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  • 09-02-2012 11:16pm
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    crackcrack30
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    Hi There,

    I'm considering digging out a large pond/s in a boggy / swamp / turf /cutaway area. There is no natural flow of water running thru this area,

    Question - what plants can i introduce to
    1. keep the pond fresh/aerated &
    2. give the pond a natural feel to attract waterfoul and wildlife

    all advice appreciated............


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    robp
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    crackcrack30 wrote: »
    Hi There,

    I'm considering digging out a large pond/s in a boggy / swamp / turf /cutaway area. There is no natural flow of water running thru this area,

    Question - what plants can i introduce to
    1. keep the pond fresh/aerated &
    2. give the pond a natural feel to attract waterfoul and wildlife

    all advice appreciated............

    I planted a wildlife pond with native plants some years ago with great success. I can check all the species I used this evening but it was on a fertile acid brown earth so I don’t know how analogous it would be.

    Some species I used which I believe tolerate more peaty acid would include yellow pond lily (Nuphar lutea), white pond lily (nymphaea alba), bog bean (Menyanthes), Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris ), cat tail (Typha latifola), Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatusand), Pond Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus peltatus). The last four might be mainly for alkaline waters, I am not sure. They all are native and provide varied habitat excellent for wildlife.


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    crackcrack30
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    hi, robp

    thanks for list, are there any of those that would be too invasive overtime and take over, may only dig out 2 irregular ponds @ maybe 10m x 25m so i wouldnt want them to close over....

    Was it yourself that started a thread on this.?.......name it / link to it if you can .

    cheers for help.......


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    robp
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    crackcrack30 wrote: »
    hi, robp

    thanks for list, are there any of those that would be too invasive overtime and take over, may only dig out 2 irregular ponds @ maybe 10m x 25m so i wouldnt want them to close over....

    Was it yourself that started a thread on this.?.......name it / link to it if you can .

    cheers for help.......
    I don't think that thread was me, I don’t remember it. The Cattail or Reedmace and the Yellow pond lily are very vigorous. The pond needs a certain depth to control them. Cattail /Reedmace are emergent plants which are a very important type for wildlife. Perhaps a lesser aggressive plant to try would be Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus).

    For oxygenators there are several native types like hornwort but the native Pond Crow Foot I mentioned is very resilient. Whatever you choose avoid at all costs Canadian pondweed, curly waterweed or Nuttalls waterweed. Best of luck with it.


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    recedite
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    Why not just visit some similar local ponds and take samples.


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    wildlifeboy
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    I have a small butyl lined pond in my garden its only 5 foot by 4 foot and there is a layer of mud at the bottom but I have a couple of potted lillies in it. is there anything i could put in that would flaot or doesnt require much soil on the bottom?


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