Solar fountains do NOT have to be expensive. We learned this from our friend Mary recently, who was kind enough to write this guest post on how to cheaply convert your statues into solar fountain statues.

That being said though, there are some wonderful solar fountains out there that cost quite a bit. This begs the question then of what do you get for your money if you choose to go this route? Is it worth it or are you simply paying for someone else to put a pump into a statue?

For our purposes here, I’m talking about the solar fountains in the $200 plus range.This includes items such as the Smart Solar Solar Chatsworth Tier Solar Fountain, the Smart Solar Blenheim 27470R01 Blenheim Two Tier Solar Fountain, and the Smart Solar Cobblestone Cascade Waterfall Fountain. All these cost upwards of $200 or more.

From the names of these fountains, you probably can see that they are much more than just an old fountain with solar pump placed inside them. What you are paying for is two-fold: the design, beauty and elegance of a fountain in combination with the technology placed inside it that powers it via the sun.

Fountains in this range look great. The Smart Solar Cobblestone Cascade fountain for instance, is a beauty. There’s 3 different levels of water falls here – two smaller ones at the top, merging into a large water reserve. The cobblestone adds a true touch of elegance. It is no stretch of the imagination to consider how nice this would be in or around any home or garden!

Looking at your other examples, such as the Smart Solar Blenheim fountain, we can see more reasons why the price is so high, despite the fact that buying a solar pump in and of itself is really cheap these days. These solar fountain has two levels, or tiers, merged into a classic design. It’s beautiful and easy to assemble. Once you’ve set it up, you need only to fill it with water once and then let the sun shine on it.

As you can see, what really makes the expensive solar fountains expensive isn’t so much the solar power that’s driving them, but rather, the design and beauty of the fountain itself. This is actually an ideal situation, because as the cost of solar panels and technology continues to go down, it will make more and more sense to incorporate it into nearly all fountain structures. What you then pay for is what we’ve always paid for when it comes to garden decor and statues – the artistry and design put into the piece itself. Anyone who appreciate these things will find it worth the value of their dollar when buying a high quality solar fountain.