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A pond without pond plants? Indispensable, because these plants keep the water in biological balance and ensure that water remains clear and algae-free. In fact, algae grow less because of the substance that plants excrete into the water. Besides purifying and filtering, the feature of these plants is that they are hardy, meaning they survive in frosty weather conditions. So you can enjoy flowering plants again in the spring!
To keep water quality in balance, you can choose from a variety of pond plants. At van der Velde aquatic plants, we sell more than 60 species of pond plants in basket fresh from our own nursery. As a result, we offer a 100% growth and flowering guarantee. After constructing a pond, you would like to start planting quickly, which is why Simon has created special complete pond plant packages. These packages contain everything you need for a small mini pond or large pond.
Ordering hardy pond plants online
Buy pond plants and then get them delivered directly from our own nursery. Our pond plants webshop range has been created after long experience and testing cultivation. As a result, we offer various types of floating and hardy pond plants with 100% growth and flowering guarantee.
Because our plants come directly from our own nursery, a quality control takes place immediately before departure. Pond plants are packed 'dry' after the quality control and sent to the shipping address, after this you have to wait for the postman to arrive. After placing your order, you will also receive tips from us on how to plant pond plants.
What types of pond plants exist?
Pond plants include 5 different types of plants that can be divided into plant groups each with their own characteristics, such as floating plants that you can place loose in the pond, but also, for example, a pond plant that you place in a pond basket.
What types of pond plants these are:
- Water lilies; a feast for the eyes! With an assortment that includes different flower colors and with leaves that block sunlight and provide a hiding place for fish.
- Oxygen plants; the name says it all, because they give off oxygen. Oxygen pond plants also filter and purify the water. Ideal for a natural pond, as there is no longer a need for a pump and filter. Buying pond plants oxygen plants is an absolute must for any pond.
- Swamp plants; when putting together the pond planting package, swamp plants pond plants complete the pond. You place them just beyond the pond edge where the marsh area begins. Our range consists mainly of flowering pond plants and native pond plants.
- Floating plants; these floating pond plants have roots that purify the water. In addition, their leaves block sunlight to prevent water heating.
- Aquatic plants; the synonym for pond plants. This includes all of the above species and together they provide a biological balance. Pond plants water plants are tall pond plants that are often placed between -20 cm and -40 cm deep in the pond.
How to place a floating pond plant
Once the order has arrived in the house, the placing of a plant paradise can begin. Different types of plants are placed in a specific spot in the pond. For each product in our range, the maximum depth and growth height is stated, as well as where the plant can best be placed. Please take this into account.
- A floating pond plant you place loose and without pond basket. Crabberry and Waterweed fall under this species and also provides extra oxygen in the pond.
- Place other hardy pond plants in sturdy pond baskets to prevent sprawl. Especially for potting water lilies, oxygen plants and marsh plants, these baskets are easy to use. Special clay and soil are used for filling, it is also possible to use only special clay pellets.
- When to place pond plants? Because our range consists only of hardy species, it can be done year-round as long as there is no ice on the water. Therefore, placing pond plants in the winter is no problem at all.
You can buy pond plants at Van der Velde Waterplanten. Our pond plants come directly from our own nursery and are supplied including pond basket, fertilizer, clay and cover gravel. We also offer a 100% growth and flowering guarantee on all our pond plants.
All pond plants at van der Velde Waterplants are hardy. This also means that you can plant them year round in the pond. You can place pond plants in the pond as long as it is not freezing. When you plant pond plants in the fall or early spring, they can grow with the season and this usually results in healthier, stronger plants.
