Summer Discount to our Nursery Visitors: Throughout July we are offering a 15% discount on all our plants to customers that visit our nursery in person, this offer excludes dry goods. We are open Tuesdays to Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm, closed Sundays and Mondays, hope to see you soon.
My Twelve Favourite Marginal Plants And Why! I have been collecting Pond plants from all corners of the world for a long time now. It’s has always been my passion to seek out new plants in the hope they will become pond worthy, and make good propagation. It has also been my aim to sell […]
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My New Range of Perennials at Lilies Water Gardens I have always grown a large range of moisture loving Perennials on the nursery, selected plants that tone in nicely with pond plants and bog garden plants, Astilbe, bog Primulas, Iris Sibirica, Filipendula and many others, this season I decided to buy in a range of […]
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Memories of Beam Brook Aquatic Farm in Newdigate, Surrey During my childhood, I used to frequently visit a very special place called Beam Brook Aquatic Fish Farm. Also known by locals as The Field Station. This article is a journey back to my Memories of Beam Brook Aquatic Farm in Newdigate, Surrey. Where This wonderful place […]
Read in fullMy First Wildlife Ponds Introduction I have always had a massive interest in wildlife and plants. By the time I had reached the age of twenty five, I had kept and studied numerous Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Insects, Amphibians and plants. As a teenager I used to breed many species of Butterflies and Moths. No doubt […]
Read in fullMemories of Beam Brook Aquatic Farm in Newdigate, Surrey During my childhood, I used to frequently visit a very special place called Beam Brook Aquatic Fish Farm. Also known by locals as The Field Station, this wonderful place was just two miles down the road from my parents house and where my retail […]
Read in fullMarginal Plants, Perennials or Woodland Ferns? Marginal plants are so called and categorized for a good reason. Simply put, they grow at the water’s edge (water margin) where land meets water. It is important to bear in mind that in natural clay or silt based ponds, the water margin will rise in times of flooding […]
Read in fullThe History of Lilies Water Gardens All journeys have a beginning and an end. However, I can only write up to this present day, as the future of Lilies Water Gardens has yet to be told. I take a lot of pride in owning my own retail aquatic nursery. I therefore thought it would be […]
Read in fullBuying Pond Plants In my trade, water gardening means growing plants in and around water or in damp or permanently wet areas, also incorporating the planting of lakes, ponds and their surrounding areas down to the smallest patio containers. This also includes the planting of bog gardens, moist borders, streams, ditches, marshes, and almost anywhere […]
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