When cultivating your ideal pond ecosystem, one of the most important aspects to consider is the choice of plants. The right pond plants for Western New York’s climate not only enhance the aesthetic beauty of your water feature but also contribute to the health of the ecosystem. In a [...]
A wildlife-friendly pond can transform your backyard into a serene, nature-filled oasis. In Rochester and Western New York, where the landscape is rich with forests, wetlands, and an array of native wildlife, creating a pond that attracts and supports local creatures is a rewarding experience. Whether you're a nature [...]
Caring for water plants, also known as aquatic plants, may seem like a daunting task but with a little know how you can be sure to do it right every time. Whether you have a new water plant or are splitting your favorite water plant, the basics for how to [...]
We have created a check list of considerations and actions to take if duckweed is growing on the surface of your pond: Duckweed can survive a PH range from 5 to 9 and grows well between 6.5 and 7.5 If the PH is below 7.0 ammonia can be kept [...]
Effectively Reducing Duckweed in Your Pond Duckweed (Lamnaceae) are the smallest flowering aquatic plants with a worldwide distribution. Wolffia, Spirodela, and Lemna are three genera in this botanical family. These plants float on the surface of the water as it warms and are mostly all leaf with one or more [...]
Water plants provide numerous benefits to a backyard pond water garden. Water plants or aquatic plants take nutrients out of the water and put oxygen back into the water. Water plants also soften a pond's edge. The graceful transition from land to water also serves as erosion control along [...]
Pink, night blooming tropical water lily Aquatic plants, also known as water plants, bog plants or macrophytes are a diverse group in aquatic systems. They include floating species that grow on the surface of the water without rooting to the substrate. There are emergent species of aquatic plants [...]