Next to the pond we had a hole dug for a marsh. Fewer than 10% of California's wetlands remain due to development. Wetlands are vital because they act as biofilters and provide homes to many animals.
Cat-tail (Typha angustifolia), San Diego Marsh Elder (Iva hayesiana), Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), Mugwort (Artemesia dougliasiana), San Diego Sedge (Carex spissa), Spike Sedge (Eleocharis ssp.), Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus), Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)
This was our pond in front and wetlands in the back in 4/96.
The marsh in 9/96 we had planted Spiny Rush and Mugwart along the outside.
By 12/97 the Cattails have taken over, but the Poverty Weed, Yerba Mansa, and Sedges are still growing. (This is after many days of rain. We do not keep the marsh this wet. We use mulch and polmers to retain all the moisture from the drip system for the plants.)