Creating Small & Simple Water Gardens

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Creating Small & Simple Water Gardens

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Stylish, elegant, attractive and relaxing; These are a few of the qualities a garden needs in order to become the place you love most, the place which offers you the tranquility you need. Every garden is beautiful as long as it hosts at least one aquatic element. Even if it is a small river or a fountain, a pond or a pool, the aquatic element represents a sensorial point of attraction as well as a system of environment’s natural adjustment.

An idea of a water garden would be creating an artificial water course which gives birth to a beautiful fountain. Fountains represent an attraction wherever they are located. A fountain in a garden gives the impression of continuity, of time going by and also, of an aristocratic view upon what stylish really means. The base of the fountain can hold an assortment of aquatic plants, such as arrowheads, papyrus, and brightly blooming water lilies.

Another interesting idea for a water garden can be represented by the marvelous waterfalls. Of course, these have to be created with a lot of taste, as not to transform the piece of art into kitsch, a mistake in which everyone might fall very easy. For example, a waterfall could be made of artificial water lily leaves, surrounded by metallic statues which can represent a child collecting river rocks. The surroundings could be formed of rocks and pebbles, containing one and only spot color, a water salad.

In addition to this, using contrasts is another plus of your water garden. If you have water curtain trickling down a black plastic front, you can use this element in order to create a spectacular effect. How? The answer is simple: through introducing a contrasting element. So it is that you have to expose that corner of your garden by putting a decorative plant on the background (a decorative onion) coloured in contrasting shades. For the ones who don’t know, the decorative onion looks like a purple fluffy ball which would perfectly oppose the non-coloured aspect of your waterfall. Another idea would also stand in the wonderful water mills which give the impression of a picturesque piece of heaven. They are preferred by many persons owing to their never ending similarities with our ancients, with our past and that is exactly the reason why they are used in every other possible environment (terraces, charades, cocktails, etc).

The idea of a crawl has also been highlighted a lot lately due to its enlightening atmosphere and tranquility effect created especially by a carpet of shells lying on the bottom of it. The sea side atmosphere along with the imaginary sound of the waves and a path of sand at the edges of the crawl, all lead to a mystical atmosphere of magic.

There are a lot of ideas based on the perfect water gardens concept but each of them must be adapted to a person’s needs and expectations. A simple river can be transformed into an oasis if you know how to add, where to add and how much to add.

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Jason Boonstra is the author of “The Ultimate Water Garden Manual” – compulsory reading for anyone considering a Water Garden. For a FREE 20 part mini-course on “The Secrets To Creating & Maintaining a Stunning Water Garden!” go to => http://www.watergardentips.com

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