Plants for a decorative reservoir and a garden pond in the country

Common reed (Phragmites communis, syn. P. australis)

Common reed. Photo from the site.
The reed has long, erect, gray-green stems-straws up to 3-4 m high.Flowers in brown-violet spikelets-panicles are small, inconspicuous, bloom from July to autumn

In August-September, they turn into eye-catching silvery-brownish fluffy sultans. There is an ornamental reed variety 'Variegata
’- up to 1 m high, leaves with golden yellow, later white border

Growing features

Variegata

The Latin name for the reed - Phragmites - comes from the Greek word phragma
which means wattle fence
... And this is no coincidence, since since ancient times it has been used to cover roofs, arrange fences, and weave baskets.

Aquatic plants for planting in a pond

Of the aquatic plants, the most common are water lilies, they are also nymphs or water lilies. In small ornamental ponds, water lilies are grown in containers that are immersed to a specific depth for a given variety. Water lilies bloom from June to cold weather. For abundant flowering, water lilies are planted in sunny and wind-protected places.

Currently, a large number of varieties of water lilies have been bred, differing in color and size of flowers, leaves, frost resistance. The most beautiful varieties: Attraction, Fabiola, Gonnere, Rose Arey, Chromatella.

Nymphaea "Attraction"

In addition to water lilies, in the pond you can plant the nymphaean sycamore, water buttercup, and in the southern regions - the Caspian lotus. In the northern regions, lotus is kept in ponds only in the summer. For the winter, the rhizomes are removed and stored in wet sand, in the cellar.

Buttercup water

If your pond is less than 1.5 m deep, then it is also better to take out the water lilies and store them in the basement. To do this, the container with the roots is placed in a container of water to cover the soil in the container. Other plants grown in containers in shallow water are also preserved.

Usually, aquatic plants are sold in small shipping containers, so it is best to transplant them before placing them in water. For planting, we take a container 10-15 cm larger than the shipping container, always with drainage holes. We put a small layer of expanded clay on the bottom and cover it with heavy clay. Clay can be used from any natural pond, swamp or quarry. We transplant the rhizome into clay, and rinse well with water to wash off the dusty particles of the earth. You can sew the container into a burlap, then the water is practically not contaminated. After that, we lower the container to a depth corresponding to the type of plant.

Fertilizers for nymphs are used in spring, before immersion in water. All of them have a prolonged effect, therefore they are applied once a season. For example - Osmokot. If your garden pond has an earthen bottom, you can plant the water lilies directly in the ground, just choose a variety that matches the depth of your pond. After planting the rhizome, it must be pressed down with rubble so that it does not float up. Fertilizer is applied to the hole during planting.

Caring for aquatic and coastal plants consists in the timely cleaning of rotten, dried leaves and peduncles in order to exclude fungal diseases.

Small pond with plants

Aquatic plants for a large pond in the country

An extensive reservoir on the site is a highlight of landscape design, so it needs planning and project creation. The pond, more than 1 m deep, warms up less, and therefore does not overgrow with small algae, therefore it is easier to care for it. In the reservoir, you can make longline banks for arranging containers with various marsh and coastal plants.

If conifers fit into the chosen design concept, the banks can be decorated with rhododendrons, boxwood or conifers. In the coastal strip, in the water, strong-growing reeds, cattails, reeds, buzulnik and rogers look good, or undersized ones - badan, funkiya, pontederia and lysichiton. On the shore, near the water edge, the snake highlander and marsh iris are beautifully blooming.

The central part of the lake will be decorated with delicate water lilies (nymphea) or lotus flowers. Floating plants for the pond continues with an unusual, but very colorful water walnut (rogulnik) with pretty leaves and fruits.

Plants in a pond can decorate any body of water, the main thing is to arrange them taking into account the landscape, the characteristics of growth and the listed tips. If you want to enjoy the created beauty for a long time, keep it clean and tidy, follow the rules for caring for plants and wintering conditions.

The water features in the garden are beautiful and attract everyone's attention. And how much trouble comes with their appearance: to cleanse, maintain decorativeness, preserve for the winter ..

But there are some methods to make life easier for the owner of the reservoir.

What is a plant purified body of water?

A pond that can be cleaned with plants is a body of water divided into deep (for example, for swimming) and shallow water zones with plants that serve as natural water regenerators. Such a reservoir has a natural look and fits perfectly into the landscape of the landscape garden.

Plants that "cleanse" the reservoir are called bioplato. They perform a huge number of functions, in addition to the main, filtration, which consists in promoting the sedimentation of substances, for example, oxidative (in the process of photosynthesis, water is enriched with oxygen). The function of absorption of nutrients and some organic matter is also important, as well as the accumulation of toxic substances with their transformation into non-toxic compounds. In addition, plants in the bioplato are capable of accumulating some metals and organic matter that are difficult to decompose.

For water filtration, the optimal size of the bioplato is about two-thirds of the reservoir. Therefore, the entire pond must have a sufficiently large area. Biofiltration is almost ideal for water purification. The water really becomes crystal if the bioplateau is done correctly.

What plants to use?

Plants - oxygen generators (enrich water with oxygen), play an important role in maintaining the cleanliness of the pond. They should be placed deep in the water and pruned regularly so that they do not grow indiscriminately. Plants taken from their natural habitat do well in winter. The species composition of vegetation should form a developed root system and be resistant to adverse factors.

The species most commonly used as bioplateos are:
- calamus;
- bisexual swamp (water sprocket);
- irises;
- marigold;
- water buttercup;
- pontaderia;
- curly pond;
- cattail;
- submerged hornwort;
- ordinary body cutter;
- urut water;
- reed phalaris;
- fontinalis antipyretic (key moss);
- plantain ditties;
- eichornia;
- elodea.Photo: Pontaderia

Photo: Filaris reed

How to do it?

Plants from the regeneration zone consume a huge amount of nutrients, preventing algae from growing. The optimum height of the deep zone is 120-180 cm, for the regeneration zone - 40-80 cm. The mixed reservoir cleans itself without the use of chemicals. In such a pond, everything is interconnected: water nourishes plants, plants purify water, dead flora decompose into microelements necessary for the growth of other microorganisms.

On average, in order to prevent turbidity of water in a reservoir with a water surface area of 100 sq. m, it is necessary to use about 17 coastal plants and plant about 20 in the water.

Planting aquatic plants for an artificial summer cottage pond

Plants for a pond in the country are planted in a pond already at the moment when the structure is completely ready, filled with water and settled for 10 days. It is better to plant aquatic crops in early summer. Depending on the type of plants, they are planted along the coast or at the bottom of the reservoir. Plants can be planted directly in the bottom of the soil, but it is best to place them in plastic or ceramic pots, which are then set on the bottom.

Pots with water plants for a pond must have holes in the walls and bottom, this is necessary for ventilation of the soil, otherwise the roots will rot. It will be easier to care for plants in pots and baskets: move them to a warm room for the winter, reproduce, etc.

Take care to keep the soil in the baskets from being washed away by water, and that the fish do not pick up mud from the surface of the soil. To do this, after planting the plants in the pond, you can lay a clean burlap or other rough cloth on top, and place small pebbles (2 cm layer) on it.

Regardless of which plants you decide to plant in the pond, you need to remove especially long roots and old leaves from them before planting. After planting, it is necessary to compact the soil around the stem of the plant so that the distance between the soil and the edge of the basket is at least 40 mm. Before planting aquatic plants, it is imperative to establish exactly at what depth they should be planted.

There are also types of plants for a decorative pond that do not require planting at all - they float freely on the surface of the reservoir, independently holding on to the surface of the water. Such plants include water lilies and lotus. But these crops must be closely monitored, because in favorable conditions they multiply quickly and, if they are not thinned out, can occupy the entire pond in a short time.

The main problem for any closed body of water with stagnant water is duckweed, which multiplies rapidly and rapidly occupies the entire area. In no case should you plant it on purpose. In general, when planting plants, you need to adhere to the measure - all plants need light and, in addition, dense thickets in a small pond will look unattractive.

In any case, the reservoir with plants must be regularly thinned out, removing excess and old processes. As for the preparation of plants for wintering, those aquatic crops for which the temperate climate is their natural habitat should be left in the reservoir.

Exotic home pond plants from warm countries should be removed from the pond and placed in a home aquarium or indoor bath for the winter. First you need to prune heavily overgrown plants. Indoors, crops must be provided with sufficient lighting to keep them from withering away.

If it is not possible to buy plants for a summer cottage in a store, you can simply go to the nearest swampy pond, carefully study what grows in it and at what depth, and then select individual specimens for your own reservoir.

Since the water in the pond is stagnant, as in most artificial reservoirs, then the plants in it will be suitable, moreover, all of them, without exception, are adapted to the local climate.

In this case, it will be possible to immediately transplant an adult plant into a summer cottage.

But you need to be careful not to go “hunting” alone, because after all, many of the plants grow in swampy areas, and here it will be difficult for one person to cope with the task at hand, and even unsafe. You need to first stock up on two long poles to feel the soil under your feet, good rubber boots with high tops and a reliable assistant who will have to stay on the shore, but within reach of the pole

Plants for a large reservoir

A large space is a huge field of activity for the implementation of the most daring ideas. However, such a brainchild requires a lot of work. It is difficult to regulate plant growth and reproduction over a large area. Therefore, fish and crustaceans should be introduced into the reservoir as additional helpers to maintain the purity of the reservoir.

Often, different types of water lilies are chosen as the main deep-sea plants. But they can be safely replaced or supplemented with a marsh turkey. The name does not sound as noble as that of the “queen of lakes”, but flowers 15–20 centimeters high will look unusual against the background of the water surface. To plant turchi, it is enough to run a seedling into the water in a warm season. She herself will find a convenient rooting place.

Duckweed and pemphigus may be the inhabitants of the large pond. The latter is a predator. The pemphigus feeds on small midges and mosquitoes, which will significantly improve the situation at the summer cottage. It also shades the body of water, saving water from overheating. It reproduces by pieces of stems. It is enough to break a sturdy stem and throw it into the water. If the reservoir is not inhabited by fish, then the pemphigus should be regularly thinned out.

Shallow waters around large ponds can be filled with tall and lush plants. It is good to do this only from one or two sides, without obscuring the main view. Cattail is suitable for this purpose. It is better to plant it in containers to a depth of 10-30 centimeters. For wintering, cattails should be taken to a room with a zero temperature. If it grows in the ground, then every autumn it is advisable to remove excess rhizomes.

Along the shore of the reservoir, you can evenly plant aquilegia. This is an unpretentious flower that easily tolerates frost in the ground. It grows both in sunny glades and in shaded places. But with a large amount of direct sunlight, the inflorescences become smaller, losing brightness.

Swimming pool combined with a pond: comfortable and beautiful

You can bring to life the original idea of combining a natural pond with a bath. The fact is that not everyone likes to swim surrounded by fish and aquatic plants, and connecting a pond and a bath is an excellent solution to the problem.

For this, two concrete walls 20 centimeters thick are laid along the pond, which divide the pond into four parts. In the middle, a swimming path is formed, free of plants, and on the sides, water lilies and egg capsules will bloom with violent colors, behind them the banks can be decorated with dwarf cattail and a swimsuit. Looking at this wonderful structure from the side, you will never guess that there is a gorgeous bathhouse hidden in the very center. In the area of the rise from the water, wide wooden walkways are installed, where the whole family can sunbathe or garden furniture can be put. The concrete walls are buried 40 centimeters below the water level.

For better waterproofing, a thick film is used, which covers the entire bottom of the pond, dividing walls and the path between them. At the bottom of the pond, where the plants are located, a 10-centimeter layer of sand is laid, then covered with burlap and pond soil mixed with garden soil is added from above. Some of the rapidly growing plants are planted in special containers, and some are simply planted in the ground. The bottom of the bathing path is covered with sand on top of the film, and on top with special rolled pebbles.

Advantages and disadvantages of an artificial pond

And in conclusion, I want to talk about the main disadvantages and advantages of a plastic pond, which I can assert from my own experience.

The main disadvantages of a plastic pond bowl

For all the gardener's efforts, plastic garden ponds will always look a little unnatural.
It is more difficult to create biological balance in an artificial pond.
Plastic ponds are not very durable and will require replacement over the years.
Usually, the bowls do not have sufficient depth and exclude the possibility of wintering nymphs and fish.
The ready-made pond-bowl excludes the possibility of being creative with respect to the form.

We installed a plastic pond in the garden 7 years ago. Lyudmila Svetlitskaya

Pros of a plastic pond

Ease and quick installation of the finished bowl.
Availability (can be easily purchased at any garden store or supermarket department).
A wide range of different configurations and sizes.
The presence of steps in the structure on which coastal plants can be placed.
Possibility of self-installation without the involvement of hired labor and unnecessary financial costs.

Rules for planting plants and decorating a country pond

Before you start planting plants directly, you need to decide on the idea of decorating your pond, understand what you want to see in the end. It is best to make a preliminary sketch of the desired result.

Note! You should not buy all the aquatic plants in a row, as this will not lead to decorating and ennobling the pond, but to turning it into a kind of overcrowded tasteless flower shop. Plants must be selected based on the specific needs of the specific pond

It is important that the pond is not too empty, but also not overcrowded. The number and types of plants that need to be filled in a pond depend on its size, on the presence or absence of fish in it, and on the overall landscape design. Plants must be selected based on the specific needs of the specific pond

It is important that the pond is not too empty, but also not overcrowded. The number and types of plants with which to fill the pond depends on its size, on the presence or absence of fish in it, on the general landscape design

Plants must be selected based on the specific needs of the specific pond

Plant no more than three plants in a small pond to avoid congestion. A large body of water is filled with six or seven different plant species. At the same time, you need to start planting with the most unassuming perennials. And already when such plants become familiar, it will be possible to add other, more demanding and even exotic ones.

There are two methods for planting plants:

in containers,
straight into the ground.

Reference! These methods have two sides of the coin, that is, positive and negative points.

The peculiarities of planting in containers are manifested in the fact that you can choose any ordinary pot for these purposes. But the best choice is plastic lattice garden containers, baskets, or special containers that are sold for aquatic plants. It is desirable that the cells are large enough to allow the roots to be well washed with water. A bag is lined at the bottom of such a container so that the soil is not washed out, and small pebbles are poured over the burlap to make the container heavier. Then it is filled with soil and the plant is planted.

The main advantage of this method is the convenience of moving plants in the pond, the ability to easily change the design and interior of the pond. If necessary, the plants can be easily removed from the pond, they do not need to be dug out. And besides, containers hold back the growth of the root system.

However, planting plants in containers is not suitable for small ponds, since the containers are visible in the water, and this spoils the aesthetic perception or they have to be masked, which creates unnecessary trouble. After some time, the soil is depleted and discomfort, starvation occurs, and, consequently, the plants begin to bloom poorly or die altogether. You should be aware that some fish tear the soil out of containers, which worsens the position of the seedlings.

Planting plants directly into the ground will make the pond more natural and natural. At the beginning of the work, a soil layer of 20 or 30 centimeters is poured onto the site designated for planting. It is necessary to choose not very fertile soil. The best option is considered to be a substrate collected from loamy soil.But in the absence of the opportunity to make such land on your own, you can buy special soil for aquatic plants, which is a good alternative. This method of planting seedlings has the advantage that being in a permanent place, they experience less stress, they bloom better, and this method of planting is well suited for landscaping a pond with a high bank. However, there are also negative sides to this method. It is not possible to easily move the plants around the pond (and near the pond), each time they need to be dug up for wintering and transplanted into containers.

Which method is more convenient to use and which will fit more organically into the design of a particular reservoir, only the owner decides.

Plant the plants correctly, starting in April and until mid-July. Planting begins with deep-water oxygen generator plants, one bunch per square meter. Containers with plants are also located every 1 sq. M. In order to launch water lilies into the pond, the water temperature must rise to 18-20 degrees. At the same time, you can fill the pond with floating plants. After the planting of aquatic plants, the shore is ennobled.

Important! Planting aquatic plants correctly will make it much easier to care for them in the future.

The most popular aquatic plants for the pond

Below are aquatic plants for the pond with photos and names that will decorate your decorative pond.

The most popular aquatic plant in an artificial pond is the water lily, or water lily. It belongs to the category of deep-sea plants and has a horizontally growing rhizome. There are four types of water lilies: dwarf (planting depth - 0.1-0.25 m, diameter of the surface covered with leaves - 0.3-0.6 m, coverage area - 1-2.5 m2, flower diameter - 5-10 cm ), shallow (planting depth - 0.1-0.25 m, diameter of the surface covered with leaves - 0.3-0.6 m, coverage area - 1-2.5 m2, flower diameter - 5-10 cm), average (planting depth - 0.1-0.25 m, diameter of the surface covered with leaves - 0.3-0.6 m, coverage area - 1-2.5 m2, flower diameter - 5-10 cm) and large (planting depth - 0.1-0.25 m, the diameter of the surface covered with leaves is 0.3-0.6 m, the coverage area is 1-2.5 m2, the diameter of the flower is 5-10 cm). Often, large and beautiful water lilies are much cheaper than small and nondescript at first glance relatives. But the former grow in tropical climates and do not adapt well to ours. In addition, large water lilies also need a large reservoir. But smaller water lilies and take up little space, and feel great in the local climate.

As you can see in the photo, these pond aquatic plants come with white, pink, red and yellow flowers:

Leaves begin to grow back immediately after the ice melts, when the water temperature in the reservoir rises several degrees above the zero point of the thermometer, and the plants bloom until late autumn. Their peak flowering occurs during the warmest period of the garden season. When choosing the type of water lilies, you need to take into account their characteristics: the temperature of the content (exotic species are not adapted to our climate), the depth of the reservoir (some species require a depth of up to 1 m), the area covered by the flowers.

If the reservoir is small, then too abundant flowering will block more than half of the pond surface, and this can lead to shading of the reservoir, there will be a lack of oxygen in the water, an excess of bog gas will appear and the water will rot.

Deep-sea lilies as they grow (after 2-3 months) need to be transplanted to a greater depth, and if the pond is shallow, then the pots with roots must be removed to the basement for the winter.

Shield-leaved marsh also belongs to deep-water plants. This plant resembles a water lily, because it has small wavy leaves, often with brownish specks (up to 5 cm in diameter).

Look at the photo: this plant for a pond has yellow flowers, collected in inflorescences, reaching a diameter of 4 cm. Usually this culture is planted in a pond until the water lilies take root.It tends to grow rapidly. Planting depth - 0.3-0.6 m, the height of the flowers above the water surface - 5-8 cm. The marsh flower blooms from July to September. Reproduction occurs by dividing the rhizomes and occurs in late spring or summer.

Another plant from the category of deep-sea plants is the egg capsule. This is the "relative" of the water lily, although she is not so beautiful. The capsule has small and uninteresting flowers, planted on thick peduncles, towering above the surface of the water. This plant needs running water and partial shade. For a medium sized pond, a small and dwarf egg capsule can be used.

Japanese and foreign egg-pods are often found on sale, but these plants require a large reservoir, because the diameter of the flower reaches 8 cm, and the pistil is comparable in size and shape to a small glass bottle. The planting depth is 0.3-0.6 m (for small species), the height of the flowers above the water surface is 8 cm, the egg capsule blooms from June to September, and multiplies by dividing the rhizomes in late spring or summer.

Artificial pond decoration

The most long-awaited and pleasant moment comes after the completion of all technical work, when you can give free rein to imagination and start decorating the shores of the bowl with decorative stones and planting plants.

The most difficult task facing the gardener at this stage is to hide the ugly plastic edge of the container protruding from the ground. Usually, two methods are used for this purpose: they cover the perimeter of the bowl with a decorative stone or plant creeping carpet perennials, which, as they grow, cover the plastic with a living green carpet.

Sometimes both methods are used together. Most naturally, when part of the shore is covered with plants, and the other part is decorated with stones, as is often the case in nature.

As for the design of the coastline with stone, for these purposes, most often, they use rocks that have a flat shape, for example, slate or flagstone

To hide the plastic edging of the pond, it is important to place stones directly on it, but in this case they will stand unevenly and unstable (due to the fact that the edges of the pond usually rise above the soil)

To avoid this, you can make a concrete base-formwork around the pond, into which decorative stones are placed. But if your plans do not include a stationary design of the coastline, then you can level the difference by placing pieces of slate, crushed stone or broken brick under the stones. It looks very nice if some stones hang quite strongly over the water surface, while others slightly recede from the water and are covered by coastal vegetation.

Some summer residents use decorative pebbles glued to the net to decorate the edges of a plastic pond. You can buy these "rugs" in large supermarkets in the bathroom tiles department.

This option is perfectly acceptable, however, before buying, it is important to make sure that the manufacturer has used waterproof glue.

Often, the soil that remains after digging a hole for a pond is used for the construction of high banks, on which a semblance of alpine slides is then broken. Aesthetically, this technique looks good. But as soon as you start watering the newly planted plants, waterfalls of mud will flow straight into the pond.

To avoid this, it is important to build slides, stepping back from the edge of the pond. In the future, the slopes are strengthened with the help of ground cover plants (for example, stonecrops), then this problem can be forgotten

Be sure to make a paved area near one of the banks to ensure access to the water. Lyudmila Svetlitskaya

Herbs and flowers for coastal plantings

Grasses and flowers suitable for planting near a reservoir have a wide variety of species. It is better to limit the planting sites of one species of plants. This is especially true for cereals. Cereals have creeping rhizomes and, if not limited, will quickly take over the entire free surface, displacing weaker neighbors.

Let's list the coastal grasses.

Morrow's sedge, varieties: "Variegata", "Ice Dance". Height above water surface: 20-30 cm. Planting depth in water: 0 cm. Prefers shady, moderately warm places. The soil should be moist with humus. In winter they are kept indoors at t 4-6 * c.

Morrova sedge grade "Ice Dance"
Chinese miscanthus, varieties: "Gold Bar", "Gracilimus", "Graziella", "Silberfeder", "Strictus", "Zebrinus". Ornamental strongly growing grass, height from 0.5 to 2 m. Very beautiful panicles last until winter. The soils are constantly moist. It is better to cover young plants for the winter. Landing no more than 3 pieces per 1 m2.

Miscanthus Chinese variety "Gold Bar"
Moliniya blue "Variegata". Forms lush bushes with striped leaves, height up to 60 cm. For moist, acidic soils. Up to 10 pieces per 1m2.

Moliniya blue "Variegata"
Laxmann's cattail and variegata broadleaf cattail. Planting depth in water: from 0 to 40 cm. Height above water: 80-150 cm. They love the sun. It is better to plant in a container in heavy clay soil. Hibernates at the landing site.

Rogoz
Spiralis spreading hermit. Planting depth in water 0-10 cm, height above water 40-60 cm. Photophilous. If hibernates in a container, lower it below the freezing level.

Spiralis spreading hernica
Reed horsetail. Planting depth in water: 0-5 cm, height above water: 20-30 cm. Suitable for swamp gardens and mini ponds. Sunny place or partial shade. It grows slowly. If it grows in a container, it is added dropwise in the garden for the winter.

Reed horsetail
Pine water. Planting depth in water: 0-60 cm, height above water 20-30 cm. Unpretentious. When planting in a container, move to a depth for the winter.

Pine water

It is best to grow all coastal aquatic plants in containers in order to limit their growth and protect the waterproofing film from the roots, if it is at the bottom of the reservoir.

The decoration of the shore of a garden pond with ferns looks picturesque - provided that the reservoir is located in the shade or partial shade. Ferns are planted:

male shieldworm,

Male shieldworm
common ostrich,

Common ostrich
mnogoryadnik bristle,

Multi-row bristle
female kochedyzhnik.

Female kochedyzhnik

Now let's list some flowers. Some flowers can also be planted directly in the water in a container.

Marsh marigold, varieties: "Flore Plena", "Multiple". Planting depth in water: 0-15cm, height above water: 60-80cm. It can grow in partial shade, but it blooms earlier in the sun. Loves light and loamy soils.

Marsh marigold grade "Flore Plena"
Californian anemopsis. Planting depth in water: 0-40 cm, height above water: 60-80 cm. Grows in well-lit places, on moist fertile soil on the shore or in a container. Store in the cellar for the winter.
Pontederia hearty "Pink Pons". Planting depth in water: 0-20 cm, height above water: 60-80 cm. Loves the sun, in winter it is lowered below the freezing level.

Pontederia hearty
Arrowhead ordinary "Flore Pleno". Planting depth in water: 0-40 cm, height above water: 40-60 cm. Compact bush with double inflorescences. Loves the sun and partial shade. Clay soils. It hibernates openly.

Arrowhead ordinary "Flore Pleno"
The colors of the coastline include: hybrid swimsuit, varieties "Lemon Queen", "Fryulingsbote", "Orange Globe"; badan hybrid, varieties "Admiral", "Morgenrote", "Rosy Klose". Various types of astilbe, serrated buzulnik, Hessey, Przewalski; Anderson's tradescantia, hosts, heucheras. Irises: yellow, smooth, Siberian. Irises can also be planted in water, to a depth of 0-10 cm. Creeping plants are planted: heart-shaped hauttuynia.

Flowers and herbaceous plants are planted in loose, permeable soil.

Planting crops for a reservoir

They are planted after the completion of all work on the manufacture of a summer cottage pond and filling it with water. The liquid must be allowed to settle for about two weeks, only after that the design of the reservoir should be started. There are two ways of planting: in a container and without. Landing in a container has its advantages:

the ability to easily change the location;
the ability to control plant growth;
easy preparation for wintering.

Advice! To avoid washing out the soil from the container, it is pre-lined with a cloth, and sprinkled with small pebbles on top.

However, if plants are planted without a container, over time, they grow and create their own landscape.

Preparation:

The water temperature must be at least + 10 ° C, otherwise the plants will simply freeze.
The water should be clean without turbidity and silt.
Soft water. Most aquatic plants like mild and acidic environments. The problem of water softness can occur in a pond that has a cement bottom. It is solved simply by adding sour peat to the water.
Leaves are cut off from plants before planting and long roots are removed.

Planting sequence:

The very first, with the onset of summer, oxygenators are planted - plants for cleaning in order to create favorable conditions for other crops.
When the water warms up to the desired temperature, shallow and deep water plants can be planted.
Swampy crops are planted next.
Further, the coastal zone is landscaped.

If there are fish in the pond, it is worth remembering that before launching them into the water, it is necessary that all the plants take root well, otherwise, they can simply pull them out with their activities. This is especially true for aquatic ones with root attachment to the soil.

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When planting plants in the garden around the pond, consider leaving the small coastal area clean. After all, this is not an inviolable object of art, but a pond is loved, in which sometimes you can wet your hands.

Miscanthus - (Miscantus)

Miscanthus Chinese (M. sinensis) is a powerful, short - rhizome perennial cereal with erect, leafy stems up to 2 m in height in the lower part. Spikelets are loose panicles of long silky hairs.

There are more than 100 varieties of miscanthus, which differ in the shape and color of the inflorescences (from pure white and pink to brownish-burgundy), as well as the shape, size and color of the leaves, which can be thin, gracefully curved or strong, upright, having green or brownish, leaves can have longitudinal or transverse stripes of white, cream or yellow. The varieties also differ in the shape and size of the bush. Many of them are successfully cultivated in central Russia, but there are also more thermophilic ones.

Miscanthus bloom from August to October, depending on the variety. Blooming sultans, reddish or pinkish when opened, turn silvery-white when wilted. The typical color of autumn foliage is yellow; in some cultivars, the foliage acquires various shades of red by autumn.

When planting Chinese miscanthus, it is necessary to find a warm place for it in full sun, protected from cold winds, with fertile loose soil, high humidity of the air and soil is desirable (the plant does not tolerate drying out) and careful fulfillment of all agricultural requirements. The plant begins to vegetate quite late, at a temperature of 25 ° C, at this time it must be fertilized several times with a nitrogen-containing fertilizer, liquid fertilizing is desirable. For the winter, it is recommended to cover with sphagnum moss, you can also use it with cut leaves or boards. When properly cared for, miscanthus grow quickly and vigorously, allowing them to winter better. In the Moscow region, they do not like division, they recover for a long time after it. For planting, choose the most winter-hardy and early flowering varieties.