If you are considering adding a water feature, or pond to your garden, to make it more attractive this summer, then there are some important considerations that you shold be aware of before you even start.<\/p>\n

Ponds can look beautiful, but they can also be high maintenance. If you don’t have the time to invest, then it is a non starter.<\/p>\n

That said, it depends on how ambitious your pond is. If you just want a small water feature with a few plants, this should not be too difficult to achieve. If, however, your main goal is to attract wildlife, or to keep fish, then there is more that you need to be aware of.<\/p>\n

If you get the right balance of fish and pond plants, however, then your pond should pretty much take care of itself, so it is all about the planning.<\/p>\n

Here are a few plants ideas for plants to help you get started.<\/p>\n

Bog Plants<\/h3>\n

These are plants that sit in the boggy, damp soil around the outside edge of the pond.<\/p>\n

Chile rhubarb \/ Gunnera manicata<\/h5>\n

Height: 2.5m
\nSpread: 3 – 4m or more
\nFlowers: May – June<\/p>\n

Zantedeschia aethiopica \/ Arum lily \/ Trumpet lily<\/h5>\n

Height: 90cm
\nSpread: 90cm
\nFlowers: May – Jul<\/p>\n

Astilbe \/ False goatsbeard<\/h5>\n

Height: Depends on variety
\nSpread: Depends on variety
\nFlowers: Jul – Sept<\/p>\n

Marginal Plants<\/h3>\n

Marginal plants grow in the shallow water areas on the inside edge of the pond.<\/p>\n

Menyanthes trifoliata \/ Bogbean<\/h5>\n

Height: 10 – 50cm
\nSpread: 1 – 1.5m
\nFlowers: April to June<\/p>\n

Eriophorum angustifolium \/ Common Cotton grass<\/h5>\n

Height: 20 – 60cm
\nPlanting position: Up to 10cm marginal depth
\nFlowers: May to Jul<\/p>\n

Lysimachia nummularia \/ Creeping Jenny<\/h5>\n

Height: 5cm
\nPlanting position: Up to 10cm marginal depth
\nFlowers: June – Sept<\/p>\n

Deep Water Plants<\/h3>\n

These are plants that grow in the deepest part of the pond. There are plants to suit different pond depths. You may need to stand them on stone or bricks, and lower the plants by removing the bricks as they grow.<\/p>\n

Amphibious bistort<\/h5>\n

Depth: Up to 100cm
\nFlowers: June to September<\/p>\n

Nymphaea Froebelii \/ Red Water lily<\/h5>\n

Depth: Up to 60cm
\nSpread: 50 – 100cm
\nFlowers: June to September<\/p>\n

Nymphaea Walter Pagels \/ White Water lily<\/h5>\n

Height: Up to 60cm
\nSpread: 75cm
\nFlowers: June to September<\/p>\n

Marsilea mutica \/ Floating Four Leaf Clover<\/h5>\n

Height: Up to 15cm
\nFlowers: None<\/p>\n

Oxygenators \/ Submerged Plants<\/h3>\n

These types of plants are fully submerged, and perform more of a functional rather than aesthetic role. They absorb carbon dioxide and nitrates from processed fish waste, and release oxygen into the water for fish and other wildlife to consume. Many oxygenators are also effective at keeping blanket weed and algae under control. Be careful not to add to many or your pond may end up overcrowded, and it can lead to<\/p>\n

Ceratophyllum \/ Hornwort<\/h5>\n

Planting position: Simply drop into the water – no need to plant
\nSpread: Stems grow to between 1 and 3 metres.
\nFlowers: None<\/p>\n

Ranunculus aquatilis \/ Water Crowfoot<\/h5>\n

Water depth: 15 – 60cm
\nFlowers: May to July<\/p>\n

Myriophyllum spicatum \/ Spiked Water Milfoil<\/h5>\n

Water depth: 30 – 75cm
\nFlowers: None<\/p>\n

Here is a fun infographic that we have found about choosing the right plants for your pond.<\/p>\n

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