Pond landscaping

As I landscaped away from the pond I chose Kangaroo paw and Grevilleas to create a soft natural environment.

Within a few weeks these plants had died. The soil that I had used was mainly the clay that I had dug out of the pond. The soil was also drawing out water from the pond and was too moist and being clay not free draining enough for these plants.

I eventually replaced these with reedy strappy looking plants like Dianella and flax. These are natives and will have purple flowers. I also chose correas as they can handle Canberra frost, hard summers and heavy soil.

I created a native bed behind the pond away from the water on a raised bed. I continued to use the clay but improved it with compost.