Benefits of Installing a Garden Pond

The garden is a peaceful place which allows us to get away from the stresses of life by enjoying a touch of nature in our own home. A pond not only makes your garden look and feel beautiful, it also offers so much more than just aesthetic benefits.

Here we will take a look at the top reasons to install a pond in your garden and the benefits it can have.

Wildlife

Having a pond encourages wildlife to thrive in your garden and you will find once you have installed a water source your garden will come to life with an abundance of nature really quickly.

There are a range of species that will benefit from a pond, these include: birds, hedgehogs, insects and amphibians. A pond is a source of water which will attract animals to your garden that wouldn’t of ventured there otherwise, meaning you get the chance to see an array of wildlife enjoy your garden as much as you do.

A pond, and the plants around it, act as a shelter for many animals to live in, hibernate and also breed. This means ponds actually help wildlife species survive and multiply, giving you the opportunity to play a part in helping wildlife flourish.

Environment

As well as helping local wildlife thrive, ponds also have many other important environmental benefits. Having the surface of your garden made up of water instead of grass means there is no need for using the lawn mower, which cuts out all the carbon monoxide emissions and electrical energy you would have used up mowing your garden every week. In the same way, having a pond helps water conservation in the summer months as there will be no need for you to water your grass.

There is no need to worry about replacing your lush green grass with a pond because there are endless amounts of plants and flowers you can add in and around your pond which will put the bright colours of nature back in to your garden.

Having a pond is also a great way to get the younger generation interested in the environment and allows us to teach them about how important nature, wildlife and the planet are. Teaching children about your garden pond and the wildlife and nature which rely on it will help future generations have an interest in helping the environment too.

Relaxation

Gardens are a great place where you can get away from your busy day-to-day lives and just relax. The calm atmosphere water creates along with the low hum of wildlife echoing around you from your pond creates the perfect place to lay back and have some relaxing time to yourself.

The noise of running water is a really peaceful sound to listen to, buying a water feature for your pond is really easy to install and will add a calming sound effect to your garden. The Bermuda Solar floating lily is a water feature which runs completely on energy it creates from the sun, meaning you can have a beautiful water feature without needing to use electricity.

Decoration

One of the main reason people install ponds is for decoration as they make any garden look pretty all year-round. As well as the pond plants, water flowers and ornaments making a pond attractive, there is also a natural beauty that a pond creates.

During the summer it will attract an array of pretty butterflies, bumblebees and birds, and will look equally as beautiful in winter with the water encouraging robins and other winter birds to drink there. Even if your pond freezes over in winter it will still be a beautiful feature in the garden.

If you want your garden to benefit from all the advantages of having a pond, visit our website where we have all the tools and accessories you will need to get your pond off to a flourishing start.

Published June 25th, 2014 by Jordan. Article ref 2866

Tags: garden, pond, wildlife

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