garden pond
Let an agent explain garden ponds and their kinds, relay design, construction and maintenance from gardening sources, describe wildlife and fish ponds and Japanese traditions, and distinguish garden ponds from natural ponds, swimming pools and water features without standing water.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a garden pond is.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a garden pond, and how do wildlife, fish, formal and Japanese ponds differ? definition
- Is the question about a garden pond, a natural pond, a pool or a fountain? boundary
Japanese
Japanese ponds.
Japanese
Japanese.
- What are shinji ponds and other pond forms in Japanese garden design? definition
- Which entry fits Japanese garden? action
Build Design and construction.
Design
Design.
Design
Design.
- How are ponds sited, sized, shaped and lined? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Planting
Planting and stocking.
Planting
Planting.
- How are ponds planted and, if desired, stocked with fish? action
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Maintain Maintenance and safety.
Maintenance
Maintenance.
Maintenance
Maintenance.
- How are water quality, algae and seasonal care managed? action
- Which entry fits pond filtration? action
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- How are ponds made safe for children and pets? provenance
- Which entry fits water safety? action
Context Wildlife and history.
Wildlife
Wildlife.
Wildlife
Wildlife.
- What wildlife do garden ponds support, and how do they contribute to conservation? provenance
- Which entry fits wildlife gardening? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How have garden ponds featured in garden history from Persia to Japan and Europe? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of gardening? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- shinji pond
What it is Filled
A small artificial body of water built as a garden feature for ornament, wildlife or the keeping of fish and aquatic plants, lined with clay, concrete, flexible liners or preformed shells, ranging from formal pools and koi ponds to naturalistic wildlife ponds, and including traditional forms such as the shinji pond of Japanese gardens shaped like the character for heart; garden ponds support biodiversity and require planning for depth, planting, filtration and safety.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain garden ponds and their kinds, relay design, construction and maintenance from gardening sources, describe wildlife and fish ponds and Japanese traditions, and distinguish garden ponds from natural ponds, swimming pools and water features without standing water.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Artificial construction
- Garden setting
- Planted and often stocked
- Biodiversity value
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Leave a pond uncovered or unfenced where young children can reach it unsupervised.
- Introduce or recommend invasive plants or animals that can spread to wild waters.
- Release fish or pond water into natural water bodies.
- Use chemical treatments that harm wildlife or the fish in the pond.
Only with a human decision
- Draining a pond that hosts wildlife or protected species such as amphibians.
May
- Explain how garden ponds are built and maintained, citing gardening sources.
- Report water level, temperature and visible algae problems to the keeper who asked.
Moral aspects Filled
- Ponds attract children and pets, and small depths of water can drown a toddler.
- Garden ponds can support wildlife or spread invasive species and disease.
Who is affected
- Young children
- Wildlife using the pond
- Neighbours
Owners Filled
Steward
The person who keeps the garden.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112049379 - registry parent class
- Q2736507 - registry parent class
related
- garden feature - in registry terms
- water feature - in registry terms
- amphibian - and aquatic invertebrates
- Japanese garden - ponds
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.garden-pond
- Wikidata: Q2887441 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2887441)
Direct properties required Filled
- wildlife pond minimum depth: about 60 cm - in part
- koi pond typical depth: over 1 m
- shinji pond form: heart character shape - Japanese gardens
Recognition required Filled
- Artificial garden water body
- Wildlife ponds, koi ponds, formal pools, shinji ponds
- Natural ponds form without construction; pools are for swimming; fountains may lack a pond
- A small pool of water in a garden with plants and often fish.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds
- relay design and construction
- describe maintenance and wildlife
- distinguish related features
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Drowning risk for young children
- Algae and water quality problems
- Spread of invasive plants and diseases
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Local planning and water use rules
- Child safety guidance for garden water
- Invasive aquatic plant restrictions
Context of use required Filled
- Ornament, wildlife habitat and fish keeping.
- wildlife ponds
- fish and koi ponds
- formal pools and reflecting pools
- container and patio ponds
- Japanese garden ponds including shinji ponds
- bog gardens as related features
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2887441: garden pond - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Garden pond - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should koi pond and wildlife pond be separate entries?
- How should gardening sources be linked?
- The registry entry has a merged alias naming a Japanese pond type; should it be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2887441/spec.json