Can a pond cool a garden down? Experts say it could

Here’s a question I didn’t expect to be asking during this week’s heatwave: can a pond cool a garden down?

I was browsing for simple ways to keep a patio cool during a heatwave in light of this week’s very real red weather warning, and water features were among the expert suggestions. I’d actually been considering adding a pond to my garden, so I had to know if they really can cool a garden down.

I checked in with a few other experts to find out just how much truth is in the claim.