How Do I Pick A Water Garden Style?

There are many different water garden styles that one can take. There are Classic, Islamic and Classical water gardens. When picking a style for your garden you must take note of the location, the size and the character of your home and garden. There are formal and informal garden styles. Read article - Will My Plot Be Big Enough For The Water Garden?

Formal vs. Informal water garden

A formal water garden has highly visible geometrical shapes that relate to the shape, size and character of the house. A natural water garden is the exact opposite and includes wild life water gardens. 

There are certain things that you have to know that can help you select the best water garden style. There are sub-groupings within the formal and informal styles. If you want to have a natural garden then you would opt for for a garden based on a meadow stream or a bend in a river or an island.

Use paintings for inspiration

They always say that people with great looking water gardens almost certainly appreciate fine works of art as well. Paintings from Claude Monet or Paul Gauguin can be used as master plans when you are looking for a style for your new water garden. These two artists have done tremendous work in terms of designing creative water garden styles. I especially like the beach garden based on the painting by Gauguin,

Be inspired by plants

You can use the plants to inspire the creative spirit in you. List all your favorite plants and then work towards constructing a water garden. If you love irises and grasses then a slow flowing stream with a lot of bog plants would be perfect. When you are planting in the water aim to stick are balance between the amounts of oxygen and algae.

Assessing the impact of your water garden...

How will this water garden change your surroundings. Think of how its going to affect your family and friends. Will the pond endanger your children? or will the songs of croaking toads irritate you neighbors?

Fish

If you are going to have fish for your pond then you have to make sure that pond is large enough to be able to sustain all the life in it. There are many types of fish that you can introduce in the pond.

What Is A Castaway Island Garden...
This garden pattern was inspired by the famous Robison Crusoe - who got stranded on an island and built himself a small shelter. The pattern is a simple hut with a small fence surrounding it.

What Makes A Classic Water Garden?
A classical water garden looks very beautiful and mature. Its design is based on Greek and Roman palace gardens. The classical water garden water gardens can be seen in the homes

Is A Cottage-Style Water Garden Traditional?
This is perhaps the most romantic water garden, with vegetable plots, chicken runs, apple trees and compost heaps. The cottage style water garden has a lot of meandering paths and herbs and all wild flowers all around.

Is There Room In A Courtyard For A Water Garden?
A courtyard water garden can be build just about anywhere - it does not matter whether the courtyard is large or small, the garden will surely work.

Is A Covered Patio Water Garden Suitable For Me?
Is this design safe at all? - This is a good style if all you require is a large, level, covered with some water to make it come alive. If you have young children,

Is It Easy To Install An Illuminated Fountain Garden?
A water garden that has a fountain gushing water is eye-catching indeed. The water feature looks even more superb when its combined with darkness and artificial lights.

Designing A Japanese Water Garden...
Japanese water gardens are ideal for small spaces perhaps mainly due to the Japanese custom which supports smallness, privacy and peaceful. This does not mean that the Japanese water garden does not work for large.

What Are The Main Features Of A Meadow-Stream Garden?
This water garden has slow moving meandering streams, wild grasses and flowers. Willows are common and they grow close to the stream. The meadow steam has a shallow ditch.

What Are The Main Features Of A Mediterranean Water Garden?
This garden design pattern originated around the Mediterranean sea. They are essentially raised pools that have tilted and colored brick surrounds that are similar to North African pools enclosed in courtyard that look

Is It Difficult To Create A Mountain Stream Garden?
A stream that runs across a mountain is a rare spectacle and one which is very enchanting. The water gurgles and speeds around boulders and aquatic plants.

North American Lakeside Garden...
This extremely relaxing water garden style is very common not only in America, but in Australia, South America, Europe and South Africa. The North America lakeside water garden design is built

How Do I Build A Seaside Garden?
Taking a stroll on the Cape Town Beach (I normally do that when I want to break away from the noisy city-life) will help you get ideas to help you build your water garden.

The Victorian Covered Water Garden Style...
This courtyard water garden is very formal. The design has a small raised pond, plenty of bricks and stone pavers. The Victorian water garden looks marvelous and has a variety of green foliage plants such as palms,

What Is A Wildlife Water Garden?
This water garden is a natural wildlife magnet as it attracts all sorts of animals, birds and insects. The garden is very natural looking, with trees, plants and twigs all mixed together creating a small forest.

The Willow Pattern Water Gardens...
Willow pattern is a term that describes the traditional Chinese folktale of a young girl, her father and a poor young man. The design pattern can be seen on both old and new earthenware pottery.