Water Gardening: Soil question, 1 by yardqueen1948

yardqueen1948 wrote:
What kind of soil do you use to pot plants you are putting in the pond? And where do you get it? I read on another thread that hostas can be placed in the pond bare root. What other plants can grow in the pond without soil?

What about cannas and elephant ears? do they need soil? My pickerel and water lily are in soil and it is heavier than potting soil. I am redoing my pond and the pickeral and the water lilly are the only things I have right now. My pond was FULL of water pickeral and only one water lily. We are only putting back a small amout of the pickeral. It is pretty but it can take over. Any ideas on some good plants for ponds?

Here is a pic of my pond only partway finished. We ran out of rock, but will get more tomorrow.