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Maggi
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Creating a pond for water lilies and fish Posted 721 days ago Does anybody know how to create a pond for fish waterlillies and aquatic plants and maybe even a few frogs will appear if its what they like? I know Water lillies like lots of sun the more the better ,so i,m trying to check where in the yard gets the sun the most.Any info would be great.
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alirose
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RE: Creating a pond for water lilies and fish Posted 720 days ago Hiya Maggi,
For water lillies you need deep still water. It needs to be at least 45 - 50cm in depth, yes they do need full sun to flower properly but if you're intending to have a reasonably sized pond a bit of shade at the edges won't harm the lillies and will help with frogs or fish.
Depending on how large, or the shape it's going to be you could use a mould or the pond 'sheeting' with brickies sand underneath to stop rocks etc. For the proper logistics you should be able to ask advice at a pond/waterplants place.
You can't have frogs and goldfish together the fish eat the eggs/tades so make a decision as to which ones you really want.
For frogs you need some nice sunny rocks, some overhanging foliage ie Dianella or some of the smaller Phormiums - frogs like wide strappy foliage. You will also need some shade. In one of our frog ponds at work we have Syzygium 'Pink Cascade', Duranta, Breynia 'Ironstone' amoungst others to provide some weeping shade and protection from birds.
You are best to have a pump or some running water (waterfall etc) for air circulation - the water lillies can be in the middle where they avoid splash. As for other water plants there are some lovely carexs, sedges etc for margins. Papyrus and Louisiana Iris are tough, mix it up a bit with heights and textures. Water Hibiscus are beautiful in flower. |
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