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Originally Posted by galanthus

a good book to buy for reference is the Rock and Water Garden Expert by Dr D G Hessayon, you should be able to pick one up on ebay for around £2 plus postage.

You don't say how deep your pond is, however, in the main you need oygenating plants, deep water aquatic plants, marginal plants and a few bog plants if you have a muddy bit on the edge.

I have one medium lily - frogs love sitting on the pads, 1 water hawthorn - gorgeous and fragrant , 1 golden club and one arum lily - great for emergents - as deep plants, very good mix.

As marginals I have water forget me nots, pickerel weed, carex, flag and iris, kingcup, juncus. Can't remember what oxygenators I have altogether but if you look at djackso's list the unwanted pests are included there, tho I do have curly pondweed and the insects etc love that. I'm sure there's more but just came in from work so no brain

Hello Galanthus. thanks for that information, ive just ordered my Dr Hessayon water and rock book from e bay. Ilook forward to thr read. shei