Natural or Wildlife Ponds Offer Many Unique Benefits

Nature and wildlife pools are becoming more and more popular as people gain a greater awareness of the natural environment and want to encourage it within their own garden space.

These pools are a great tool for improving your gardens overall ecosystem as well as providing an excellent educational and entertaining experience for your whole family.

Frogs and toads will actually feel invited into your garden with just the simple addition of a pond. The great part about have toads and frogs is that they will eat slugs. Adding a pond will also surely encourage the arrival of several different types of birds that you many not have ever noticed in your area before.

Sufficient planting areas will be needed in order to ensure a good balance in your pool. The plants areas that you build into your pool should be able to support enough plants so that eventually two thirds of your pool’s surface will be covered.

Koi and Orfe should probably not be added into these types of pools, although they will be able to support some types of fish. Any fish that are added should be slowing added over time and as the plants in your pond have an opportunity to grow and mature.

While the water may appear murky at first it will begin to clear over time as natural helpful bacteria grow which are able to remove any toxin left by fish and rotting organic waste. This change will be in part due to the growth of your plant material. This process is often slow, sometimes taking as long as 18 months to happen. The end result will be well worth the wait as your garden hosts a grand display of natural wildlife and healthy thriving plants.

Most of these natural ponds will not require the use of a filtration system. Sometimes, however, it is helpful to add a pump to maintain healthy oxygen levels. A pump will also help the natural and healthy balance of healthy bacteria that is needed to keep your pond in excellent condition. A pump is also a great way to keep pond water from stagnating.

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