Glass Wind Chimes Add Flavor To Your Garden Or Patio





Glass wind chimes are a wonderful way to add some down-home flavor to your garden or patio.  Many people find that relaxing out back and listening to the sounds emitting from glass wind chimes can be very soothing.  They can also serve as a wonderful conversation piece.  People may ask you where you got such wonderful glass wind chimes and want to know more about them.  In this way, they can serve as an ice breaker and a way to get to know someone or make a new friend.

Dating back hundreds of years, glass wind chimes have been a standard accessory for any home or garden.  Glass wind bells have been created by the Japanese since the early 15th century, when they were known as furin.  They were hung in gardens or outside of a home and were thought to be good luck.  These early glass wind chimes paved the way for the modern glass wind chimes that we know today. 

One would be hard pressed to find a culture in which some form of glass wind chime did not exist and for good reason.  Many millions of people the world over find the sounds produced by glass wind chimes to be a very pleasant and natural sound, perfect for relaxing after a long day’s work, or simply spending a lazy day out on the back porch sipping a lemonade.  The harmonic sounds of glass wind chimes are produced by the glass beads, or bells hung from a small structure.  As the wind passes through these beads or bells they clink together and create a harmonious sound.  Though very random and devoid of melody the sound produced can really be quite beautiful, as the popularity of glass wind chimes indicates.

There are many wonderful ways to enjoy the soothing sounds of glass wind chimes.  While most people choose to hang them in their garden or somewhere on their property they are also popular with fishing vessels and in public places such as store fronts or public squares.  The fact of the matter is that wherever there is likely to be wind is a great place to hang a set of glass wind chimes. 

Another wonderful thing about glass wind chimes is that they are unlikely to be very expensive.  One can usually find a very nice set for a very fair price.  Since they are such an inexpensive way to decorate one’s home it is possible to spruce up the look and feel of your garden or patio without having to break the bank on expensive landscaping services.  For all these reasons, glass wind chimes make an excellent addition to one’s home décor.