If you're wanting plants in a shallow shelf, have a look at the pond specialist sites. They'll have loads of plants that would suit, whether verticals or low growing/spreading. Puddleplants, Devon Pond Plants etc. You don't have to fill every inch of the shelf either
If those sedges are allowed to seed, they'll be everywhere. They aren't like the smaller, more well behaved ones. There's tons of it round here in verges etc, as well as in gardens nearby. Someone has probably bought it and it's 'escaped'.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks @Fairygirl, I think I'll dispose of them in that case. The pond specialists seem to have loads of emergent plants but only a few - mint, caltha, forget me not - which truly raft. Perhaps I'll give this year a go with what I've got and see how it looks when everything is in flower.
If you were able to constantly dead head them, it wouldn't be a problem, but it looks as if that would be quite difficult, unless I'm misunderstanding the layout you have. Plenty of reeds/rushes [small or large] Cotton grass, Irises or Equisetum would give you some height, and then you could look into spreading plants for covering the water surface
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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You don't have to fill every inch of the shelf either
If those sedges are allowed to seed, they'll be everywhere. They aren't like the smaller, more well behaved ones. There's tons of it round here in verges etc, as well as in gardens nearby. Someone has probably bought it and it's 'escaped'.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good luck @Astraeus I'd love to see how it looks later down the line