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[Butterfly-yl]

I can just imagine Zelda dancing with the daffodils and all the magical plants in a few years as your property continues into abundance

[debbieretzlaff]

Joe Pye Weed might be nice for attracting pollinators with its showy flower heads and should do well around the perimeter of the pond as it likes damp soil.

[tworebelsoffgrid]

I love your channel, been watching your channel since the first few episodes.. bought some plants from you for my Colorado garden. keep up the videos I now live in the desert and watch your videos as if or like you live in an oasis / paradise compared to my place, , it will be interesting to see your progress in 20 years.., , keep them up

[sunnyadams]

Equisetum hyemale scouring rush would love to be around your pond, and provide excellent habitat.

[keyboard_g]

Native river cane would look great in that far end. Will hold the soil and provide habitat for birds and others.

[Tanner_Star-Tree]

Horsetail, pussy willow, amorpha, black cohosh, phacelia, rose mallow, black gum, pawpaw, blue flag, sea buckthorn, black haw viburnum, highbush cranberry, sweet pepperbush, ohio buckeye, staghorn sumac, marsh marigold, spicebush, pycanthemum, monarda fistulosa (wahpe wastemna) et al

[BeFree-BeFrugal]

I like the way you take into account planting positions, north south etc, one plant benefiting the other

[TheEmbrio]

Rhubarb leaves unfolding is mesmerizing

[peterellis]

I'm assuming that you can skim some of that algae and drop it on the berm as a fertility addition ;) Camas might be a good candidate for near the water line.

[jeffskinner]

Chokeberry likes wetter border areas, I've seen wild examples of American Hazelnut on wet edges, also Pawpaw likes wet edges. American Lotus would be a nice aquatic addition.

[MapleMudPermaculture]

I just added elephant ears to my new duck pond. Canna is an excellent pond plant that is great for cleaning the water and providing a lot of atmosphere. Juncus is another favorite of mine (and of the ducks). Alligator Flag, swamp sunflower, river bamboo, banana, shrub willow, bee balm.

[johnstonj]

You should plant water iris to glue that soil together that stuff really is great for keeping the top layers from eroding.

[gardensforliferiverton]

Enjoying seeing everyone's suggestions. What about meadowsweet or Marshmallow. Love to see some NZ Phormium tenax around your pond but it might root too deep. It is a wonderful plant, with so much history in NZ of being used in so many different ways. Great for wildlife. We recently saw about 20 eels sheltering in the root systems of the phormium tenax on a riverbank and birds and kids love sucking nectar from the flowers after it has rained.

[julie-annepineau]

DO you have marsh marigolds in your region? They make beautiful pops of color nice mats of green material and don't spread very fast.

[frederickheard]

Blue flag iris would be awesome all along the edges

[jasoncowan]

You have so many trees, and food/medicine plants. I would just plant a ton of random flower bulbs..in that bare patch...provide some color and beauty.

[isaachuyard]

Loving all the recent videos! Question: have y'all hosted any helpers for work exchange for a couple days or weeks to learn about the work you are doing, and would you be open to that this summer? Thanks

[kerem]

plant ostrich ferns/fiddleheads along the berm! grows fast and helps w erosion

[TheEmbrio]

Narcissus are sure cheery understory to any forest. We go ’picking’ naturalized ones on in-law’s land. Out of a full hillside we pick 10.

[Ok-vjdw]

the ponds in the woods around me are usually surrounded by highbush blueberry and clethra. dont think clethra is edible but blueberry definitely is.