If you would like to create an oasis of calm in your outside space, then we think a water feature is essential. The trickling of water creates a sense of serenity and peace, and running water makes a lively focal point. You don’t need a huge garden, either, and water features can look particularly attractive in smaller spaces.
If you have a suitable section of wall, then create a calm corner with one of our decorative wall plaques. Connect the wall plaque via pipes to a pot which acts as a reservoir. As the water flows, it is recycled via a pump inside the pot to produce a constant, soothing stream.
Make a real statement by using one of our beautiful oil jars. Also ideal if you’re short of space, as it takes up little more room than the pot itself. A pump is placed in the underground reservoir and drives water up through the base of the pot and out over the rim in a continual trickle.
If you are able to have an area in your garden where you can put some steps, you could build a cascading rill into the steps themselves. This is a beautiful and unusual feature that helps define the steps and gives the impression of a living stream.
Suitable for bigger gardens, a reflecting pool must be the ultimate expression of serenity – the one in our photograph was designed by formal garden specialist George Carter. It reflects the sky, bringing the celestial down into your garden. Line it with tall, eye-catching pots and it will look beautiful even on cloudy days.
Perfect for all spaces, place the Alzata as a focal point in the middle of a pool or pond for a feature that is grand in concept but not necessarily in size. A pump sits in the pool and recycles water through the urn in a continuous stream.
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