Discovering water gardens and swimming ponds.

To stay clean, conventional swimming pools require constant use of chemical products such as chlorine, ozone, or algae treatments. More and more people are intolerant to these products, which cause skin allergies, hives, and red eyes. Swimming in a natural pond is a highly attractive alternative, both for your health and that of the environment. Kill two birds with one stone!

Swimming ponds come in several formats, from the smallest, such as the wading pool size, to the largest. The swimming pond measures approximately 30 feet by 50 feet with a depth of 5 feet, which allows us to lounge on an inflatable mattress.

One of the most important parts of your swimming pond is the filtration marsh.

It is what ensures in-depth filtration so that you maintain clear water. The water is pushed through gravel of varying diameters from the bottom up, then it passes through the roots of aquatic plants that are paired with purifying bacteria, which ensures deep biological filtration. The water is subsequently returned to the pond by way of a cascade and a waterfall.

Another part of the design, which plays a major role in the health and biological balance of your pond, is the cascade.

In addition to enchanting us with its beauty and sound for more than six months of the year, it allows toxic gases to escape and oxygen to enter deep into the water. The flow of the cascade must be proportional to the size of the pond. The larger and deeper the latter is, the higher and wider the cascade must be in order to properly agitate the water.

An interesting option for the swimming pond is to install an oversized waterfall to enjoy the beneficial effect of a back and shoulder hydro-massage.

Installing a natural stone staircase inside your swimming pond will allow you comfortable and safe access.

Much less demanding in terms of maintenance than a pool, the swimming pond nevertheless requires a few weekly interventions. Take advantage of your swim to do a bit of gardening. It is much more pleasant to prune aquatic plants and remove small debris by hand while in the water.

Children can spend hours swimming in the pond with a mask. They explore the underwater world and observe fish, frogs, and other insects in their habitat. Furthermore, they don't need to wash their hair after swimming, because the pond contains neither chlorine nor toxic chemical products.

Finally, let's see what is hiding under the surface of the water.

Just like the water garden, the interior of the swimming pond is laid out in levels to allow for the installation of stones of various sizes as well as aquatic plants that require different water depths.

Maintenance costs are also lower than those of a pool, for example. As for heating, the stones in the pond capture the warm rays of the sun during the day and radiate this heat at night. This is what we call a passive solar system.

The high-performance filtration system, purifying bacteria, and a good supply of oxygen are the essential elements for crystal-clear water.

You now know the advantages of natural swimming.

I hope you enjoyed this article to learn more about swimming ponds or aquatic features in general.

So, we wish you happy natural swimming!