Pick and set water plants Part I

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Once your garden pond is installed, take a little time to plan what plants will grow in it. Balance is the key word for a healthy and beautiful water garden.
The eco balance of a pool rests basically on oxygenation and shading (shade restrict algae development).
 
Usually, a water garden hosts four types of plants: deepwater plants, floating plants, plants that ensure oxygen presence in the water and bog plants or marginals. The best choice is a mix of all four, properly proportioned, that will ensure a self-sustaining system.
 
To prevent spreading and pond overcrowding with plants, you should use containers, like clay pots, dishpans, lined baskets or plastic tubs.
Heavy garden soil is strongly recommended (bagged soil may contain harmful chemicals).
 
After packing the soil in the container to prevent it from dispersing into the water, cover the pot with gravel, lowering it to the proper pond depth.
The most popular pond plants are water lilies because of their beautiful color, great fragrance, and simple maintenance. They are divided into tropical water lilies and hardy water lilies.
 
Tropical water lilies have larger, more colorful flowers they are more fragrant hardy lilies and bloom more often (almost every day of the blooming season).
Hardy water lilies bloom longer but with intermittencies. They bloom for several weeks and then rest for several weeks during the blooming season.