Water Garden Plants

Be careful, I've found that water gardening can become an addiction! There are so many types of water gardens that even if you don't have room for a large pond with koi, you can set up water container gardens. Add a pump, a spitter and a couple of plants and you will enjoy the same benefits as a large pond, with a lot less maintenance. Even a large waterproof container filled with water and a few floating plants can really add to your garden scape.

Here are some ideas for water gardens that I have used:

A large lightweight terracotta look (15 gal.) pot with a spitter and a few plants on my front porch.

A medium sized rubbermaid tote sunk into the ground in the center of a shade garden. I placed a grill grate over the tote and laid several large rocks on it, building up one end where I worked the pump hose up through the grate and hid in the rocks so that there was a trickle of water coming out of the rocks and running back down into the tote. Just make sure you use several sizes of rocks and completely cover the grate and tote. Looks like you have a little spring flowing up in your garden!

You'll find everything you need here, from plants to spitters to fountain pumps. Get started today, but be careful....it's addictive!