On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:59:20 +0200, Therefore wrote:

Hello again
I will be buying some bull rush and water lilies tomorrow from B&Q
Can anyone on group help, with type of compost needed to fill the pots

Also is it necessary to cover the roots in gravel
And any other advice you can give will be welcome



Loam based compost with limited fertiliser (you don't want to encourage
algae) is available for pond plants - from memory B&Q stock an aquatic
compost. Gravel is not essential but is useful to stop the compost from
floating where the container is below water. It is worth remembering that
bulrush is invasive in shallow water and it should really only be grown in
ponds where deep water will limit its spread. As an aside blue tits do
seem to like the seed heads.

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rbel