Landscaping Designs With Ponds

Landscaping Designs With Ponds

Ponds are one of the most popular landscaping elements in a garden. We all love a healthy pond with beautiful tropical fish in the pond that can bring hours of entertainment. However if not taken proper care the same pond can be a nightmare.

Designing and executing your own beautiful pond need not be difficult if you follow a simple rule. The rule is "never go against mother nature" and you will win the game. In nature there is place for everyone. There is a very robust system called "ecosystem" that holds everything in place. respect this ecosystem and mother nature will flood your garden with beauty.

There are basically two types of ponds. The first one is where the water is static and second one is the one in which water is recycled using a small pump. No matter which type of pond you decide to build, always remember that provide a gravel bed at the bottom. You can even use decorative marble pebbles for this bed. The purpose is to provide tiny underwater spaces for the microorganisms to grow. These microorganisms help in the process of decomposition of waste thrown by fish and aquatic plants.

Always use aquatic plants in the pond. These plats grow on the carbon dioxide released by the microorganisms. And in turn the oxygen released by these plants is consumed by water animals such as fish. So this is a great win-win situation for everyone. Lotus and water lilies are great recommendations as aquatic plants.

But what do you get out of this. You save a ton of time maintaining the pond and on the other hand the ponds look beautiful because of the aquatic features and the colorful fish.

Another benefit of including ponds in your landscaping designs is that they create a great feature of focus and try to keep the entire environment cool.