How to Plant a Water Lily
Water lilies are a great addition to any pond. They are beautiful but also help to keep algae down by shading the water with their large leaves.
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Time Length: 1 hour
Time of the Year: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Part fill a special planting basket with Aquatic Compost. Plant the lily in the centre and firm more Aquatic Compost around the plant to ensure that the compost provides a good base.
Cover the surface of the compost with Garden Gravel. This helps to anchor the plant and to keep the compost in place.
Lower the container into the pond. If the leaf stems are not long enough to lie on the surface, stand the basket on bricks and remove the bricks as the stems grow longer.
