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History of Water Gardening

A Brief Overview

Early civilizations sprung up around rivers and other water sources for irrigation and transportation purposes.  Technology progressed and soon included more sophisticated systems of canals and aqueducts for moving water further towards the settlements allowing development and growth further from water sources. Water lilies, lotus, iris, arrowheads and cattails as well as numerous grasses, trees, and other plants found these new inland habitats as inviting as the people who built them.  With time, there were lush water gardens and delightful specimens of water loving plants.

As civilizations grew and supported more prosperous societies, homes began being built away from the farming areas. The people built more sophisticated water delivery systems to support their new communities.  The home starts to incorporate water gardens as focal points of beauty and prestige. These gardens which were first kept for food and medicinal herbs soon become elaborate display areas to showcase status and wealth.  Eventually the upper classes and royalty build gardens that bring the whole realm of the natural world to their front door in displays of grandeur.  G

Gardens like Versailles in France were built as great symbols of opulence.  This opulence is still a much sought after pleasure, but today anyone with the desire can have their very own water garden, fountain, or pond. It takes a little planning, a little planting, and a little patience. The benefits of water gardening  are many.

Today, our fast-paced, stressed-out, 24/7 lifestyle makes it particularly challenging to keep up.  Yet, the ageless pursuit of water gardening holds for us a constant challenge and attraction from our artificial, man-made environment.  Got water? 

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