Stocking A Water Garden
The selection of plants for a new bed or border which you have created as part of your garden is up to you
. Taking into consideration the quantity of light and soil type that happen to be present you will have a vast range of plants from which to make your choice, determined by your likes and dislikes. Roses on their very own or mixed with other plants. Bedding plants or Bamboo, that's up for your requirements entirely.
One of the basic rules for creating a successful water garden is that stocking seriously isn't just up to you and your desire to have a good looking pond. Stocking requires bringing together a quantity of ingredients, both plant and animal, in order that a healthy and stable balance is maintained. It will likely be required to introduce some uninteresting plants without any ornamental value because they help to maintain the water clear. You will even have to be sure that a certain amount of your water surface is covered by foliage, whether you like it or not.
You will soon discover that choosing specimen from your aquatic centre or catalogue purely as it looks the most attractive could be a big mistake. The showiest fish will require a much larger than average pond in addition to being an ice-free environment during the wintry weather months. Some fairly strict rules, then, for creating the right choice of stocking material.
Additionally there are rules regarding time for stocking the pond. To begin with, plants ought to be introduced during the growing season and make sure you wait a couple of days after the pond is filled up with fresh tap water. This allows the dissolved chlorine to break up. The next rule is that make sure you leave Four weeks between planting and the introduction of fish. The main reason for this is that fish tug at submerged plants and nibble on the leaves, so Water Lillies, Marginals, Oxygenators etc must be allowed to establish themselves before being exposed to Goldfish, Shubunkins or any other type of fish.
There are actually 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 below the surface as well as 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 almost always submerged and the flowers, if any, on or above the surface.
Finally, up-to-the-minute gas boilers in chelsea and all over get the Marginals, roots submerged, leaves and flowers clearly above the surface.
There are actually far too many varieties of every group to cover in a single article but I will write in more detail a better description of every group as soon as I can. The key thing to remember when stocking your pond is to have a good look at the plants on offer and try to understand the function of each group of plants. This can be vital for the survival of the ponds life.
by: Stephen Drummonsy
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