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Water lettuce is not a hardy pond plant and will not tolerate low temperatures or harsh sunlight (excessive heat). It is recommended that water lettuce is brought inside over winter.

Water Lettuce floating pond plants also helps to reduce algae blooms by blocking sunlight in the water and by using up the nutrients needed for the algae to bloom. Water lettuce is a valuable oxygenator and provides shade for fish and fish fry.

Floating pond plants offer great shade to the pond and cover for your fish and other pond wildlife. Click here to find out more.

Fibreglass ponds are ideal if you are looking for a quick and easy pond solution. Made from tough durable fibreglass, these ponds are supplied with a lifetime guarantee.

Frogs will migrate to ponds during the spring, often returning to areas where they may have spawned in previous years. Even If ponds have been filled-in or removed it can be common for amphibians to return to the same area.

It's easy to encourage frogs to visit your pond by providing a pond where tadpoles can develop, that has at least one shallowly sloping side up to dry land to allow frogs to access the habitat.

Ferns are ideal for planting around ponds and in water gardens. Ferns like damp ground, and are ideal for providing cover for pond wildlife such as frogs and toads.

Don't forget to select a pump and filter that are compatible, and to choose a location that avoids overhanging trees and foliage while making sure they still get some sunlight.

When placing Deep Water Plants into the pond make sure to lower them in stages to allow the plant to acclimatise to its new depth. This allows the leaves to stretch to the surface during each stage of the descent.

Each product listing will have a planting depth advertised. Marginal planting depths are provided as a guide only, with the depth being the amount of water between the water surface and the top of the pond basket.