A botanical garden is a place in which plants are grown and displayed primarily for scientific and educational purposes A botanical garden consists chiefly of a collection of living plants, grown out-of-doors or under glass in greenhouses and conservatories

Tropical gardens and their lovely concrete water fountains may be found not only in the tropics, but also all over the world Tropical gardens have been an important part of horticulture history and continue to delight people today

The traditional English landscape garden had lots of wall fountains and is thought to be a type of garden that was developed in 18th-century England, originating as a revolt against the architectural garden, which relied on rectilinear patterns, sculpture, and the unnatural shaping of trees The revolutionary character of the English garden lay in the fact that, whereas gardens had formerly asserted man's control over nature, in the new style, man's work was regarded as most successful when it was indistinguishable from nature's

According to the Eastman Kodak Co, the flowers and ornate concrete water fountains at Keukenhof in the Netherlands are the second most photographed place in the world, after the Taj Mahal in Aga, India

Wall-fountains run the gamut from classical Greek figures and wall mounted gargoyles to sleek modern art forms and spouting frogs and fish A wall fountain usually spills water through--such as a mask or a decorative plaque--into a basin which hides a small pump

Outdoor fountains fit into any style garden A fountain packs a lot of charm into a small landscaping space