A water garden certainly helps to create an element of relaxation in any kind of landscape. Unfortunately though most typical water gardens end up being boring because they are devoid of any element of excitement. This is where it makes sense to opt for the right kind of water garden plants that will help break the monotony of the water garden and add some excitement in the process. Fortunately, when it comes to choosing a water garden plant you will be spoilt for choice and there are many different types that lend them well to suiting different purposes.

Different Uses

You can of course choose a water garden plant for different purposes including lining the edges of your garden while others may be more suited to be found growing in deeper waters and still others are well suited for floating on the water. The water garden plant that floats on the surface of the water is very common and the reason for this popularity is that they help lend a touch of exoticness to the water garden.

The floating water garden plant also helps to give shade to any fish that have been added to the water garden and these plants also make the habitat well suited for other marine life as well. However, such kind of water garden plants is not suitable for use in the colder climates, especially those that are commonly found in the northern parts of the USA.

Still, if you do decide that you want to include the floating water garden plant then makes sure to check out plants called Parrots Feather, Floating Hyacinth and Water Lettuce. The first named does not require much effort in caring for it and it comes with foliage that can best be described as feathery and which is also generally colored blue-green.

The Water Lettuce is a good floating water garden plant that looks a bit like the head of your favorite lettuce and it also has velvety foliage and will grow up to ten inches with many white flowers growing out that, along with green colored berries, paints a very beautiful picture indeed.

The Floating Hyacinth is a wonderful floating water garden plant that has purple colored flowers that grow on stems that are about six inches long and this plant adds quite a bit of color to your water garden and so is a very popular choice.

Getting the design right is the real secret to owning a beautiful water garden pond. It therefore makes sense to expend a little extra effort in selecting the right kind of design because then you will be more pleased with the end result.