Water Gardening

Water can have a soothing, magical effect along with the added benefit of being an enormous asset to any landscaping. Our selection includes many hardy and tropical plants for water gardens, as well as specialty goldfish and koi. From tadpoles to snails, pond purifiers to water filters, our Water Gardening Department has everything you need to create a beautiful pond.

For those pond owners who have been looking for pond plants and friendly aquatic creatures, your search has finally ended. Our remodeled Water Gardening area is now well-stocked with healthy, beautiful, pond plants, and all of the accessories you need to create the perfect pond that you and your family can easily maintain and enjoy for years to come. We carry a huge selection of pond chemicals, fish, aquatic plants and food, pumps, skimmers, filtering systems, UV lights, pond liners and many other pond accessories!

Homestead Gardens is proud to welcome Dave Kemon as our Water Gardening Specialist. Dave brings over fifteen years of water gardening experience to Homestead Gardens and is ready to assist you with your water gardening needs. You can contact Dave Kemon at 410.798.5000 with any questions or comments that you may have.

Tadpoles
Watch as these little guys grow from tadploes to Bullfrogs! During their transformation they'll feed on some algae and mosquito larvae from your pond. After they become Bullfrogs they'll either stay in your pond or hop away. It's all up to them.
































Variegated Dropwort ‘Flamingo’
Creeping groundcover with white, green and pink foliage. The leaves are lacey, blue green, dappled with cream and pink. It forms a fast spreading mat that is easily controlled. Also is shade tolerant.

Height: 16-24 inch
Depth: 0/-6 inch
Light: Full sun to partial shade

Parrot’s Feather
This plant is valued for its whorls of blue green, lacey foliage and its unusual red stems. Tips curve upward above the water. Excellent refuge and habitat for wildlife.

Height: 16-24 inch
Depth: -24 inch
Light: Full sun

Upright Water Clover
Green clover leaves with reddish highlights. Small white flowers. Perfect for setting at the edge of pond water. Similar to Shamrock.

Bloom time: Summer
Height: 2-6 inch
Depth: -3/12 inch
Light: Partial shade

Corkscrew Rush
Hardy perennial that has curious spiraling cylindrical leaves. Creates unusual focal point in the watergarden.

Height: 16-24 inch
Depth: -1/6 inch
Light: Full sun to partial shade

Colocasia Black Magic
Violet Stem Taro
Tropical plant known for its striking deep purple foliage.
Rarely flowers. Large purple leaves add contrast and boldness to the pond or wet area. Rapid grower.

Bloom time: Summer
Height: 5-6 inch
Depth: 0/-12 inch
Light: Full sun to partial shade

Dwarf Pennywort
Hardy oxygenator that can be grown submerged or on the water's edge. Shiny foliage is perfect for filling spaces between rocks.

Height: 3 inches
Depth: 0-16 inches
Light: Full sun to part shade

Variegated Cattail
Captivating green and white striped leaves. Cinnamon brown cattails create a stunning accent. Slower growth than other varieties.

Bloom Time: Summer through Fall
Height: 5-6 inch
Depth: -6/12 inch
Light: Full sun to partial shade

Dwarf Papyrus
Plants are crowned with many dark green radiating leaves like a parasol. This is a mid-size Cyperus with extra large flower-like blooms.

Bloom time: Summer
Height: 18-24 inch
Depth: -1/6 inch
Light: Full sun