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Water Works: How to Integrate a Fountain Into Your Landscape

These gardens, courtyards, and yards are becalmed by babbling water. Selected from our archives, here are five sublime outdoor fountains.

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The home's exterior, composed of concrete and glass, welcomes guests with a traditional water fountain in the entryway. Photo by: Bill Timmerman
The home's exterior, composed of concrete and glass, welcomes guests with a traditional water fountain in the entryway. Photo by: Bill Timmerman
The square fountain at the courtyard's center is a modern rendition of a very traditional feature in many Middle Eastern homes.
The square fountain at the courtyard's center is a modern rendition of a very traditional feature in many Middle Eastern homes.
A thoughtfully designed garden in New York City makes way for an existing fountain by landscaping vertically around it. The water feature includes an Italian marble spout designed by Thomas Woltz.
A thoughtfully designed garden in New York City makes way for an existing fountain by landscaping vertically around it. The water feature includes an Italian marble spout designed by Thomas Woltz.
A contractor drilled holes in a boulder, creating a fountain that he placed in the backyard outside the master bedroom, where the sound of water lulls the Kreadens to sleep.
A contractor drilled holes in a boulder, creating a fountain that he placed in the backyard outside the master bedroom, where the sound of water lulls the Kreadens to sleep.