7 Reasons Why Every House Must Have a Pond
- Healing space: The sound of running water has many benefits including reduction of the stress hormone – cortisol. Others include enhanced mood, improved cognitive function, the promotion of overall mental well-being, and reduction of anxiety. It has also been shown to stabilize the heart's rhythm and contribute to the regulation of blood pressure.
- An entertainer’s dream: You will find that all your guests gather around the water feature, as the sight and sound of water are mentally captivating, given its powerful presence in nature. The aesthetic lighting that activates during the later hours transforms backyards into something from a Disney movie, highlighting beautiful details in just the right way. A recreational swimming pond will be your family and friends’ new favorite vacation spot. Dogs and cats also love to hang around the water feature to cool off with a refreshing drink and watch aquatic life.
- Educational place: Water features provide valuable opportunities for children's development by immersing them in nature. Spending time near water has been shown to enhance mental well-being, reduce stress, and even improve immune function. These outdoor experiences encourage physical activity and promote better sleep, while also sparking creativity and deepening children’s connection to their environment. Together, these benefits not only support immediate health but can also reduce the risk of future mental health challenges, contributing to a child's overall well-being.
- Environmental Preservation: Did you know the average grass lawn maintenance cost is $3,500 annually? More so than that, grass lawns are actually destructive for the environment, requiring significant water usage and contributing to pollution through pesticide and fertilizer runoff. Bare grass areas facilitate minimal biodiversity and require high-maintenance practices such as mowing, resulting in higher carbon emissions. They necessitate significant water usage, contribute to pollution through pesticide and fertilizer runoff, have minimal biodiversity, and demand high-maintenance practices like mowing. The chemicals used in lawn treatments can contribute to allergies in humans and pets alongside long-term health issues. In contrast, water features foster natural habitats, providing many necessities to living organisms including frogs, fish, and many insect species.
- Source of Food: Ponds can be used to grow many edible plants and fish for consumption. For example, watercress leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked, seeds of lotus used in many Asian dishes, pickerelweed young shoots and leafstalks could be used in salads raw or cooked, taro has edible corm and leaves. There are many other water plants that can also be used in medicine.
- A non-traditional garden: Expand your gardening horizons to include many species of beautiful water plants such as water lilies and irises, lotuses, and many more.
- Because you deserve to live a resort lifestyle every day: Water features provide year-round beauty and serenity that we midwesterners don't get to experience in our daily lives. The addition of a simple backyard water feature can make you feel like you are coming home to the tranquility of the sea every day!