Aarav Sharma 
The best pond plants that attract wildlife do more than look good. They give frogs somewhere to hide and breed, dragonflies somewhere to perch and emerge, and bees and butterflies nectar from spring to autumn. A pond with the right …
Most winter pond plants survive the cold just fine — if you prepare them before the first hard frost. Hardy water lilies, lotus, marginals, and oxygenators go dormant, sink below the ice, and return in spring. Tender tropical plants, such …
The best pond plants for small ponds are the ones that stay small at maturity. A dwarf water lily with pads a few inches across, a rosette of frogbit, a clump of dwarf sweet flag — these fit a barrel, …
The best pond plants for koi ponds are the ones that can survive the fish themselves. Koi are large, strong, curious, and hungry, and they treat a pond like a buffet and a building site at the same time. They …
The best oxygenating pond plants are submerged species that live entirely underwater — hornwort, anacharis, Vallisneria, and elodea among them. During the day they release oxygen directly into the water as they photosynthesise, and as they grow they absorb dissolved …
The best marginal pond plants turn a hard pond edge into a living one. Pickerelweed, marsh marigold, Louisiana iris, dwarf cattail and flowering rush are among the most reliable pond edge plants: their roots sit in wet soil or a …
Lotus plant care is simpler than the plant’s exotic reputation suggests. Give a lotus full sun, warm water, a wide container of heavy soil, and regular feeding once it is growing strongly, and it will reward you with large round …
Floating pond plants are the fastest way to change how a pond looks and behaves. Set a few rosettes of water lettuce or water hyacinth on the surface in late spring, and within weeks they shade the water, compete with …
Water lily care is simpler than most pond keepers expect. Give a water lily six or more hours of direct sun, still water, a basket of heavy soil, and regular feeding during the growing season, and it will reward you …
The best pond plants for a beautiful backyard pond are a mix of four types: a water lily for shade and flowers, a few marginal plants for the edges, a submerged oxygenator for clear water, and a floating plant for …