Taking Care Of Landscape Fountains

Installing an outdoor wall fountain requires that you take into account the dimensions of the space where you are going to put it. It is essential that the wall where you are going to hang it is sturdy enough to support its load. So areas or walls which are smaller will most likely require something lightweight. An electrical socket near the founta

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Water-raising System by Camillo Agrippa

In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting discovery captivated the attention and compliments of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the final mentions of the device. Merely years later, in 1592, the earliest contemporary Roman waterway, the Acqua Felice, was linked to the Medici’s villa, perhaps making the unit ou

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Discover North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean

Journeying through the Caribbean and the Americas means experiencing the significant differences in culture, lifestyle, and natural wonders of each country. The Caribbean is a hodgepodge of influences from Spain, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Africa, although the well-known Caribbean laid-back atmosphere is everywhere from Antigua and Aruba

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Fountains Lost to History

The water from creeks and other sources was initially delivered to the residents of nearby communities and cities through water fountains, whose design was mainly practical, not aesthetic. To generate water flow through a fountain until the later part of the 1800’s, and produce a jet of water, demanded the force of gravity and a wa

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Setting Up and Maintaining Large Garden Fountains

An important facet to think about is the size of the outdoor wall fountain in respect to the space in which you are going to install it. In order to hold up its total weight, a solid wall is needed. So areas or walls which are smaller in size will most likely require something light. In order to run the fountain, an electrical plug will need to be

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