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Creating a Naturally Beautiful Water Garden


A water garden can increase your landscape's aesthetics exponentially and become a beautiful means to attract pollinators, amphibians, songbirds and other desirable wildlife. A properly designed water garden stocked with native plants and small fish becomes a haven for homeowners and guests alike. In this class, we'll learn how to create, plant, and maintain container, pre-formed, and custom water gardens of all sizes, covering such topics as natural filtration, low maintenance, add-on features, and eco-sensitive design. Water gardening — it's a whole new world!





Note: Materials are from Fall 2016. They will be updated the next time this class is taught:
7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, (215) 247-5777.

Marc Radell








Links
Pond Management (PennState Extension)
Palustrine Plant Community Descriptions (Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program)

Handouts
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AquaticPlantsPennsylvania(PSU).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Mar 31, 2015, 4:58 AM
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Backyard Ponds_(NRCS).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Oct 9, 2016, 8:00 AM
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Backyard_Ponds_(Xerces).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Dec 15, 2015, 1:18 PM
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Backyard_Wetland_(NRCS).pdf
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Oct 9, 2016, 7:59 AM
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Creating_Natural_Water_Garden_(Radell).pdf
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Oct 9, 2016, 7:51 AM
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Excavated_Ponds_(MN_DNR).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Mar 31, 2015, 4:55 AM
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FishPennsylvaniaPonds(PSU).pdf
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Mar 31, 2015, 4:55 AM
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Native_Plants_Stormwater_Control_(PADEP).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Sep 19, 2015, 6:06 AM
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Native_Plants_Wet_(DELEP).pdf
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Marc Radell,
Sep 19, 2015, 6:18 AM
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Native_Plants_Wet_Soil_(BHWP).pdf
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Sep 19, 2015, 6:06 AM
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Water_for_Wildlife_(PSU).pdf
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Mar 31, 2015, 4:55 AM
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