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Selecting Plants for Stormwater Retention Ponds in the Southeast

Prince George's County, MD, publishes a bioretention plant list; most species perform well in Georgia. Use this as a starting palette for your neighborhood pond.

About Gardening: Aquatic Carnivorous Plants for Ponds in Extreme Climates; Algae in Carnivorous Plant Ponds: Physical Removal, Not Chemicals; Carnivorous Plants for Mosquito Control in Hot Climates: Reality Check; Choosing a Flowering Office Plant for Low Maintenance; Planting Pond Lilies & Grasses in Containers: Preventing Takeover; Algae Control Without Plants: Dealing with a Plant‑Eating Groundhog; Poor Plant Growth in a Hard‑Water Well Pond: Fertilizer, Light, and Nutrient Testing; Flowering Aquatic Plants for Shady Ponds: Lilies, Marginals, and Floaters; Plants for Fluctuating Lake Shorelines: Surviving Flood and Drought; Essential Pond Plants: Submerged, Emergent, and Surface Varieties for Balance

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