Issue 88 Plants Toxic to Fish

Designing a garden around a pond or water feature involves more than using plants that thrive in those types of conditions. If you have fish in your pond, plant choices are even more important. Your fish may appreciate the shade cast from plants and trees. But if the leaves, fruit or bark of some plants containing toxic chemicals should fall into the water, they can poison the fish. For pondside plantings, here are some plants to avoid and which parts are toxic to fish: