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Small Ponds Add Ambiance

The Couple's Review - Non-confrontational Communication
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A small pond adds ambiance and aesthetic pleasure to a garden, courtyard, or atrium. This is especially true if it includes a waterfall. There is something about falling water that is tranquilizing.

Rectangle small pond with waterfall.
Laidlaw Schultz Architects

When I was traveling through Japan many years ago, I visited many traditional Japanese gardens. Having a background in landscaping, I found their design philosophy to be fascinating. I learned that Japanese gardens usually have these three basic elements: plants, water, and rocks. Their goal is to match the basic elements of nature.

Small pond with waterfall over large rock and lush vegetation.
Classic Nursery & Landscape / Alan Burke

My landscape designs typically included plants, rocks, and lighting but not water. After I saw the Japanese gardens, I added water to my design palette.

Small pond with multiple waterfalls over rocks and aquatic plants.
Aquascape

If you have a small garden or a small house and you want to carry the tiny theme into your yard, a small pond can do as much to create the atmosphere you want as a big one. Choosing a small pond also saves you money in building and maintaining it.

Contemporary small pond with elegant waterfall spout.
Carolyn Chadwick

Small ponds are easy to love. Add some aquatic plants, fish, and lighting and they really become special.

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