Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Plants to combat algae

I bought the original water lilies from Lowes and got more from a friend. Many suggest planting them in pots or getting dwarf varieties to lessen their spread, but mine are large spreading types. We initially ordered marginal plants from a native-plant nursery in Indiana, but populated additional ponds on our place by splitting plants. We used a DNR program designed to establish wildlife habitat to defer costs on the original plant purchase and also to seed surrounding ground with prairie plants. You might see what is available in your local. We really love our place!



P.S. Protect those original plants! We did by placing thorny honey locust branches over them, but many just temporarily fence them off.