Some pics of the new pond.

[TheFishGuy]

I dug this pond at the begining of the summer this year. It's a work in progress. I like flowers and have about 150 different day lilies that are going in around the river...

The river is lined with pond liner, but the pond does not have a liner... Nothing but clay around here!

As for fish, only four Herichthys tourquoise. One male three females...
A red eared slider that's about ten years old... And a bunch of frogs!

Comments and questions welcome, just remember the landscaping isn't finished...

 

[scriving]

good start

 

[aquatic_wonders]

Yeah good start can't wait to see it dne and complete with land scalping

 

[TheFishGuy]

The plan is to plug some plants in on the steep areas but I'm not sure what... Any suggestions?

 

[Muske]

What's the exposure?

Full sun, Part-sun, Shade.

Are the plants going to be in and around the egdes and have wet feet, or terrestrial only.

 

[TheFishGuy]

Wet feet, mostly shade except for the last hour of the day in summer... Doubt the sun will even get back there in fall and spring...

 

[Muske]

I'm in IL. USDA Zone 5.

Most if not all Sedges fit the bill - Carex sp. some natives.
Hosta and Ferns will work
Sweet Flag - Acorus sp. some are native.
Snakeroot - Cimicifuga
Goatsbeard - Aruncus
Buttercup - Ranunculus, ground cover like growth
Rodger's Flower - Rodgersia
Virgina Bluebells - Mertensia. Spring blooming wildflower, will do dormant in summer

Ragwort - Ligularia. Should not be planted on pond edge. Moist not wet.

 

[TheFishGuy]

I have hostas and ferns surrounding the pond and should come in nicely next year. My concern is the vertical wall that go into the pond:

I will be draining it this fall to get the herichthys tourquoise out and when I do I will be snipping all those pesky roots that are sticking out.

So now armed with this new info what do you suggest? I know very little on this subject... Will those species you suggest work on almost an 80* incline?