Garden ponds add a great
point of interest to your garden and they can also help to improve the
environment by creating a safe and diverse habitat for many different species.
From frogs and newts to harmless leeches and freshwater mussels, a variety of
different fish to the Great Pond Snail, a pond can be a great home and resting
place for a whole host of wildlife. Garden ponds also provide fresh drinking
water for birds and mammals, and it also gives them a safe area to cool off in
the hot summer season. So keeping your pond thriving all year round is very
important and beneficial to the environment.
If you want to create an
exotic garden pond, full of interesting wildlife and plantlife, read on to find
out how.
Choose Interesting Plants
There are many ways of
making your garden pond look exotic; whether you want to choose an Eastern
landscaping theme or you just want to bring together an eclectic and colourful
mix of flora and fauna, an exotic pond can be engineered from your choice of
plantlife. When digging your pond, be sure to dig different levels in the
ground to create plant shelves. Plant shelves at all levels are essential if
you want to create diversity and variety; different plants will need to be
planted at different heights to the water level.
In the UK, we are not blessed
with tropical weather but it isn’t completely impossible to create a
tropical-inspired garden. If you want something different to a traditional
English garden, take a look at the tropical garden design on ExoticGarden.com for inspiration.
Add a Stylish Water Feature
Water features are one of
the easiest and quickest ways of adding another dimension to your pond design.
Does your garden pond currently look a bit lacklustre and boring? Add a water
feature such as a beautiful fountain or a tumbling waterfall and you can really
turn your pond into a focal point on your garden.
Installing a water
feature will not only make your garden look pretty but the sound of trickling
water or the soft surge of a waterfall is extremely relaxing. For pond
landscaping supplies, visit
All Pond Solutions for a wide range of products including fountain and
waterfall pumps and pond liners.
Exotic Fish
If you’re a keen fish
keeper or breeder, there are some very beautiful and exotic species you could
keep in your outdoor pond, including the very desirable and sought after koi carp.
The information on this website
tells you how to build the perfect outdoor pond for keeping koi and also
advices on how to feed them.
Other interesting fish
species you can keep in a cold outdoor garden pond include the beautifully
pattern shubunkins, sarasa comets, golden orfe, and tench.
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