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edges of ponds, ditches and streams.
In marginal wetland zones the water levels in the soil are never more than 50cm below the surface, but only occasionally submerge the plants growing there. New ponds constructed with liners often have very narrow margins (less than 1 metre wide), unless wider, gently shelving edges are designed in from the outset.
Embankments away from the water's edge are often well drained. These are best seeded with a meadow mixture appropriate to the soil type.
Establishment of emergent vegetation (e.g. reeds) and aquatic plants may be best achieved using plants.
As with meadow mixtures it is composed of 20% native wild flowers and 80% slow growing grasses (by weight), and the flower and grass components are available separately as EP1(F) for the flower component and EG8 for the grass component.
The typical composition of EP1 is as follows:
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