Fountains and Modular Ponds

Water features are highly coveted centerpieces for many courtyards and gardens because they appeal to multiple senses, providing visual beauty enhanced by tranquil sounds and hypnotic movement. Cast stone fountains are available in myriad sizes and styles to enhance any outdoor environment.

Henri Studio

For formal settings, you'll find everything from a stately wall-mounted lion's head to a regal four-tier Renaissance-style fountain (both from Henri Studio). For the ultimate in grandeur, Al's Garden Art recently introduced a series of "estate-sized" pedestal fountains measuring 12 feet tall and surrounded by custom-built basins.

Naturalized gardens and smaller spaces can be enhanced by compact basin-style fountains that soothe and captivate with the gentle sounds of bubbling water (such as the examples here from Campania or FountainFlair.com).

Campania International

In many garden settings, fountains and formal ponds go hand in hand, which inspired Marco Lucioni of Lucioni Arts Design (which does customized work for Secret Garden Statuary) to develop modular pond units made of precast concrete. These versatile, decorative blocks can easily be installed above ground in nearly any configuration, eliminating laborious, disruptive digging.

"We came up with the idea after hearing customers talk about their in-ground pond projects," says Janice Lucioni. "Some customers were spending thousands of dollars on brickwork ponds, only to have them crack and leak after the first ground shift. We wanted to offer people something nice looking, versatile, easy to install and reasonably priced."

Secret Garden Statuary

The modular pieces are much easier to work with than a solid cast pond and can be arranged to form a multitude of shapes including circles, squares, rectangles, ovals and even quadrafoils. They also can be cast in various colors to suit the owner's landscaping scheme. Once installed, the modular ponds are lined with reinforced PVC so they will not crack or leak due to ground tremors or exposure to freezing and thawing.

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