Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Accelerating Probigation of cat tails and Lilies?

I am in SEast Michigan on a sandy lake. I have zebra rush and sweet flag going, they survived along with the Pickerel Weed and Hybrid Water Lily. Remember how cold it was last winter? The lake was frozen from Nov. till March, first time in many years, they were playing ice hockey. I have some other plants growing at the edge in pots that made it too. I face west and get the prevailing winds and wave action here, but I also get the sun well into the evening. That way I can work and come home and it is still sunny here. GF LakeChair across the lake gets shade from 5:p.m. on, I prefer my situation.