This weeks question was from a caller in Ohio. He had been to a home show and saw real basalt column fountains set up by a landscape company as part of their display. He went home and did a search on the web and found us. He question was what are the advantages and disadvantages of Real Rock vs GFRC? I get asked this a lot. GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) Take it from someone who has been making, selling and installing fountains and water features for nearly twenty years. GFRC has all the advantages and none of the disadvantages. Let me list the advantages, weighs about 1/5 of what a real rock weighs, which means you don't need heavy equipment or a concrete support foundation to install. That alone makes it a DIY project, which saves a lot of money and since you don't need equipment your yard does not get torn up. Shipping charges are less and you don't need equipment to unload the truck. The lift-gate on the truck will handle the GFRC boulders.

Hooking up a GFRC boulder fountain is easy. GFRC has the look, feel and texture of a real rock. It is made of a mold from a real rock. I sold real rocks before I found GFRC, and when I started bringing in the GFRC rocks no one wanted the real ones any more. I still sell a real one once in a while but my customers overwhelmingly choose the GFRC boulder fountains.

Here is a link into a video with more info about the differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNgXXfxuijU

This week we have a question from Houzz  http://www.houzz.com/pro/southerngraceva/southern-grace-llc

Is this a water feature fire pit. Well the answer is yes. We just started making these Fire Fountains. Its an idea I had a couple years ago. The warmth of the fire and the soothing sound of the water make a great place to gather around with family and friends. For more info visit our Fire Pit Fountain web-site

http://www.boulderfirepits.com/

This is our second most popular pot fountain. We call it the four handle tuscan oil jar. This one is shipping to Pittsburg PA .No two urns are exactly alike, so if you see one you really like you should get it even in the winter. Remember you can run it in winter with one of our fountain heaters.