The selection of plants for a new bed or border which you will have created as part of your garden is up to you. Making an allowance for the quantity of light and soil type which are present you will have an enormous range of plants from which to make your choice, dependant upon your likes and dislikes. Roses on their very own or mixed with other plants. Bedding plants or Bamboo, it's up to you entirely.
One of several basic rules for creating a successful water garden is that stocking seriously is not just up to you and your desire to have an exquisite pond. Stocking requires bringing together a number of ingredients, both plant and animal, to ensure that a healthy and stable balance is maintained. It will be required to introduce some uninteresting plants with no ornamental value because they help to maintain the water clear. You will also have to make sure that a certain amount of your water surface is shaded by foliage, whether you want it or not.
You might soon find out that choosing specimen from the aquatic centre or catalogue merely as it looks the most attractive can be a big mistake. The showiest fish would require a much larger than average pond along with an ice-free environment for the wintry weather months. Some fairly strict rules, then, for creating the proper choice of stocking material.
Additionally there are actually rules concerning time for stocking the pond. First of all, plants must be introduced throughout the growing season and make sure you wait a couple of days after the pond is filled up with fresh tap water. This permits the dissolved chlorine to break up. The next rule is that make sure you leave Four weeks between planting before introduction of fish. The reason to do this is that fish tug at submerged plants and nibble at the leaves, so Water Lillies, Marginals, Oxygenators etc should be allowed to establish themselves before being exposed to Goldfish, Shubunkins or any other kind of fish.
You will find 6 groups of pond plants that you ought to consider.
Water Lillies, roots submerged, leaves on the surface and flowers on or above the water surface.
Deep Water Aquatics, roots submerged, leaves on the surface and flowers on or above the surface.
Floaters, roots submerged, leaves and stems free-floating on or just under the surface and the flowers, if any, on or above the surface.
Bog Plants, roots in moist soil but not permanently submerged in water, leaves and flowers clearly above the surface.
Oxygenators, roots and stems submerged, leaves nearly always submerged as well as flowers, if any, on or above the surface.
Finally, industrial and domestic boiler installation get the Marginals, roots submerged, leaves and flowers clearly above the surface.
There are actually far too many varieties of each group to cover in one article but I will write in more detail a better description of every group the moment I can. The main thing to remember when stocking your pond is to have a good look at the plants on offer and try to understand the purpose of each group of plants. This is vital for the survival of your ponds life.
Author Resource:
I spend a lot of my spare time in my garden but I must admit that most of it is spent either improving my pond or just sitting by it watching the world in the water live it's life. A lot of my fascination with ponds was created while using help of a gardener london company. They gave me all the assistance and advice that I needed as and when I asked them for it.
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