Water features are very popular due to the variety of designs that cater to almost any taste and setting. The joy of water features is that they are both visually pleasing and vaguely hypnotising in a pleasant way. The steady sound of running water often introduces a sensory backdrop with a natural feel. This is in clear contrast to a world filled with the synthetic sounds of TV’s, radios and traffic.

Water features are phenomenally versatile and range from a grandiose addition to an existing pond to a tiny indoor cascade. The breadth of choice is one of their great appeals. Your local garden or aquatic centre probably boasts a range of dozens of different styles with further off the page offerings of many more designs to suit every budget.

Water features can be off the shelf models which do come in many shapes and sizes to a simple kit design that has all of the necessary components but requires construction, to the totally bespoke design that you yourself have created.

There are three basic designs of water feature which are fountains, cascades and waterfalls. In an area with limited space the most practical type of feature will most likely be a modest bubble fountain or cascade. For the fortunate owner of a sizeable pond, there may well be the option to indulge a fantasy for a miniature Niagara Falls and a fountain to compete with the upward flow of Old Faithful.