A blog by Biddi Kings
A garden pond is just as effective as a tree in capturing carbon, so for our planet every pond we create is win-win on so many levels.
Each individual pond is a mini ecosystem. You can tell if a pond is healthy by the quality of the water. Even the smallest body of water can provide a healthy environment for all kinds of wildlife as long as the water is oxygenated.
Water doesn’t have to be moving to be healthy. Indeed most plants prefer to grow in still water where their roots are not disturbed and they don’t have water constantly dripping on their leaves.
Plants suck up water from the soil. Their roots absorb water and the nutrients that are dissolved in it feed the growth of the plant. The excess water then evaporates through the leaves of the plant back into the atmosphere and circulates back into the water cycle.
Plants also collect carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and, through photosynthesis, break it down so that the oxygen is released back into their environment.
Pumps and fountains a not essential for any garden pond and are always a problem when you are trying to achieve the balance necessary to maintain a healthy environment.
Balanced planting is the only way to achieve a fully functioning ecosystem because plants are the key players in the transpiration system that supports all life on our planet.
In the pond the effect of these fundamentally positive processes is to circulate and oxygenate the water. So plants in your pond are already oxygenating and circulating the water without any expensive, artificial, energy consuming help from a mechanical pump system.
Providing you have enough plants at all levels in your pond, the water will remain sweet and well oxygenated and you will have your own little bit of paradise working against global warming and providing a wonderful home for all those little critters who need access to a watery environment in order to thrive.
