Important Delivery/Covid-19 Information: Updated 09.04.21- Our dispatch time is now back to our regular time of 5 working days, (weather permitting) All orders are dispatched on Mondays to Thursdays. Due to some maintenance work on the nursery and the slow growth of newly potted plants due to cold weather earlier in the season, the nursery will remain closed to walk in visitors until further notice, we are hoping to open again in 2-3 weeks time. Our Online store is open all year around. Click and collect option is available at online checkout. Availability info: Due to very cold weather in January and high online demand in February, Availability at this present time is limited, our nursery is full to capacity with newly potted plants, so we predict a large availability update towards the middle of April.
Scented Mentha for Ponds and Water Gardens On my retail Aquatic Nursery Lilies Water Gardens, I have a very special and popular collection of plants that are suitable for ponds and their surrounding areas. The three species I grow, are all quite different in growing habit but they all have one thing in common, and […]
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Astilbe for Pond Surroundings and use In the Water Garden Astilbe, also known as (False Goats Beard) is perennials that are native to mountains, ravines and woodlands in Asia and North America. There are many different species that have been cross bred to produce the many hundreds of hybrids available today. Different hybrids flower at […]
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Can Lead Weighted, Oxygenating Plants, Simply Be Thrown Into Your Pond? The answer to this question is a definite NO! There are many different bunched oxygenating plants that are sold in the aquatic pond plant industry and almost all are sold with lead weights. The idea behind this is that the weighted bunch can simply […]
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Over the years, I have had many visiting customers to my retail nursery who have come to purchase pond plants for different water features that they have created in their allotments. These small container ponds can be created very simply by using half Oak barrels, old Belfast sinks, old style bath tubs etc, and in […]
Read in fullMy First Wildlife Ponds I have always had a massive interest in wildlife and plants, and 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 and […]
Read in fullCalla Palustris-Bog Arum Calla Palustris is a single species aquatic pond plant that is native to the northern hemisphere including the UK. Also known by the common names Bog-Arum and Marsh-Calla, It favors muddy margins and boggy conditions and can often be found growing wild at the edge of ponds, lakes, streams, ditches and in marshlands. […]
Read in fullWhere Does Our Pond Wildlife Arrive From? This is a question I get asked a lot. Many people are often amazed at just how quick wildlife seems to arrive in their pond as if from nowhere. So, just where does it arrive from? All new ponds large or small will start attracting wildlife within days […]
Read in fullVeronica Beccabunga Veronica Beccabunga also known as (Brooklime and European Speedwell), is a low growing, evergreen marginal pond plant that is native to the UK and Europe. It has a creeping habit and grows in shallow water and muddy margins in a water depth of 0-4 cm and can be found in shallow […]
Read in fullStunning New Water Lily Cultivars for 2019! I have been collecting rare, new and unusual pond plants for over 25 years from all corners of the globe. Importing pond plants can be a complicated process that involves plant health inspections and certificates plus a mind boggling amount of importation paperwork and airport clearance. It […]
Read in fullMy Top 10 Rockery Plants for Pond Surroundings Rockeries and ponds go together. Most people find the sound of running or trickling water relaxing and therapeutic. Waterfalls not only sound nice but the running water is also magical in its own way as it finds its own route down to the pond, its droplets […]
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