What are the best plants for a small pond?

What are the best plants for a small pond?

Have the garden around the pond look as natural as possible. Plant flowers and trees that will complement the surroundings of the pond. Plant plants between the rocks of the pond, as well as around the pond. Plant moss-type plants as well as creeping plants around the pond.

How do you plant a small garden pond?

Put a layer of clean gravel in the bottom if you wish. Don't use soil – it is too full of nutrients and it will prompt blooms of unsightly algae to form. Make sure that wildlife can get in and out, by using bricks, rocks or logs to create stepping stones in and out of the pond. At last, you can fill your pond!

What can I plant in a pond dam?

Willows and cottonwoods are two types of woody plants that will establish them- selves very quickly on a pond dam and around the shoreline. Their seeds are air- borne and land on the pond's surface, then drift to the shoreline where conditions are favorable for them to grow (moist, exposed soil).

What are the best plants for a rockery?

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What are marginal pond plants?

Marginal Plants. Marginal plants are those which grow around the margins of the pond where the water is shallow. They usually have their soil and crown underwater, and sometimes their lower foliage as well. They are generally placed on planting shelves within the pond.

How do you hide a vertical pond liner?

Install a concealing rock-textured pond liner, available through specialty shops and online, by laying it over the top of the true liner. Use as many pieces as necessary to fully wrap the liner up and over the sides of the pond, cutting and burying edges under the soil or rocks around the rim of the pond.

Will hostas grow in water?

As hostas enjoy a water-retentive soil they're ideal for planting in a bog garden, but they shouldn't be treated as an aquatic. For this reason they're often planted by, but never in, a pond.