Photo: Hosta plants do well on the edges of ponds.Could you suggest some plants that I can put around my pond? When it was built the pond liner wasn’t hidden totally and it takes away from the look of the thing. They have to be easy to look after, as I don’t have much time for gardening. Thanks. JJ Carn.
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If the pond has a ledge for marginal plants around the perimeter then add more planting baskets along the side. You could try aquatic irises, these are easily kept. Try the tall red lobelias and interplant with some golden sedge. When you plant around the edge of the pond, pick plants that look at home in a wet area, even if they are happy in regular soil. Hostas are a favourite and will do well. Bergenia will be effective as the rhizomes will grow over the edge and the plant will spread nicely. It also has the advantage of being evergreen. Consider low growing trees too, these can hang down and cover the liner. As well as Japanese maples, try small willows such as the weeping form of the purple osier, Salix purpurea “Pendula”
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