By Tammy Sons
We all think that plants cannot grow well in acidic soil, but there are plants that grow perfectly in wet and salty soil. These plants are called the wetland plants. It is easy for any new nursery to start with this category of plants, till it establishes itself. They have special cells near the roots to prevent salts from entering them. We need to establish nurseries to prevent the wetlands from extinguishing, as it has various advantages that support the environment. Wetlands help in removing the phosphates and enabling the plants in the vicinity to survive, by restricting the growth of algae and weeds.
The wetland plants, like the native plants, require less care and attention. If these native plants are planted as outline or the borders of your garden, they prove to be great help in preventing soil erosion. There are many types of plants varying from place to place. The native plants are best to look for in a nursery. A nursery would provide the best variety and the best guidance to you, as per your purpose. The wetland plants are taken to be muddy hurdles. It is thought that they are one of the reasons for floods, but in reality, they control the floods. In the coastal areas and floodplains, they control the excessive flow of water during the rainy season. The roots of these plants act as sediment catcher to protect the water bodies downstream. These plants excessively absorb the high pressure waves and prevent soil erosion. This vegetation provides one of the safest habitats for fishes and crabs like creatures.
Steps are being taken at large scale, to protect and enhance these wetlands. It is known as the wetland mitigation, and councils have been established by environmentalists in this respect. These councils either restore and uplift the existing wetlands, or create new ones at suitable areas. There are no state policies to regulate or support this cause. The environment boards think that the cost of creating new wetlands is far less than replenishing or restoring the already existing ones, making it a controversial issue. There are many environmentalists that enquire whether these artificially created wetlands will function as effectively as the natural ones. The proposal for wetland mitigation is at times, supported by various banks too. Due to the increased awareness about the importance of restoration of wetlands, the banks have started providing aid for wetland mitigation. These banks help in enlarging the small projects and making them ecologically rich. The banks support the success of such projects by providing guidance in relation to implementation. This will ensure the bank about reduced risks.
There are many plants that can be grown in these wetlands like: red maple, silver maple, carpinus carolianiana, quercus phellos etc. No matter which plant you grow, they will definitely serve the purpose of enriching the natural environment and maintaining the ecological balance. The only thing to be kept in mind is that, you must take the proper guidance and also see with what is your aim of doing the plantation.
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