There are six groups of plants that i suggest you think about for the fishpond. This post and a few of the following ones are all concerning what we call Marginals. When we talk about Marginal plants we think of them as just ornamental as they do not play a part in managing a satisfactory balance in the water garden. They merely serve only two functions. The boundary between the water and also the fishpond side is softened by making use of these plants that is certainly regularly desirable in a Formal fishpond and is at all times essential in an Informal one, they supply floral colour and/or fascinating leaves during the growing season. Many types are obtainable. Based on the variety of plant, the advisable depth for planting is 0 - 6 inches.
Their home is more often than not on the marginal shelf or in the shallows of your fishpond. The standard approach to growing them is usually to plant them in soil at the bottom of the shelf, but it is better to place them in baskets. You should not mix different varieties in one container. Below are a couple of plants that I’ve placed into my pond so as to add a great deal of colour.
Carex (Sedge). The Sedges are incorporated here as they’re usually found in the Marginal plant section of them many catalogues, however, these grassy perennials are commonly happier developing in wet soil as compared to growing in the pond. Planting depth when grown as a Marginal is 0 - 2 inches. There is nothing special about these plants, however the yellow-leaved Carex stricta 'Bowles Golden' has become rather popular in recent years. The tall Sedges can look attractive at the water's edge of a large fishpond, but they have no place in the average sized one. For the ordinary garden pond there are more interesting Marginals than Carex.
Cyperus (Umbrella Grass). These charming members of the Sedge family are foliage plants which bear lance-shaped leaves which branch out from the tops of the stems similar to the ribs of an umbrella. The summer flower heads are branching spikes of tiny brown or reddish flowers. The favored one is a sweet Garlingale (Cyperus longus) which is used to consolidate the banks of natural fishpond sand and is cut for flower arranging. An invasive plant growing to about 3ft high. Planting depth is 3 - 5 inches. The dark green leaves are coarse and spiky. C.vegetus is more compact and thus more suitable for the regular garden fishpond. The leaves are broader than those of C. longus but the stems are only 1- 2ft high. The advisable planting depth is 0 - 4 inches. also it can be grown in a bog garden.
Cotula (Golden Buttons). A worthwhile Marginal, in particular for the small ponds. The spreading leafy clumps are no greater than 6 inches high and are covered all summer long with tiny yellow button-like flowers. The foliage is aromatic. Cotula coronopifolia is definitely an annual and this means that it dies once the flowering season is concluded. This lapnt generally does not create a problem as the plant quickly sets seed along with a flush of self-sown seedlings in spring replaces last year's specimens. The suggested planting depth for Cotula is 0 - 5 inches.
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I spend a lot of my spare time in my garden but I have to admit that most of it is spent either improving my pond or simply sitting by it watching the world in water. A great deal of my fascination with ponds was created with the help of a landscaping London company. They gave me all the help and advice that I needed, as and when I asked them for it.
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