Water Garden
All
wildlife needs water to survive. A small pool is a delightful addition
to your garden that will attract birds, frogs, toads, dragonflies and insect-eating
swallows.
The plants closest to the pond grow best in moist soil while those farther away prefer drier soil.
Planting Key
| AA: | Golden ragwort (Packera aureus) |
| CC: | Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) |
| DD: | Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) |
| II: | Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
| PP: | Copper iris (Iris fulva) |
| QQ: | Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) |
| RR: | Meadow phlox (Phlox maculata) |
| SS: | Wild sweet William (Phlox divaricata) |
| UU: | Lizard's tail - in a pot (Saururus cernuus) |
| VV: | Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) |
Select from the list of woody plants based on the amount of sun or shade your planting site receives.
| Full Sun | Shade or Semi-Shade | |
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