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One of the biggest misconceptions we see is that someone will buy 1 plant and put it in their pond expecting it to magically spread like wildfire. This is never going to happen with plants contained in pots. In the wild bog plants will spread fast because they all share the same soil. This is why on our regular pond plants we sell them in sets of 3 or 6 plants except for lilies and lotus. It is ironic that people will spend a lot of money building a pond, but then when it is time to put the icing on the cake with plants they only buy just a plant or 2 thinking the plants will grow fast and spread. Finish your pond off with gobs of plants! Plant it up, make it lush and green. Don't set just 1 pot down with 1 start in it. Set down 4 or 5 pots with at least 3 plants in each pot so your garden looks like the Amazon rain forest. Sure we make more money if you buy more plants. But that is not why I am preaching this plan of action. I am just giving an experienced tip. We suggest that you buy a package and do a test. Soon you will know what your strong plants for your particular water conditions and local weather patterns. Then you can plant those species which respond well to your area heavily for the maximum visual effect. Also, EVERY watergarden and pond needs the Japanese algae eating snails that are contained in these packages.

The Black Japanese Trapdoor snail is the preferred species of water gardeners world-wide. This snail is black in color, body and shell. We ship them when they get to be the size of a quarter. Trapdoor snails are one of the few larger varieties that can survive the winter in Northern climates. This snail is a great asset in keeping algae under control as they groom your plants, planting pots and watergarden walls. They also cruise the pond bottom and consume decaying matter such as leaves and fish food. These are live bearing snails. They only breed a couple of times a year so don't expect them to multiply fast like regular egg laying snails. Full grown snails are around 3" long.

Submerged Oxygenator Pond Plants - These plants are productive in the watergarden due to the fact that they compete with algae for the nutrients in the water and effectively reduce the amount of algae that will be able to grow helping to keep the water clear. You don't need to fertilize them because you want them to take advantage of the excess nutrients (nitrates) already present in your pond water.

Floating pond plants - These are the most desirable addition to the watergarden as they provide surface cover, shade the pond water and provide a place for fish to escape the mid-day sun. Floating plants use nutrients from the water competing with algae to help keep the pond clear. They don't require planting because their roots actually feed directly from the water! They do this at such a fast rate that it is not unusual for them to cover the surface of the water in as little as a few weeks time. It is this rapid growth and removing undesirable ammonia and nitrates from the water that makes them so important in keeping a healthy, clean and clear water garden.

Hardy bog plants - Accent the water garden by adding color and shape to the water garden. Our plants are grown in 2" net pots to insure good root development to reduce transplant shock. Our method of growing the bog plants in this way reduces the likelihood of the plant dying back like bare root stock normally would. The size of the plant that we ship varies by variety. We try to ship plants that are semi-mature not just new starts.

READ PLEASE! These are all hardy packages, good for any part of the country. However, plants grow differently depending on where you live. Let's take 3 cities, Miami, Louisville and Boston. If you took any one of these packages and put them in each of the 3 cities, each plant would have different development patterns. Take the Arrowhead for example. In Miami the Silk Stockings Arrowhead may grow like crazy and in Boston it may be a runt. In New York you may find that the flowering bog plants are all good except the lizard's tail. (not to say that is true because I don't know) Once you get a handle on what your strong plants are then you can start propagating large areas of them so your pond looks lush.

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