9. The Pond and Water Garden
Water changes everything. I dug a pond near the house, edged it in stone, and filled it with lily pads, seagrass, and a few tropical fish that flash orange in the sun. A little arched bridge crosses it, just wide enough for one person, and reeds grow along the far bank. The sound of it, the light on it — the whole farm feels calmer with water in the middle of it.