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Water features have long been favoured as focal points within a garden. As far back as 2800BC, Egyptian gardens incorporated water for decoration as well as irrigation and the practice became popular within Persian and Islamic gardens.

Besides providing a cool and tranquil place to relax, the ornamental use of water quickly became a symbol of high social status. This has remained true for centuries and gave rise to the ostentatious water gardens of Versailles, the magnificent Cascade at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire and the Japanese-inspired water garden at Giverny, home of French impressionist painter Claude Monet.

Today, water features continue to be charming and imaginative focal points within gardens large and small, public and private. From flamboyant fountains and contemplative reflection bowls to natural swimming ponds, there are endless ways to bring water into a garden and