Outdoor water features
Outdoor water features include fountains, water falls, water walls and any other moving body of water designed to be decorative and pleasant. These can absolutely transform a garden or a business site and they are one of the best ways to improve the look and feel of any outdoor area. Here we will look at why outdoor water features are such great investments and how they help to completely transform outside spaces.
Appearance: First of all, outdoor water features are great to look at. They will often be designed to fit in with the outside surroundings which means that they will feature faux rock and other elements to make them look like real waterfalls or streams. This is a very natural look then that blends in but lends your garden or business site an air of the tropical and helps to make the area more beautiful. Alternatively other designs for outdoor water features focus more on the slightly high tech feel that water can have and instead revolve around spinning spheres and glowing glass which can create an ethereal and magical feeling to an area.
At the same time water features are particularly good to look at simply because they move. If you look at a garden with no wildlife around then it can look very static and this can make it feel ‘dead’. However with water features you have something constantly moving and looking alive and also glimmering in the light making your garden simply far more interesting.
Association: We have many positive associations with water and this is partly why it is often used by businesses. As mentioned, we often associate water with tropical waterfalls, with babbling brooks or lush oases in the desert. In short we are evolutionarily programmed to appreciate running water because in the wild this would have been a source of refreshment and of food (as animals gathered around). Thus we feel naturally drawn to moving water (moving water is also fresh water) and we find the sound incredibly calming. Why do you think it is included in so many relaxation tapes? If you want to make your garden into somewhere relaxing and peaceful and create a ‘zen’ vibe for it, then there is no better way than with outdoor water features.
At the same time you can also benefit from other associations, particularly if you are a business. This is because we associate water with cleanliness, with green energy and with health. This makes it a perfect ambassador for an organization that wants to promote itself as all of those things. If you want your company to seem clean, healthy and eco conscious then include the image or physical entity of water and you might accomplish this.
Wildlife: Not only will you benefit from your water features, but so too will the local wildlife which will be attracted to a place to come and drink and wash. This means you’ll get more colorful birds outside, squirrels, hedgehogs and all manner of animals that can be fun and relaxing to watch.
There are lots of benefits to having a good outdoor water feature installed in your back yard. Landscape designers often use garden water features as a central design point.
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