Submerged plants might not be the prettiest pond plants available, and no one is likely to call anacharis beautiful, but these under-appreciated plants are the key to a gorgeous water garden with crystal-clear water. (more…)
Archive for March, 2009
Your Secret Weapon Against Algae: Submerged Plants
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Spring in the Water Garden
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009The frogs are back, the koi are hungry and the cattails are sprouting. Must be spring in the water garden.
The long, warm days feel like a gift after another winter, but spring is also a time for garden chores and hard work. Every spring we tidy our ponds; pulling dead leaves from the water and trimming back the old growth on our cattails, iris and pickerel. We also add some barley straw and a few more bunches of submerged plants every spring — we want to stop algae and green water before it starts.
It’s hard and mucky work, but nothing feels better than a long day with our ponds and water gardens after a winter of grey days and freezing nights.