You might be thinking about adding a water feature to your garden. Water features are a fantastic choice for your front or back garden. They can make your home look more valuable, vibrant and simply provide a wonderful feature that you can view from your home windows. There are a lot of choices to consider when to start to think about adding a water feature to your property. Let’s look at some of the possibilities and help you decide on the right decisions for your home.

Natural Or Manmade?

Water features can be both natural or manmade depending on your aesthetic and practical preferences. Natural water features are still eye-catching but will fit in more with the rest of your garden. These can also be more expensive as they will typically need to be built by hand. You are often also confined to a specific type of design with a natural water feature.

Alternatively, artificial water features come in a variety of different styles and designs. Cheaper to purchase and maintain, these water features are often designed to stand out as a centrepiece of your garden rather than blend into the background. However, Kelkay fountains are also available with an aesthetic that mimics a natural creation.

DIY Or Purchased?

You can also consider whether you want to build the water feature yourself or buy one. Building your own water feature will require more skill however, there are easy options that can still look fabulous as part of your home. For instance, you can dig a trench down one side of your garden adding piping for water to flow through. Fill the trench and then create a rockery where the pipe ends. Completed correctly, the water will flow over the rocks for a stunning, vibrant water feature that adds a tremendous level of kerb appeal.

Now let’s look at some of the water features you can consider for your home.

A Beautiful Pond

A manmade pond in your garden is one of the largest and most expensive water features that you can consider for your property. You will need to dig the groundwork, provide a waterproof layering and complete a significant level of landscaping. Hiring a professional designer to do this could be expensive but once finished will look truly magnificent as part of your garden. Be aware though that this feature will require high levels of maintenance and may also attract wildlife.

A Bird Bath

Bird baths are a cute, quirky, smaller water feature that you can add to your garden. Designed to bring wildlife to your garden, it can be great fun to watch smaller birds using this feature. All you need to do is clean out the bath and add fresh water every few days to keep it clean and pleasant.

A Fountain

Alternatively, you could add a water fountain to your home. A Kelkay easy fountain is one of the best choices here as they are easy to maintain and look stunning. The Kelkay water features can also be purchased in a range of different styles to suit any design choice.

We hope this helps you choose the right water feature for your property.