Aquatic plants are critical to the establishment of proper balance in your pond. Different height plants filter the water at different depths. Additionally, the shade cover they provide helps reduce string algae and give the fish protection. Aquatic plants also reduce evaporation. Besides all this, they're beautiful!

Because man-made ponds must be self-contained, their edges need to be softened with plants. You'll need dry-land plants that cascade over the edge and aquatic plants that are grouped around the inside edge.

Hardy aquatic plants are similar to the perennials in your garden - they come back every year. These plants are the backbone of your pond. They include such plants as reeds, rushes, grasses, flags, iris, flowering and shrubby plants, and the exotic-looking floating lily pads.

Tropicals are like the annuals in your garden. They're important in a pond for fast shade cover, aeration, and varying colors and textures.

Beyond that, there are some plants that are planted directly into planter pockets we create in the pond, some we leave in pots, some that nest in the shallow rock along the margins, and some that simply float on the water's surface.

We provide you with a water plant certificate when we build your pond to get you a small variety of starter plants.

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Picture	Description	Size
	Canna	46.3 k
	Water Hyacinth	25.4 k
	Water Iris	16.4 k
	Hardy Water Lilies	42.3 k
	Various Water Plants	200k