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Water feature planting in still water
As a general rule, all the aquatic and moisture loving plant are best set in place, or divided, in spring. Specialised water compost is available which will keep your plant alive without adding excess nutrients to the soil you may wish to put a layer of garden clay on top to anchor the planting medium or cover it with pebbles.
Plants for still water should be set on ledges, or planted in perforated containers like mesh baskets, which can be suspended from the side of the pond on hooks. Iris look particularly good around the edges of a pond, strategically placed in clumps so that they break up the flat surface and spear the margin of the pond with their strong leaves and elegant flowers.
Water lilies can only be grown in still or gently moving water and no pond that can support them should be without them. Some books advise tying the roots of a water lily to a stone and chucking it into the pond this isnt good advice! Not only does it stress the plant, it may tear the leaves off the roots, and finally, it requires you to have good aim. Its better to put your water lilies in a mesh basket and settle this on a spade or shovel, which you lower into the water in exactly the right place, by the time it slips from the end of the spade to finish its journey it will already be waterlogged and much less likely to be damaged or trap air under its leaves.
