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Aquatic Planting for Swimming Ponds, Lakes & Water Gardens
Whether it's for a garden pond, a natural swimming pond or a lake; we are able to supply, deliver and plant mature aquatic plants any where in the UK. After many years experience we are regarded as one of the country's leaders in the supply of specimen plants and our consultants will be pleased to offer a professional planting plan to assist you in the design and development of your project.
The plants we use are grown in large aquatic planters which are cared for up to three years in which time the plants root together in the soil forming a mat. These mats are taken out of their containers and can be planted directly into the bank or bottom of the pond or lake at the optimum depth for the plant type. This is much more resistant to the elements and helps prevent break up and erosion due to wave action generated by wind. In the case of formal ponds, where there is no natural bank or area for the plants to root into, we have an assortment of containers that these mats can be successfully transferred to.
Plants for Natural Swimming Pools
The purpose of plants, apart from aesthetical values and bringing nature closer to the garden, are to remove unwanted waste products from the water. Nitrates and phosphates are the biggest causes of algae and can be caused by detritus, faeces and urea from animals and microorganisms and our tap water. When a pond or lake is new it has a number of years before it starts to reach maturity and during this time algae blooms can occur until the natural balance is achieved. To help speed this process; mature aquatic plants can be added at the onset.
Planting mature plants in a natural swimming pond has many advantages over using smaller plug plants grown in aquatic clay. Obviously, seeing mature plants will add immediate impact and you don't have to wait several years to enjoy them, but the most important reason to use mature aquatic plants is because there are no nutrients in the water for months until the pool is mature for younger specimens to feed on and grow. If smaller plants are used then they will take longer to mature and during this crucial time waste starts to accumulate in the pool from microorganisms, detritus and other causes.
If the plants aren't mature enough to absorb the waste through their root system then where does the waste go? It ends up feeding the algae that you don't want, consequently you get an algae bloom that can take months to get rid of. We will show you pictures from our extensive portfolio and provide you with a selection of plants so you can rest assured your natural swimming pool is planted not only to your requirements but by some of the best plants in the county.