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The Tranquil Beauty Of Water Gardening
from: Kyle BesserNo other element in nature is as simultaneously soothing and dramatic as water. Most people love to hear the roar of a waterfall, the sound of water tumbling over rocks, the splashing in a fountain and the trickle of a small stream. They love to see the sparkle of sunlight on falling water as it makes each droplet a tiny prism, the rippling effect of the wind across the surface of a pool and the reflections cast by still water .
For these and many other reasons, water gardening is one of the most challenging and rewarding forms of gardening. Water gardening seems to be a relatively new art, but the practice actually goes far back in history. The ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, as well as the rulers of Arabia and China, all used water gardening to beautify their homes, palaces, places of worship and important public areas. They cultivated exotic plants and sometimes stocked their pools with beautifully coloured fish.
Those days are long gone when only the very rich can enjoy water gardens. Slaves usually did the actual work of water gardening, which frequently involved hauling great quantities of water. There wasn't always a natural spring to keep the fountain flowing in a sultan's cool, shady courtyard.
Thanks to 21st century technology, a far greater number of people can share the pleasures of water gardening. Most people, of course, cannot replicate the grand water gardens of a Caesar or a Chinese emperor, but they can have a water garden on a smaller scale that is just as beautiful and provides as much enjoyment.
Water gardens can take many different forms. You can build one around or adjacent to a naturally occurring wet area on your property, such as a spring, brook or marsh. You can use an artificially constructed pool or fountain as the focal point of your water garden. You can adorn your water garden from a vast array of flowers, shrubs and trees. You can have an aesthetically pleasing water garden that has no plants at all.
You can add fish to your pool if you want, or you can attract birds, butterflies and other living things to your water garden by the selection of certain species of flora or the placing of feeders. You can decorate your water garden with statues or enhance it with stonework. Whatever you choose, water gardening will provide you an avenue to be at your creative best and have a place of tranquil beauty for you to enjoy.
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