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Water Gardening
This page will concentrate on letting Queenslanders know about places to buy water plants and associated products such as water treatments, fertilisers and specialised planting pots and baskets for aquatic plants.
Note that the main page for hardware such as ponds, pond liners, pumps, filters, barrels, etc is the Water Features page.
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Suppliers of water gardening products or plants to QldAdvertisements
WATER FEATURES ONLINE
waterfeaturesonline.com.au
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Water Features Online has water feature ideas
for everyone, from large fish ponds to contemporary designer styles. Hundreds of FREE articles are available on topics from Algae to Pond Safety, and DIY Projects from Constructing a Small Stream to How Create a Millstone.
The online shop has a huge catalogue of products including Pumps, Filters, Waterfalls, Pond Treatments, Books
and much, much more, all sold below normal retail prices. Visit the Water Features Online WEBSITE now.
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If you have a nursery operation selling aquatic plants or bog plants suitable for pools, ponds, barrels, dams, bog gardens etc in Qld, and you're either located in Queensland or supply plants to this region, please get in touch about listing on this page. These plants include waterlillies and lotus, as well as marginal (bog) plants. Also suppliers of fertilisers, special pots, barley straw, algae control products etc associated with growing such plants may advertise on this page.
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More about Water Plants
Some water plants are serious environmental weeds, or have the potential to become so. It may be illegal to grow certain plants in your locality. If in doubt, consult with relevant authorities. Only buy from reputable nurseries in your area.
Always make sure that your pond plants cannot reach waterways (e.g. through overflow in heavy rain). Of course, gardeners should always try to prevent any plants escaping from their gardens.
News
Aquatic plant family's secret revealed
An international team of scientists have discovered that the aquatic plant family Hydatellaceae, many of which occur in Australia, are more closely related to waterlillies than they are to grasses. While the leaves are grass-like and the flower parts also much reduced, new research into pollen, seeds and germination have indicated that the evolutionary history of this family may be quite different than previously believed. Read more here: New-found relatives among the waterlillies
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More Links
Please note: The following links are for general information. Some species or cultivars referred to in links may be unavailable in Australia, or illegal to grow in your area.
Pools 'n' Plants The Swimming pool and Spa Association of Queensland Inc. (SPASA)
Water & Environment Includes "How to create your own wetland". Ipswich City Council/Ipswich Water (PDF)
Victoria Adventure Information about pond plants and water gardening, featuring the giant-leaved Victoria species. Site based in Florida, USA
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