Deciding to introduce a pond to our garden is an important decision. We should think carefully about what we want from one before we jump in and dig a hole. What are our reasons for wanting one and are those reasons enough to change our garden dramatically to install one.
When you add one to your garden then yes you are adding a thing of beauty that you should be proud of and enjoy for many years to come. There is great enjoyment in planning and building one and the achievement is great. Once one has been added then it should stay even if you move home, it needs to stay behind.
The whole aspect of a gardens wildlife changes over time when we add a pond to it, a lot of this wildlife you may never see, but it is there and your fish are not the only residents. There is a whole array of wildlife that will move in and take up residence, so to remove one would have a big impact on your gardens wildlife and many creatures if they survive would have to try and find a new home.
This is important if you move to a property that has a pond because it will more than likely be established and have many creatures who live in or around it or visit it regularly. To get rid of it would destroy an important part of that gardens wildlife. It is far better to enjoy it than get rid of it, once in place a pond should be for life.
I have had one in most of the houses I have lived in and when I have moved I have always tried to ensure the new owner like ponds, that way I knew that what I had created was going to be left to thrive and be maintained. I have even gone back to visit a few.
Support the many creatures that live in this world with us by giving them a little haven in your own backyard.
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