. Wind socks and weather vanes have horizontal features and are best placed in spaces that allow full extension and rotation. If you need flexibility in your themed garden, flags are the best choice within the air elemental accents. Flags offer many graphical detailed designs and are readily found in a variety of colors and styles. Swapping out flags and storing is easy. Whirligigs are by far the most playful, trendy, and colorful motion accent. The most popular are often hand crafted designs which are finished to hold up in the harsh weather. The whirligigs have a whimsical unique characteristic that no other air elemental accent has. They can provide a powerful fun sense of motion.
Evening time is the best time for the fire elemental accents. Special occasions such as late night garden parties or barbecues are when these accents really show off. The sense of motion and drama is created by the flickering of firelight casting shadow patterns. Products range from outdoor fireplaces to candles. Torches and chimineas add a touch of motion with an exotic ambience. Candles are the most inexpensive accent and take up very little space. With a variety colors, scents, and shapes offered who can resist! As with all fire elemental accents, special care and safety precautions should be taken. Make sure that flammable objects are not in the vicinity of open flames.
Incorporating motion into your garden can really give it that extra zing and energetic vibe.
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