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Water gardens have become popular in recent years. Usually referring to a man-made feature, water gardens usually combine a pool with aquatic plants and ornamental fish. Items such as rocks, fountains, statues, and waterfalls can be combined with the pool to add visual splendor. Water garden plants are divided into 3 categories submerged marginal floating Submerged plants live almost completely under the water, sometimes with leaves or flowers that grow to the surface such as with the water lily. These plants are placed in a pond or container usually 1-2 ft. below the water surface. Some of these plants are called oxygenators because they create oxygen for the fish that live in a pond. Examples of submerged plants are: Water lily Parrot Feather Marginal plants live with their roots under the water but the rest of the plant above the surface. These are usually placed so that the top of the pot is at or barely below the water level. Examples of these are: Flag Taro or Elephant Ear Arrowhead Lotus Pickerelweed Floating plants are not anchored to the soil at all, but are free-floating on the surface. In water gardening, these are often used as a provider of shade to keep down the growth of algae in a pond. These are often extremely fast growing/multiplying. Examples of these are: Mosquito ferns Water-spangle Water-clover Water-hyacinth There are some parts of the United States don't allow certain types of these plants to be sold or kept as they have become invasive species in warmer areas of the country. Fish are often added to water gardens usually koi fish, but many people keep goldfish. Both are hardy, colorful fish which require no special heating, provided you live in a area which doesn't have extremes of temperature. In order to keep fish you need pumps and filtration devices in order to keep enough oxygen in the water to support them. In winter, a small heater may need to be used in cold climates to keep the water from freezing solid. Small aquatic snails are also kept in ponds. Some people buy Apple snails to keep in their water garden.
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Water Garden

Water gardens have become popular in recent years.

Usually referring to a man-made feature, water gardens usually combine a pool with aquatic plants and ornamental fish. Items such as rocks, fountains, statues, and waterfalls can be combined with the pool to add visual splendor.

Water garden plants are divided into 3 categories

submerged
marginal
floating

Submerged plants live almost completely under the water, sometimes with leaves or flowers that grow to the surface such as with the water lily. These plants are placed in a pond or container usually 1-2 ft. below the water surface. Some of these plants are called oxygenators because they create oxygen for the fish that live in a pond. Examples of submerged plants are:

Water lily
Parrot Feather

Marginal plants live with their roots under the water but the rest of the plant above the surface. These are usually placed so that the top of the pot is at or barely below the water level. Examples of these are:

Flag
Taro or Elephant Ear
Arrowhead
Lotus
Pickerelweed

Floating plants are not anchored to the soil at all, but are free-floating on the surface. In water gardening, these are often used as a provider of shade to keep down the growth of algae in a pond. These are often extremely fast growing/multiplying. Examples of these are:

Mosquito ferns
Water-spangle
Water-clover
Water-hyacinth

There are some parts of the United States don't allow certain types of these plants to be sold or kept as they have become invasive species in warmer areas of the country.

Fish are often added to water gardens usually koi fish, but many people keep goldfish. Both are hardy, colorful fish which require no special heating, provided you live in a area which doesn't have extremes of temperature. In order to keep fish you need pumps and filtration devices in order to keep enough oxygen in the water to support them. In winter, a small heater may need to be used in cold climates to keep the water from freezing solid.

Small aquatic snails are also kept in ponds. Some people buy Apple snails to keep in their water garden.