When its surface and configuration offer the possibility, the pool can be a pretext for multiple plantings.

Within a basin, add to clumps of water lilies, some reeds and aquatic plants, and a beautiful water garden is open to you.

Water Garden

Aquatic plants not only a decorative role for the basin they also act as a real cure for water deoxygenating. They also make wonderful “boxes “for fish.

Aquatic flora

The aquatic plants are divided into four main groups:

1. The water lilies. These are the main aquatic plants that can decorate the basins of all sizes. Water lily and lily false, Water lilies should be planted in still water and acid soil, except yellow lilies that support the Whitewater land and limestone.
2. The underwater plants that are almost never visible above the water and used it to deoxygenating. Among the different varieties you can choose the capillary water, aquatic buttercups, the elodea, etc. . . .
3. Plants submerged in development in and out of the water, which contribute to the ornamentation of the basin, but are not oxygenating, because most of their foliage is above the water.
4. Floating plants such the water hyacinth, and the hydrocyanic azalea which impede the development of undesirable algae pond.

Whatever the variety, emergent and floating aquatic plants are very decorative foliage, even without flowering, often insignificant. Among them we can recommend: the arrowhead to heart -shaped leaves. These plants go beyond the water level of about 25-40 cm. The CALTA crashes in pools with shade and leaves appear in spring, large gold buttons.

How to plant

Aquatic plants are sold in plants ready to be placed directly in water from May to August. Their installation is easy. In water naturally dug in the ground, just their ballast mound with a stone sink and they go mounted directly on the bottom. In artificial pools, one must first place them in a pot are perforated, or in burlap bag that you fills special humus aquatic plants. Place large stones or flat stones on top of the jar or bag to prevent waste earth brought to the surface. Then weigh it all before depositing it gently on the bottom.

Choosing plants

Aquatic plants should be selected and installed according to the environment in which they like: water, more or less deep, moist soil and marsh adjacent to the basin. The majority of plants that will be offered by specialist nurseries are hardy and are no problem planting. It is better to install your plants during the summer months (July / August). It is a period where they grow rapidly in a particularly favorable environment. Given the rapid growth of most of them, and the invasion of which they are capable, they should be chosen carefully. The first question to ask, if you do not want your water garden quickly turn into a tangle, is: what surface overlap the plant when it reaches its full development?