$19.95 each!
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Welcome! We are an Ohio based company. Stock your pond with plants and fish through us, anything you want for a flat rate $10 shipping charge. Have questions regarding recommendations for your pond? email us pictures: pondplantsdirect@gmail.com
 Pink Water Lily$19.95, Lovely water lily for water gardens and ponds.  White Water Lily$19.95, It has a slight fragrance and a long blooming season.  Yellow Water Lily$19.95, One of the best blooming water lilies that we carry.  Red Water Lily$19.95, Reds Lilies are a favorite among water garden owners.  Changeable Lily$19.95, Typically a smaller lily, with small pads. Blooms can change color, usually peach to orange.  Water Hyacinth$6.00, Floating plant, great for controlling algae and protecting pond fish.  Red Ludwigia$3.00, Submerged plant, a great oxygenating water plant. Fish love this plant!  Hornwort$3.00, Submerged plant, a great oxygenating water plant. Fish love this plant!  Giant Sensitive$6.00, Floating plant, Fern-like, leaves close when you touch them! Has yellow flowers.  Water Lettuce$6.00, Floating plant, great for controlling algae and protecting pond fish.  Butterfly Koi$18.50 each, Essential to any water garden. Low maintenance. Our Koi are imported from Isreal.  Bullfrog Tadpoles$3.00, Frogs love water lilies and they love ponds.  Pond Snails$2.50, Pond Snails like to eat algae on the walls or rocks.  Koi$21.00 each, Essential to any water garden. Low maintenance. Our Koi are imported from Isreal.  Golden Comets$20.00 each, Essential to any water garden. Low maintenance. Love to eat Misquito Larva.  Carbon for Filters$8.00 per lbs, Carbon will help purify your water, place near high water flow.  Water Clarity$14.00 for 3, Use 1 tablet per month, clears murky water and breaks down sludge.  Decoy Pond Ducks$5.00 Easy to anchor down with fishing line. Adds a little something to your pond.  Pond Net$24.00, Convenient to have when trying to round up fish.  Solar-Powered Owl$79.00, This owl spins it's head round and round.  Dwarf Cattails$10.00, A tall grass-like water plant, great for adding height to your pond.  Yellow Iris$9.00, Grass-like water plant that grows 2' tall and has a nice yellow flower.  Pickerel Rush$10.00, Grass-like water plant that grows 2' tall and flowers purple.  Star of Siam$30.00 Tropical Blue Water Lily, Blooms way more than a hardy water lily. Will not come back if it dies in the frost.  Imperial Taro$10.00, Tropical water plant, will not come back if it dies in the frost. Great looking plant.  Black or Blue Water$20.00, Want black or blue water? We carry water dyes safe for fish and plants.  Water Test Kits$9.00, We have Ph and ammonia test kits. They last a long time.  Strong Algaecide$35.00, Green Clean is a powder that kills algae on contact, works like a charm.  Underwater Lights$120.00, You get 3 halogen submersible lights that all hook into a transformer. Color options as well.  Plant Containers$5.50, It's nice to have plant containers. |
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We know what makes a pond look good. The ANSWER: Your hard work! Ponds and water gardens require a lot of maintainence to keep them looking healthy. We offer a wide variety of pond plants and we are sharing our tips to help keep your pond looking amazing! New videos to come this year on our youtube channel. So keep an eye out. If you have never ordered plants online, we understand that you may question whether or not they will arrive healthy. We have been in the business for nearly a decade and we have established a great shipping team. Sometimes, through no fault of our own, Fedex or USPS takes longer to deliver a package then promised. We are happy to replace any plants that die during transit. |
How to Select Pond Plants
The first set of questions to ask are, How does my pond look? Is it lacking plants that float on top of the water? Does it have murky water, or is the water clear? Does the edge of the pond look pleasing? You must get a clear picture of what you expect your pond to look like. Approximately 50% of your pond should be filled with plants to create a healthy ecosystem.
Starting with the perimeter of your pond, work on choosing what bog (shelf) plants you're going to put in and around the perimeter of your pond. . Unless you have an island in the middle of your pond, then do as you wish. Don't forget to leave room for growth, we sell a wide variety of starter plants. If you are interested in tall perimeter plants then you are looking to use cattails, rushes, and reeds. If you have a small pond and your goal is to fill areas up quickly, we recommend flowering or low growing plants. These plants are not as invasive as grass-like plants. Iris plants are a good balance of color and the grass-like look.
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Floating plants will aid in clearing murky water by continuously absorbing nitrates and phosphates, the leading nutrients that cause algae growth. Preventing algae growth also requires shading the pond to prevent photosynthesis from occurring in algae spores, which the floating plants provide. Floating plants are also great for filling empty space. |
Water lilies are essential to water gardens. There are over 50 named varieties of water lilies, all varying in lily pad size, flower shape, flower color, pad variegation, and at what point during the day their bloom opens. Water lilies provide shade and great coverage for fish to hide under. |
Submerged plants, also known as oxygenators, replenish the oxygen at the bottom of the pond where oxygen is needed the most. This is essential for keeping a balanced ecosystem. Fishalso love to eat submerged plants. It provides great spawning media for fish to lay their eggs. |
The natural way to control Algae
Is to use floating plants, which provide shade, and they absorb the nutrients out of the water that the algae needs to grow. The better shade you give your pond the less algae you'll have.
Fish should only be fed a couple times a week. Fish will eat algae, so there is no need to feed them a large quantity of food packed with nutrition that will turn directly into ammonia. Ammonia will cause murky water.
The best chemical way to remove Algae
Green Clean kills algae on impact. It is safe for fish, frogs, tadpoles, and snails (as long as the powder is not applied directly on the frogs or tadpoles slimy skin).
Clearing brown murky water the natural way is just a matter of having enough roots to hold the dirt together. For this method, use water lilies and shelf plants. If dealing with a liner-based pond that has murky water, use gravel to anchor the dirt in pots.