For planting deeper water you should use submerged oxygenators, waterlilies, Water Hawthorn & floating plants.

Planting water 45cm/18" or more: Marked

1. Oxygenating pond plants keep a pond clean:

• Drop the plant material into the deep water as they arrive to you, if sent loose or weighted bunches.
• Leave the weight on the bunch when dropping into water.
• These will find their own depth in the deepest water without a basket.
• Oxygenating plants sold like this root into the water and do not need soil.
• Allow two portions of oxygenating plant per square metre of surface area for planting the deeper area of a new pond.
• Some oxygenating plants are sent in (cm baskets.
• Place in the correct water depth and they will grow from the basket to the surface.

2. Ponds  waterlilies need  cover across the water surface:

• Waterlilies are the most common Summer flowering plants for planting in deeper water.
• 50-70% of your water surface area should be covered by plant growth.
• Spreading leaves keep the water cool and shaded and help prevent algae growth.
• Waterlilies provide colourful waterlily flowers on the water surface of the pond.
• Some waterlilies are more vigorous than others and will go down to 90cm/3ft deep.

3. For leaf and flower in March-May:

• • • Winter/Spring flowering Water Hawthorn plant for planting in deeper water.
    • Leaf and flower disappears in warmer weather so makes way for Summer flowering waterlilies.
    • Good plant for shaded ponds
    • Only available when in active growth - between  January and May approximately.

4. Hardy British Native floating plants for deeper water:

(Stratiotes aloides - Water Soldiers and Hydrocharis morsus-ranae - Frogbit

• • • British Native surface cover plants that avoid the winter cold by dropping down below the surface of the water.
    • Overwinter as dormant buds in deeper, warmer water.
    • These reappear on the water surface in early Summer as the water temperature warms up.
    • They rise and fall in the water so are not potted into a basket but grow loose in the water.
    • Only available when in active growth. May/June - August/September dependent on seasonal warmth.

Due to seasonal availability of many of these deep water plants:

• • • • If any plant is 'Currently unavailable' click ‘Email when available’ in the product.
      • You will receive an email when they are available to purchase again.