Abstract: An improved floating island planting system comprising a float ring formed as a circular walled member of closed-cell polyethylene foam, and a garden planter formed in a bowl configuration with a collar of greater diameter than the float ring. The bowl of the garden planter is dimensioned for nesting in the float ring, the planter is defined by a plurality of holes through the closed bottom. A fill mix comprising a combination of clay and potting soil resides in the planter. An alternate embodiment is shown in which the planting system is integrally formed from an open-ended circular collar section that is heat sealed to a conforming circular base section.

Abstract: A device and method for use in growing, transporting and transplanting aquatic plants. The device includes an open web fibrous strip of water resistant material. When utilized in conjunction with a juvenile water lily or marginal plant, the material is configured as a coil around the roots of a single plant. When utilized in conjunction with “oxygenator” stems or bare root cuttings, the material is configured as a strip folded to enclose multiple cuttings/plants spaced at periodic intervals. Using the present invention, aquatic plant(s) are grown in a soil-less environment, making them lightweight for economically shipping via parcel post and exportable to all states and many foreign countries because they do not contain potentially contaminated soil. A plant grown in the present invention is fully developed and will quickly resume growing once planted in an end user's pond.

Abstract: An improved floating island planting system comprising a float ring formed as a circular walled member of closed-cell polyethylene foam, and a garden planter formed in a bowl configuration with a collar of greater diameter than the float ring. The bowl of the garden planter is dimensioned for nesting in the float ring, the planter is defined by a plurality of holes through the closed bottom. A fill mix comprising a combination of clay and potting soil resides in the planter. An alternate embodiment is shown in which the planting system is integrally formed from an open-ended circular collar section that is heat sealed to a conforming circular base section.