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Pond Plant Ideas to Add Life and Beauty to Your Water Garden
Plants are what put the “garden” into water garden. A wide variety of pond plants can be added to your pond—or even tucked along the edges of a waterfall—to bring your water feature to life.
The four basic categories of aquatic plants, waterlilies, marginals, submerged, and floating plants, each play a vital role in the ecosystem. Together, they provide natural filtration, improve water quality, and create shade and shelter for fish while adding vibrant color and texture to your pond.
From the bold blooms of waterlilies to the soft greenery of marginals, every plant adds its own beauty and benefit. Explore our collection of pond plant ideas and care tips to create a thriving and beautiful ecosystem.
Aquascape Waterlily Collection
Explore Aquascape’s Waterlily Collection, featuring vibrant, high-performing waterlilies selected to thrive in natural ecosystem ponds.
Colorado Waterlily: A Long-Blooming Beauty for the Pond
If you’re looking for a hardy waterlily that delivers beautiful blooms throughout the summer and often well into early fall, the Colorado waterlily (Nymphaea ‘Colorado’) is an excellent choice. Known for its distinctive…
Why You Need Pickerel Weed in Your Water Garden
You might give that headline a second look and wonder why in the world you need a weed in your pond! But truth be told, pickerel weed is actually a graceful and…
Surprising Secrets of a Favorite Pond Plant: The Calla Lily
The calla lily, or Zantedeschia, with its elegant, trumpet-shaped blooms and lush, vibrant foliage, is a beloved staple in gardens and floral arrangements around the world. But beneath its striking beauty lies…
How to Care for Marginal Pond Plants
Marginal plants are simply the aquatic plants found growing around the edges, or margins, of your water garden.
7 Smart Tips for Planting a Beautiful, Healthy Pond
From colorful water lilies that dance on the pond’s surface to aquatic Forget-Me-Nots that hug the edges of your water garden, it’s the amazing pond plants that put the “garden” in “water garden.” You can apply many of
Why Choose Tropical Waterlilies
Tropical water lilies are referred to as “tropicals” because of their dislike for cold weather. Like annual plants in your garden beds, tropical water lilies die off in the winter and need to be replaced the following pond season. Even so, the
Snowflakes on the Water: A Dainty Pond Plant
The snow blanketing ponds across the country brings a great time to talk about the dainty Water Snowflake you may have floating in your pond during the warmer seasons.
Tropic Sunset Waterlily: A Spectacular Floating Sunset for Your Pond
If ever a flower could capture the glow of a summer evening, it’s Nymphaea ‘Tropic Sunset.’ This wonderful waterlily emits a light, sweet fragrance and delivers warm, autumn-toned flowers with petals blending…
Sweet Flag: A Graceful Addition to Your Pond’s Edge
If you’re looking for an easygoing plant that adds texture, color, and a touch of movement to your pond, Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a beautiful choice. This hardy marginal plant thrives…
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