Plants for ponds for sale ready to be placed on marginal pond shelf - already potted in mesh baskets & aquatic soil for you.
Symbol
Shelf depth in cm
Shelf depth in inches
wet mud
wet mud
13 -15
5 - 6
15 -22
6 - 9
23 - 44
10 - 17
45 +
18 +
Marginal shelf plants for ponds:
Can be upright (emergent) or horizontal (rafting) across the water surface.
Potted aquatic marginal pond plants will quickly add foliage, colour and habitats for wildlife to the edge of the pond area
Place 3 x 1 litre baskets per metre length on a marginal pond plant shelf
Use more marginal pond plants if the shelf is wide or if a full look is required quickly.
Water depth is vital to marginal shelf pond plants:
Place pond plants on the pond shelf at the correct depth for each plant variety
The depth required is on the ticket received with each plant type sent by us as depth over the top of the basket.
Too deep and marginal plants will not thrive, too shallow and other marginal plants will not receive the ice protection they require.
If you are planting a new pond you also need Oxygenating plants which grow under the water & Water lilies for the water surface. Or you can choose a Pond Planting scheme where we choose the plants for your pond for you.
Our Plants for Pond Marginal Shelf areas come to you ready rooted in a mesh basket with aquatic compost for easy planting onto a Marginal Planting Shelf:
Before you build a pond you should take into account the depths of water preferred by different Marginal pond plants and ensure you create the right depth marginal shelving into your pond construction.