Meaning: The colorful part of the plants opened up and showed color near the pond.
Choice of Words: Flowers - the colorful part of a plant; bloomed - to open up and show color; pond - a small area of water
Alternative Expressions
Flowers blossomed by the pond.
Meaning: This sentence is also describing the flowers near the pond, but it uses different words to make it sound more beautiful. It's like saying, The flowers that are right next to the pond have opened up and are showing off their beautiful petals.
Choice of Words: The word "blossomed" also means flowers opening up and showing their petals, but it's a more poetic way of saying it. "By" means next to something, which is similar to "near" but suggests a closer proximity. So, this sentence means that flowers opened up and showed their petals right next to the pond.
Flowers bloomed around the pond.
Meaning: This sentence is describing the flowers that are all around the pond. It's like saying, The flowers that are on all sides of the pond have opened up and are showing their petals.
Choice of Words: The word "around" means on all sides of something. So, this sentence means that flowers opened up and showed their petals all around the pond. It gives the impression that there are flowers everywhere near the pond.