Naturagart - NaturaGart Shore Mat

NaturaGart Shore Mat

The simplest long term solution for secure shores. The mat is unrolled on the shore, covered with sand and sown. For repairs you can even set it aside someplace until it is overgrown before laying it down like a carpet over the ugly naked liner edges.
Find further technical information and installation recommendations here.

The mat, covered with moss or flowers, is ideal for covering the naked liner.

NaturaGart pond that was sown with shore mat flower seed.

Fine Pores Other planting supports are usually coarsely woven. As a result only gravel is retained. The disadvantage: Hardly anything grows on gravel. The NaturaGart shore mat has such finer pores so that sand and clay are retained. This creates ideal conditions for planting seed.	3 Dimensional The NaturaGart shore mat is not a flat jute or coconut fibre mat. It is 7mm thick. By covering it with sand, roots penetrate the material, creating a stable layer that can be rolled up like a carpet, and unrolled at another location. This porous, 3 dimensional structure is a decisive advantage.	Does Not Rot A shore protection has to reliably last for a long time. Organic materials such as coconut fibre, jute etc. quickly rot and tear off. The NaturaGart shore mat lasts 'for ever'.
Tough Fibres The NaturaGart shore mat is built on top of a carrying layer of thick fleece, because this is the only way to ensure that the gripping fibres are firmly anchored. Competitors sometimes use a thin weave instead of the fleece. During our internal tests in the mid 90s we quickly found out that this doesn't work, because the fibres come loose. Under no circumstances should you should not go cheap with the quality of the carrying layer.	Available Widths The mat is supplied as is for sowing (flowers or moss) or for start-up planting. Price per metre roll cutoff NaturaGart-U65 65cm wide (39000) 5,80 Euros NaturaGart-U120 1.2m wide (39001) 10,80 Euros NaturaGart-U200 2m wide (39002) 17,95 Euros	The shore mat is easiest unrolled on the shore. The 65cm wide version reaches the topmost planting terrace.
Installation Instructions Fastening on the shore prevents the shore mat from sliding into the pond. On the other hand no connection to the surrounding area should exist to prevent water from being siphoned out of the pond.	In many cases the liner was pulled over the bank and dug in on the outside. Normally enough liner is over to straighten up the end and, for example, pin it between two rows of stones.	If the liner was cut off shortly above the water line, use a stone to prop it up.
The Right Width With the different widths of shore mat even lower terraces can be reached.	When the upper terrace lies 10-20cm underneath the water line, the 65cm wide shore mat is normally enough. For deeper terraces you may for example need the 1.2m wide mat to reach the depth.	When the shore mat goes deeper it has to be properly weighed down to prevent it from drifting to the surface (left). It is best when it reaches to the next terrace where it can be weighed down more easily (right).
With Little Room At terraces there is often little space. For these situations we have developed the three part shore profile. This helps to securely clamp down the shore mat. The advantage is no siphoning effect and a decorative finish!	The best solution for reduced space is the NaturaGart shore profile.
If the Terrace Lies too Deep If the next terrace lies deeper then 60cm only the upper bank is usually secured. Then the shore mat ends somewhere on the underwater slope. It the shore mat isn't weighed down properly, it will swim upward. The problem is elegantly avoided by using the pocket mats. When the pockets are filled with sand the mat stays securely put. Find out more about pocket mats here.	On steep slopes it is often better to simply use the NaturaGart composite mat. Its carrier layer is not made of fleece but of PVC that can be glued to the PVC liner. In principle this can be done with older liners, too. They have to be carefully cleaned, though. The fibres of the composite mat are not as strongly bound as those of the shore mat, because it is designed to be covered with mortar. Read more about composite mats here	If the shore is higher than 15-20cm above the water level the capillary effect may be insufficient to transport water to the top on hot days. You can lay a strip of Fleece900 underneath to solve this. Usually this problem only exists in the initial growing phase.
Prefabricated Pond Shells It is nearly impossible to cover the unseemly black edges because the shore mat has to end inside the pond, i.e. it cannot be laid onto the surrounding soil.In these cases it is usually better to make a swamp zone. Pretty swamp plants can grow in this miniature basin that wouldn't have much of a chance inside the prefabricated shell anyway.	The shore mat mustn't go beyond the shell because of the capillary effect (top). It is usually better to build a swamp area (bottom). The liner (yellow) and the shore mat are laid over the shell's edge into a separate basin.	This newly created basin can be filled with soil and remains humid, making it ideal for, say, meadow primroses.
Normally the shore mat is sown with the shore mat flower seed. Depending on the starting date it takes 4-12 months for it to become completely grown over.	You can also plant moss sprouts. These take about 2 years to overgrow the area.	If you are in a hurry, choose the start-up plants. Depending on planting density and starting date they take about 1-3 months.