If you want to try it...
Hobby Loby and other craft supply stores are selling their Christmas garlands at a reduced price. Put a sinker on one end and drop her in. It's a cinch that artificial foliage sold at a craft store will be much cheaper than anything sold to the sports market.
We have both plastic and"silk" plants in our aquarium and they both hold up well and provide a surface for algae to grow on.
Plants actually last longer than you might think under the ice, according to the ice articles I've read. We fish timber, so we haven't really looked for grass beds. - Roberta
"Anglers are born honest,
but they get over it." - Ed Zern