We want to thank you for the outstanding job Metro GreenScape did in planning and installing our backyard patio and landscaping. The project turned our backyard into a beautiful place for us to enjoy and share with family and friends. We appreciated the courtesy and professionalism of your team. Having the detailed design plan helped communications go smoothly when addressing onsite installation questions and options. Our special thanks to the installation team. We appreciated their work ethic, dedication and help with the overall layout and making some superb onsite adjustments. The open communications and interaction with us helped make this a successful project that is a wonderful addition to our home.
Greg and Carol Bednar
Charlotte, NC
SouthPark
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Fountains
Bubbling Over with Beauty + Tranquility
 Flowing water adds delightful sounds and a restful ambiance to any garden. Most landscape fountains and waterfalls are closed system types that re-circulate water with an electric pump. Fountains generally are of two types, rising jets and downward falls. Many fountains use a combination of both. Fountains range in size from outdoor tabletop units, to 10-foot tall estate fountains that feature impressive rising jets.
Upscale property homeowners may consider the charms of a large freestanding Italianate marble-style fountain. These are identified by their vase-like layered bowls design, topped with rising jets. Each bowl fills and water falls through the flutes of successively lower bowls. For those with the budget, fountains can be equipped with variable lighting and the water jets that can be programmed.
A fountain can be an excellent design focal point for your landscape layout, and manufactured fountains come in virtually any size and type, from freestanding masonry type to excavated rock and slate layouts. Costs vary as well, because fountains can be sized to fit any property, even more modest-scaled ones. Here are a few details of fountain systems you might consider:
- Rising jet fountains, which are inspired by natural geysers and the rocky ocean blowholes of Hawaii and Iceland, are the most dramatic, and some might say the most flamboyant. Rising jets should be sized to fit the overall dimensions of the area in which you want to place your fountain. Remember to take into account wind and location so you and your guests won’t encounter a drenching surprise the first time your new fountain encounters windy weather.
- Downward falling fountains are generally distinguished from waterfalls by their freestanding design and can feature human figures or modern sculpture as well as the traditional, carved bowl appearance. Carved stonewall fountains make a welcome addition to modern rectangular architecture, while a white marble fountain may complement a formal Southern estate.
- Creative cascade fountains include multiple bowls that are stacked like stairs, made from common items like copper bowls and pipes in an artistic sculpture.
- New fountain elements include a carved and polished marble ball that rolls on a film of water, which bubbles from beneath. The ball constantly rotates in a seemingly impossible dance and its kinetic motion is pure entertainment. Some of these stone balls may weigh as much as six tons, yet a child can easily turn them.
Our professional landscape and outdoor living designer can show you which types of fountains would work well as a water feature in your new landscape! Call 704.504.0980 today!
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