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.
Common Frogs in Your Garden One of the great things about water gardening and having a garden pond is the diversity of wildlife that it will attract. We have only a few amphibians in the UK, one of our most treasured being the common frog, (Latin name Rana Temporaria). Even the smallest garden pond will […]
Read in fullRe-Potting Marginal Pond Plants There are two types of marginal plants, shallow marginal plants and deep water marginal plants. Shallow marginal plants grow literally at the water edge and require no more than 4 cm of water depth. The different species and cultivars of deep water marginal plants require different water depths, but most will […]
Read in fullCaltha Palustris (Marsh-Marigolds) Marsh marigolds are members of the plant family called Ranunculaceae and are native to marshes, fens, ditches, streams and damp woodlands. As with all Ranunculus, the plants are poisonous. Marsh Marigolds have many traditional and folklore names such as, Yellow-Boots, Molly- Blobs, Horse- Blobs, Water-Blobs and Water- Bubbles. Other names given seem […]
Read in fullPlanting Water Lilies The first thing to consider before buying your water lilies, is the location in which they will be planted. All varieties will thrive in a sunny location and all will grow stronger, faster, and produce more flowers in warmer shallow waters. Hardy water lilies are extremely frost hardy and will survive long […]
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