A garden which has been developed with features that are popular are more likely to get bids from folk who like them...

If you advertise the features fair and square, you will be more likely to find a buyer who is in the market for them.

You probably don't want to get bogged down with a string of buyers who want to impose drastic changes that are neither realistic, convenient, or affect the character of the property adversely

They had several parties this summer and she covered the ponds with grates. The little kids had a great time sitting/playing in the stream and throwing stones into the ponds. It kept them busy for hours.

Next summer my grandson will be a todler and we are already making plans to keep him safe in her yard and mine.

Once you sell your home you don't know and have no control over what the buyers are going to do. They could have a great time with the pond... or they could be planning on bulldozing the whole thing. You could have your realtor ask theirs if they want you to do something with it but don't do anything without asking - they could be very upset and it could delay the sale.

Unless you hid something like faulty wiring or a man-eating goldfish from them, I don't think they could hold you responsible.

sam

Have the buyers seen the house already? If so, then they know the pond is there. What happens to any children or the adults after they buy the house has nothing to do with you. Would you be responsible if someone falls down the stairs and breaks a leg? Same thing.

Not your responsibility, so no need for concern or guilt. You would be worrying for nothing. Better use of energy elsewhere in your life, I would think.

We have a fairly large pond in our front yard and every child who come here to visit is told one basic rule....You have to be with an adult when you are near the pond and I then show them where the "you don't go here line is" and I have never had a problem with my visitors. They even come to me and ask if I will take them to feed the fish.

I agree with Pashta....find something better to do with your time than worry about something you can't control. If the new owners have children and are afraid of the pond, then they will fill it in and plant pretty flower!

Belle

Yes, you are fortunate that your home sold. Good luck on the moving. I know it is so stressful but afterwards, what a relief.

Now I might've rhetorically questioned the air when making it my own (Why did you do it this way? What's up with this? Why didn't you _____?), but I really couldn't go back and ask them to change it once everything was signed - just had to roll up my sleeves, get prepared, and dive in and fix it on my own terms, not theirs.