How should plants be organized around the pond?
The general rule of thumb here is to think like a photographer who’s organizing a group of people for a photo – shortest in front, tallest in back, and the others in the middle. That allows all smiles to be seen and appreciated. If you organize your plants with shortest ones up close, the medium size plants and bushes in the middle, and the tall plants, with long, swaying grasses in back, you’ll be on the right track.