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Planting a New Pond in Winter
So I’ve moved into a house with a 20k litre pond, and its looking rather sparse!
The pond is essentially a 0.5m moat that goes completely around a garden office. It is rainwater fed from the office’s guttering (thankfully with build-in overflows!), and it is filtered by 60K litre per hour worth of mechanical and UV filtration. It is lightly stocked with goldfish, and there is reasonable water circulation due to the powerful pumps and the shape of the pond.
I would like to plant up the pond with some water lilies (planted as rhizomes not leaved-plants), and some Scouring Rush in raised baskets.
My research suggests that the planting season for both of these plants is normally Spring. If I plant them now, will they survive? Is there any other species anyone can suggest? I’m after fish-proof plants that provide shape and interest all-year.
Many thanks!
I would like to plant up the pond with some water lilies (planted as rhizomes not leaved-plants), and some Scouring Rush in raised baskets.
My research suggests that the planting season for both of these plants is normally Spring. If I plant them now, will they survive? Is there any other species anyone can suggest? I’m after fish-proof plants that provide shape and interest all-year.
Many thanks!
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Part of the problem is its not really pond plant season, that stopped at the end of September. This might mean it's hard to get hold of plants but if you can it could be cheaper as they look to move them on at garden centres. If you just have goldfish then they don't tend to limit your selection ime as they aren't anywhere near as destructive as koi. Any marginals should be safe, oxygenators such as hornwort are generally left alone but you might see some nibbling on new lily leaves but generally not enough to stop them growing like mad.
If there's plants available that you want, there's nothing to stop you getting them, but you'll have to be sure they're all suitable for the circumstances you have, and your general conditions, so that you can maintain them correctly.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...