water lilys
I thought the same thing about keeping water shaded below but worry about transpiration via the leaves. But I just found this:

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Some may think that the pond plants are sucking up all the water. However, they drink a relatively small amount. In fact, if your pond has water lilies, they are reducing the amount of surface area and are actually reducing the amount of evaporation occurring.

Hope it's true. Hate to have to launch my row boat and start clipping.
spring:
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Last edited by SENKOSAM; 07/14/24 05:57 AM.