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Themes in Water Gardens


Create the Scene With Your Water Garden

Creating a Water Garden Theme
Different water features and water garden plants look more at home in a garden designed with a theme in mind. Choose the right water feature or plant material to compliment your back yard theme and you’ll increase your enjoyment of both.

The English Garden
Style: Formal
Water Feature: Wall/Pedestal Fountain
Terrestrial Plants: Shrub Rose, Boxwood, Foxglove
Aquatic Plants: Victoria Amazonica, Anemone (Marginal), Watercress

The Cottage Garden
Style: Casual
Water Feature: Pedestal Fountain
Terrestrial Plants: Phlox, Lavender, Hemerocallis
Aquatic Plants: Azolla, Louisiana Iris, Water Snowflake

The Native Garden
Style: Wild
Water Feature: Waterfall Unit
Terrestrial Plants:
Aquatic Plants: Water Lettuce, Common Cattail, Hardy Nymphaea

The Asian Garden
Style: Serene
Water Feature: Bubbling Urn
Terrestrial Plants: Juniper, Bamboo, Flowering Plum/Cherry
Aquatic Plants: Lotus, Taro, Tropical Nymphaea

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