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INSTALLING A WATER GARDEN WILL ADD BEAUTY AND SERENITY TO
ANY LANDSCAPE. WATER GARDENS ARE USUALLY JUST PLANTS, BUT
FISH GET MANY BENEFITS FROM WATER GARDENS, AND LIGHTS WILL
NOT DO ANY DAMAGE TO WATER GARDENS.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT WATER GARDENS, BESIDES THE
OBVIOUS BEAUTY, IS THE ABILITY OF PLANTS TO CLEAN, AND
OXYGENATE THE WATER, REDUCING THE NEED FOR FILTERING.
WATER GARDENS IN OUR PART OF THE COUNTRY HAS THREE MAIN
CATEGORIES MARGINAL, SUBMERGED, AND FLOATERS. IT TAKES A
COMBINATION OF THE THREE TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY WATER
GARDEN.
THE AMOUNT OF SUN LIGHT AND WATER DEPTH WILL DICTATE WHAT
PLANTS WILL WORK BEST FOR YOU. YOUR WATER GARDEN MUST GET
BETWEEN 6 TO 8 HOURS OF DIRECT SUN TO BE HEALTHY. IN
ILLINOIS WE CAN PLANT CATTAILS, IRIS, PICKERELWEED, WATER
LILIES, LOTUS, SAGITTARIUS, DWARF BAMBOO, SWEET FLAG,
DUCKWEED, WATER HYACINTH, AND WATER LETTUCE TO MENTION A
FEW.
THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH WATER GARDENS IN ILLINOIS IS THAT YOU
MUST TAKE OUT, AND STORE PLANTS FOR THE WINTER, OR REPLACE
THEM. TO STORE WATER PLANTS YOU MUST KEEP THE ROOTS MOIST,
IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 50, AND ABOVE FREEZING, AN OLD
REFRIGERATOR WOKS WELL.
LET ALLSCAPE DESIGN YOUR WATER GARDEN AND YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO SEE DIGITAL PICTURES OF WHAT YOUR GARDEN WILL LOOK LIKE
BEFORE WE INSTALL IT. YOU CAN COUNT ON ALLSCAPE TO DO A
QUALITY INSTALLATION OF YOUR WATER GARDEN. AND AS ALWAYS YOU
WILL RECEIVE A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR.
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