How Many Water Plants Can I Have in my Pond?
Pond and Water Plant Guidelines
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"How many water plants can I have?" is a very common question. There are no hard set rules - but we've built a lot of ponds and streams over the years and these are the guidelines we have created for the nicest look.
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For Ponds:
- At least one marginal aquatic plant for every 5' of pond edge
- At least one bog plant for every 5' of pond edge in addition to the marginal plants
- At least one water lily for every 50 square feet of pond water area with depths of 2' or less
- At least one submerged oxygenators (in Water Garden Ponds only) for every 100 square feet of pond water area
- At least one floating plant (Hyacinth, etc) per every 10 square feet of pond water surface area
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For Waterfalls and Streams:
- At least one marginal aquatic plant for every 5' of stream edge
- At least one bog plant for every 5' of stream edge in addition to the marginal plants
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Again, these are simply "Rules of Thumb". More or less water plants can always be planted to suit your taste. You're encouraged to experiment.