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I was recently asked which plants might not be tasty snacks for the deer.  Few plants are completely deer resistant. Deer tend to avoid plants with aromatic foliage, tough leathery or hairy, prickly leaves and plants with milky latex or sap. Dwarf Hibiscus, Blue Iris and Marsh Ferns are supposed to be deer resistant also. I have heard papyrus is deer resistant and Mexican Butterfly Weed.

Welcome, We strive to offer the best pond plant selections for your water garden. Plants are shipped to your door direct from our nursery. We offer beautiful hardy  lilies,  perennial bog plants, tropical lilies and marginal plants, and floating plants. We have over 25 years working in the water garden industry and look forward to helping you with your water garden. All of our water garden plants are shipped direct to you from our nursery. Our office is located in Ohio and your order will ship from Florida.

These plants need to be below the ice to survive the winter months in the North. Any part of the plant that is allowed to freeze on the surface will turn to mush and add unwanted debris to the pond. In the Fall, you can net them out and re-bundle them. The tops are the part of the plant you want to keep. Bundle them in bunches of 6 stems about 6" long and replant in baskets of pea gravel or place weights on them to sink to the bottom of the pond.

 Now that fall has arrived it is time to prepare your marginal and bog plants for the winter months. Once your plants begin to brown, usually after the first hard frost, prune back excess foliage and discard any decaying material, so it does not compromise the water quality over the winter months.   Tropical plants can be brought in for the winter and kept alive by placing them in a tray of water with a full spectrum grow light. The plants do not need to be submerged in water, just make sure the soil is kept constantly moist. Cannas can also...

Hardy pond lotus will go dormant during the winter months when temperatures are cool and there is less sunlight. We have listed several methods of preparing your lotus for winter and storing the lotus until Spring. Depending on your pond, climate and storage facilities available, choose the best method for your situation. Pond Storage If your garden pond does not freeze solid during the winter months, the lotus can spend the winter months in the pond where it is currently planted.  After the first killing frost and the lotus has completely died back for the season, you can remove the...