Alex: I keep coming back to that image from the trip: the purple heron lands at midnight on the old jetty. I want the garden pond to feel like that.
Nova: Then we design the pond around dusk, not daylight. Dark stone edges, grasses that move, one low lamp. Remember this: you always choose atmosphere over tidiness.
Alex: True. And no gravel paths, I hate the sound.
Nova: Noted as a rule: never gravel, always bark or moss paths.