June 2012

A lively, bubbling water fountain in your garden can enhance its overall appearance by several notches. While it is common to use electric fountains, there is a slow but firm preference for solar powered water fountains. They offer many benefits when compared to electric water fountains or water features that are driven by electricity.The most obvious benefit is you don’t have to pay additional energy costs. You also don’t have to run electric wires across the garden which can not o...

A lively and bubbling water fountain in your garden can enhance its overall appearance by several notches. While it is common to use electric fountains, there is a slow but firm preference for solar powered water fountains. They offer many benefits as compared to electric water fountains or a water feature driven by electricity.The most obvious benefit is you don’t have to pay additional energy costs. You also don’t have to run electric wires across the yard which can no...

The sight and sound of flowing water in your garden can be a great ambiance transformer. It can be a simple bubble pond or a complex design of cascading water, either way a water feature is guaranteed to enhance the look good and feel good factor of your garden by several notches. The most important task is to choose your site carefully. Once it is up and running, moving a water feature can be time-consuming and expensive.According to gardening experts, the best place for water features is a shaded...

Nothing can be more relaxing and peaceful than to hear the sound of water flowing gently in an indoor fountain. If there are small green plants and shrubs around the fountain, they can enhance the looks of the room significantly. Feng Shui experts suggest that such as arrangement has an element of prosperity attached to it too. An indoor water feature can be a great way to make your room more look relaxing and peaceful.Accordi...

After a major economic decline hit the great island known as Crete between 800AD and 960AD, this caused a reduction in the manufacturing of almost all types of goods including pottery. It is during this period that the Cretan pots which were unglazed and undecorated were produced. These pots had thick sides and were polished with a stone while it was still wet.From the 10th to the 12th century, the rural pottery industry produced earthenware that was similar to that of the previous periods. However, what was different was the increasing use of glaze finished po...