Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants best way to plant lily pads??

There also are lots of good discussions about water lilies for earth bottom ponds in the thread from the archives. This thread was added to the Archives - Water Lily topic

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=253826#Post253826

Note FirelsHot's way of planting lilies is very good because when seeing and trying to plant the lilies directly in the muddy water disturbed bottom pond, it is hard to make sure the new root is planted at a proper angle and the growing tip is slightly exposed above the soil. Best chances for plant survival is to first plant them in a container,,,, then when plants are growing producing new leaves or flowers just transplant them directly into the pond bottom. Transplanting a container established lily is just remove it from the pot and making sure it stays in the bottom muck and does not float.