A backyard garden pond can add a charming and personal feature to any garden.
Water gardening involves the cultivation of various types of pond plants that include marsh, true aquatic, and moisture-loving plants. If you have built a garden pond in your backyard, perhaps it is time to get some pretty water plants to beautify your pond. Here are some incredible plants that you may add to your backyard water feature that can also improve the quality of air.
Water lilies
Water lily is a deep-water plant, just like the lotus flower, but the latter is a larger plant and is more suitable for bigger ponds. On the other hand, the stunning lily pads grow delightful blooms that are ideal for display.
Horsetail Rush
Horsetail rush is a bog plant, and you can see them growing in masses, and it multiplies aggressively. Owing to the plant’s aggressive growing nature, avoid growing it in the ground, near the pond, if you have a small space. Instead, try to grow them in pots.
Powdery Thalia
Powdery thalia is a tropical aquatic plant species commonly used to beautify backyard water gardens. This tall perennial pond plant looks spectacular and can grow as tall as 2 meters.
Northern Blue Flag
The Northern blue flag is a marginal plant, and to grow them in a pond; you need to first adjust the depths of the water, where you plan to place their pots to avoid drowning them. If you own a large pond, you may build shelves right in the pond to house these plants. But if you have a small pond, you can achieve the same thing by growing the plants in pots and resting them on bricks.
Marsh Marigolds
To make your water garden as splendid as an oasis, you may add some more relaxing and delightful blooms like the marsh marigold. These little blobs of yellow sunshine are a perennial herb. The shape of the green, glossy leaves of the plant range from kidney-shaped to round, oval, and even heart-shaped sometimes. The small cluster of yellow blooms and varying leaf shapes can add a stunning texture to your pond.
Japanese Iris
Japanese irises feature intricate, ruffled blooms that stand tall over their sword-like leaves. This plant can grow as tall as 4 feet, adding a spectacular border wall surrounding your water garden.
So, what water plants are you choosing to beautify your water garden or backyard pond?
