u/Kirujoh

Hello! I was hoping to get some advice/suggestions on what to add to our new "barrel" (made out of plastic) wildlife pond. Plants around it are (placed to provide shade from sun when grown a bit!):

1: hydrangea

2: stupa gigantea

3: Hebe odora

4: heucherella

5: saxifrage (? Maybe)

There are some oxygenating plants in the pond itself.

Our questions are:

Are these plants suitable?

Do we need more plants in the pond? Maybe some surface covering ones? Any suggestions for ones that would work with the size of the pond would be great! We're in northern scotland

Does the set up of the rocks and branches look ok for wildlife to get in/out of the pond?

Any suggestions for plant life/additions to the outside of the pond?

Thanks all!