A demonstration of what can be accomplished through water garden landscape design. From active streams and fountains, to tranquill ponds and pools, turn your home into a water garden oasis.

Planting in your Pond

There are different types of plants that you can grow in the water garden. Some types of plants will require that you plant in a container so that the plant will stay contained but will have the benefits of the water garden as well. Planting surface plants is always an option in the water garden as well, and here we are going to talk a little about each type of plant, and how you can plant them in the water garden.

Surface plants are easy plants to start in the water garden. These are plants that are going to float along the water, with the roots hanging down into the water to absorb the nutrients from the water that they need to survive. When you are purchases floating surface plants, like the Water Lily, you should be checking the roots when buying them, or if someone has given them to you.

The roots should all be white with any black roots meaning the plant has a problem. You can snip off roots that are blackened if there are just a couple. Soft roots, when the roots are spongy feeling and not hard like a root should be also will indicate that the plant has a problem. When planting bare rooted plants in the water garden there are a few steps that you should follow for a successful planting. You should be using a large container, one that is more like mesh instead of a pot with not holes. When you line the pot with bessian so that the roots can’t get out of the containers and take over your water garden.

Be sure to rinse off all plants that you are going to be planting in the water garden. The rinsing will take off any bugs or left over bacteria that may be clinging to the plant. Keep the roots of all plants wet while transports or while working on other portions of planting so that the bare rooted plants will not dry out too quickly.

Cutting off a the tops of the plant, just so there is only about three to five inches of plant that will stick out above the soil will ensure that your plant has a chance to stabilize before it wants to try and grow which will not put as much stress on the plant it self and you will have a better chance of the plant surviving. When adding the final soil to the water garden container plant, be sure to pack the soil in tightly so that there are no air pockets surrounding the roots.