When cooler weather approaches, trimming pond plants can feel urgent, but caring for your aquatic plants ensures it thrives come spring.
🌱What to Trim Back
- Brown or Yellowing Foliage: This material decays and burdens your filtration system.
- Fast‑Spreading Plants: Cattails, lilies, and irises can overtake ponds; thinning now keeps growth in check.
- Crowded Surface Cover: Thinning floating plants opens space for oxygen exchange and fish movement.
🌸What to Leave In Place
- Evergreen Aquatic Plants: They offer structure, filtration, and beauty year-round.
- Marginal Plants with Healthy Roots: These help stabilize the edge and support water clarity.
- Floating Plants in Good Health: They offer shade and shelter, even as nights cool.
💡Pro Tip💡
Group trimmed plant debris near your pond margins so beneficial bugs and bacteria can help process the matter naturally or you can compost it for later use.
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Not sure what to prune or preserve? Let our team handle your trimming so your pond stays beautiful and balanced all winter.
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Ralph Biezad is the owner and lead designer of Pondscapes, a premier pond and water-feature design-build company based in Gilbert, Arizona. With more than 25 years of experience, Ralph has created hundreds of custom ponds, waterfalls, and aquatic landscapes throughout the Southwest. His philosophy centers on designing natural-looking, low-maintenance environments that blend seamlessly with Arizona’s climate and terrain.
As a Certified Aquascape Contractor, Ralph is recognized nationwide for his craftsmanship, creativity, and commitment to eco-balanced water features. His designs emphasize sustainability, habitat creation, and bringing clients closer to nature through water.
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