In imaginative garden design, the water feature has established itself as a visual and acoustic masterpiece. No one can escape the magical attraction of fountains, gargoyles and other water worlds. Browse fascinating options for water features in your garden here.
Which water features are suitable for garden design?
Water features in garden design can range from modern geometric shapes, such as gabions and air stones, to playful elements such as natural stones and gargoyles. They create visual and acoustic attraction in gardens while providing oxygen to plants and fish in the pond.
Composition of water, light and shape – trends in the modern garden
Modern garden design is dominated by clear shapes, paired with spaciousness and restrained planting. The geometrically oriented style continues seamlessly in the design of water features. Thanks to the latest LED technology, light sources stylishly round off the appearance. The following trends for modern water features have become established:
- Gabions with integrated stainless steel lip as a starting point for a waterfall
- Spheres, cuboids and pyramids made of stainless steel, concrete or natural stone as modern air stone
- Concrete structures with inserted mirrors or glass surfaces on which water trickles down
In the trendy Zen garden, you can create a magical aura with a long, slender pond and gray-black concrete border when it is fed from a minimalist, linear wall fountain. White pebbles on the pond bottom and indirect lighting perfect the mystical ambience.
Playful romance with water – ideas for the natural garden
The conceptual alternative to the spartan minimalism of modern garden design succeeds in the form of opulent water features for the romantic garden. Be inspired by these ideas for your country house and cottage garden:
- Bubble stones made from unprocessed natural stones, fed from an underground water reservoir
- Medieval gargoyles on a wall made of old bricks in a shabby look
- Wooden tub or zinc watering can with pump converted into a water feature
- Waterproof pot with pump and water fountain as a water feature for the terrace
The classic water fountain in the middle of an ornamental pond, biotope or swimming pond is far from obsolete. You can easily install the atmospheric water feature yourself thanks to modern technology. The pump is positioned on the bottom of the pond, the telescopic tube is adjusted to the desired length and the matching fountain nozzle (€18.00 on Amazon) is attached - the picturesque water feature in the garden is ready.
Tip
When a waterfall rushes into the garden pond, plants and fish benefit from the water feature. The moving water contains countless air bubbles that enrich the pond water with valuable oxygen. This is also easy on your wallet, as you can usually do without additional pond aeration.
