Why Buy A Pottery Garden Fountain

 

While many people choose to have garden fountains and other water features which are made of resin or some other synthetic material the material of choice has to be something natural. While most of us would dearly love to have a solid stone water feature in our back yard garden the cost can sometimes prove prohibitive. One of the main reasons why stone is a favored material is that it naturally blends well with the plants and other items in the garden. While resin examples can sometimes look the part and can emulate more natural materials (with regards to looks) there is an alternative well worth consideration and that is the pottery garden fountain.

A pottery garden fountain has a certain quality about it that makes it blend well with the foliage and flowers around it. Maybe it is the fact that clay is a common constituent of many gardens but, for whatever reason, pottery looks natural when left in the unglazed form. Another reason why this material may not look out of place in a garden is that many people choose to use pottery pots in which to plant the plants rather than the plastic alternatives and nearly every container garden features at least one example.

Types Of Pottery Garden Fountain

Pottery is a diverse material and there are a great many different garden fountain designs which utilize it. One of the most powerful reasons why there is such a wide and varied range is that there is an infinite number of finishes available due to the fact that there are a great many glazes available and each can interact with each other in different ways to create a unique pattern and changing colors. Some finishes can be an all over color and, due to the high gloss finish, the surrounding plantings can be reflected and distorted upon the surface of the fountain. The exciting aspect of this is that even if you purchase a Pottery Garden Fountain in rather a common design the actual finish may be 100% unique.

The actual style of this type of water fountain ranges from the simple large container (as seen in Raku fountains) with a small bubble fountain to large structures of pottery containers "pouring" water into others below. Some rather interesting examples use large bamboo canes to direct water onto, or into, the pottery container while others bottom fill the top container so that it appears that the top pot contains an endless supply.

Another great aspect about pottery is that it is relatively easy to create your own fountain using pottery containers and fountain kits.

If you are interested you may want to take a look at the Raku garden fountains which are available in both pottery and resin.

 

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