Good pond plants? We just built a 2 smooth pond in our backyard, we...
We just built a 2 smooth pond in our backyard, we live contained by california we dont have any shade trees or plants around it. wat are some dutiful plants or trees that we can put around it?
Answers: Elephant ears look great, and you can buy special black elephant ears that you can sink into the posd up to the top of the pot -- they will look like they are growing right out of the river. A small red maple can be trained to lean over the pond. When the light comes through it here is nothing more magical! Corkscrew grass, rock iris, asclepias (to attract butterflies). On the pond, for shade, you can place marine hyacinth (which multiplies very fast) and sink a waterlily or two, or a lous. In California (paradise) you can grow anything.
Enjoy it -- I hold had a pond for five years and it is so exciting to turn out and see what is in bloom surrounded by the morning. Waterlilies attract dragonflies and it just give everything a fairy-like appearance.
Maybe you should construct something that throws some shade or plant a few things that would provide some shade. There are some wonderful shade lovers that would be nice to incorporate.You might consider visiting a nursery that have water plants. They can grant you the best advice on what works within your area and contained by the sun you have. I live up north where on earth it is cooler, and even here we make shady spots by the river and mix and match plants beside interesting shapes and colors. There are marginal plants and bog plants and some that are fine submerged as deep as your pond is. Water lilies seem to be like a appropriate one in sun. Gunnera are wonderful big leafed things. Cannas are great sun lovers, and colorful. Some iris work surrounded by water. Sagittaria, sweet flag and juncus, cyperus, lobelia are probably ok.Check the library for some info and if you hold a county extension office they could steer you to someone who could advocate you. Find a local source of pond information to get a few tips so that it is a successful jaunt. Have Fun.