At about three centimetres long ... Emergent plants are rooted to the bottom of the pond, but their stems and leaves stick out of the water. Marginal plants grow in damp conditions at the edges of ...

Cattails (Typha latifolia) are the iconic freshwater wetland plant. Where there is fresh water and some sun, there will be ...

The three-spined stickleback is a small ... Each year females lay their eggs in nests made out of plants and leaves. Smooth newts lay their eggs in ponds in the summer. The female newt will ...

As can be seen in the images here, flower stems can be tall, and often reach up to three feet ... is preferable to avoid leaf scorch. Fertilizing: Like many pond plants, the American lotus ...

If your garden pond is at least three feet ... also cut off the plants’ light source. Apart from saving yourself a job in the spring, clearing your garden pond of dead leaves and foliage will ...