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It’s almost summer and in some regions it’s already summer, it’s warm and there are lots of sunlight. If you love to spend time outdoors, especially if you have a garden, there’s a great idea to make your garden more nature-like – to add pond! We’ve gathered a bunch of ideas and pond designs in different styles, with different plants and even fish, just have a look. If you like a more refined variant, make a pond near your entrance or house and create a path above it. For a more organic design choose stones, moss, water lilies and carps or other fish, and a water cascade or a fountain would diversify the look. We hope you’ll enjoy the photos and maybe find something for your own garden.
Best Pond Plants
We also have some tips to help make your pond look very natural. Planting plants in your pond is as important as planting them outside of it. They not only looks great but also filter wanter to keep it fresh. There are three kinds of water plants you need to know about.
Bog plants, are those that have roots and are planted underwater near the edges of the pond. You can simply put them in large pots and place where you need. In nature, these plants help to control the erosion of the bank of the pond. They also act as natural water filters. Among the most popular bog plants are Corkscrew Rush, several Iris varities, Cattail, Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Palm), Broadleaf arrowhead and many others.
Floating plants are those that float on the surface. Many of them are quite invasive and hard to control. Among these plants are: Pistia (Water Lettuce), Ivy-leaved duck weed, Frogbit, Salvinia minima (Water velvet), and so on.
Pond plants are those that are potted underwater and could be planted at any depth. They grow long stems so above the surface of the water you could see beautiful blooms. The most popular pond plants that everybody knows are water lilies and lotus.
Backyard Pond Varites
There are many kinds of ponds you can build in your backyard. Among the most popular are those that are made with natural rocks. Such ponds remind those beautiful lakes you could find in mountains. The next type is contemporary ponds. They look well near modern houses and in highly maintained backyards where all greenery is pruned. Besides, you can even DIY a pond for your deck that could even be moved when it’s necessary. In our gallery, you’ll also find interesting ideas for above-ground, natural swimming and Koi ponds. Those are awesome too.
A weathered Adirondack chair should be near every backyard pond because of the fact it fit nature surroundings very well.
Natural swimming ponds could come in different sizes but they are much deeper than organmental ones.
A large pond could look like a lake. Just don't forget to add a gazebo near it. It's a perfect place to admire the nature around.
Modern looking garden fixtures look great among beauties of nature like greenery, stones and water.
Every pond should be surrounded by stones to remind mountain landscapes. The more you add, the better it looks.
That's how you can take building a pond to the next level. A bunch of terraces, waterfalls, and lots of water plants surrounded by forest trees. Perfect place to hide from Summer heat.
As you can go with natural pond borders, you can go with more man-made looking walls to make it look more contemporary.
A cozy chair is the most simple solution to admire your pond surrounded by trees and other plants.
Small fountains and waterfalls are those things that can easily make a backyard's pond cooler.
Even a natural-looking pond could benefit from underwater lighting. Consider this before building yours.
Adding stepping stones to the pond might be a great idea if its locating is somewhere in the middle of your backyard.
Checking what fishes are doing right from your terrace could take spending time there on the another level.
If your pond is large enough don't forget to add a wooden bridge to it. It's perfect way to connect several backyard's zones.
A waterfall made of stone is one of those things that could become a focal point of any pond.
This is how beautiful backyard with a pond could be. Of course, fishes and a wood bridge add some goodness to this beauty.
With some planing you can even walk through your pond. Just don't forget to add stepping stones.
