How to grow Water Lilies for Maximum Blooms We have all seen established Water Lilies in village ponds, parks and gardens displaying dozens of vibrant majestic blooms at any one time throughout the summer months. By following a few simple steps, we can easily achieve this kind of display in our own back garden ponds […]
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Can You Simply Throw Lead-Weighted, Oxygenating Plants Into Your Pond? The answer to this question is a definite NO! Many different bunched oxygenating plants 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 be thrown into your […]
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Growing Pond Plants in Environmentally Friendly Biodegradable Pots I have been experimenting with growing pond plants in biodegradable pots known as Vi pots. These are made from natural fibre extracted from annual crop waste such as rice husk. The pots come in 2 different sizes. All have 4 small drainage holes in their base, a […]
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The Allotment Water Garden Over the years, many customers have come to my retail nursery to purchase pond plants for water features 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… In fact, anything that is watertight and can […]
Read in fullWater Lilies and Iris Louisiana for Early Spring Planting In Your Pond Spring is the ideal time to plant Water Lilies and Iris Louisiana. Both these wonderful pond plants come in all colours of the rainbow, and are sold as bare-rooted cut sections. Like this they are ready to be planted straight into clay/silt […]
Read in fullGrowing Water Lilies in Containers When we think of Water Lilies, we tend to think of village ponds and lakes. Water Lilies come in all different sizes; there are dozens of small Water Lily cultivars that are easy to grow in containers, requiring little maintenance. The only major requirement for Water Lily containers is full […]
Read in fullPond planting explained for Beginners The only difference between adding plants to your pond or water garden compared to planting up borders in your back garden is WATER. The thing that seems to confuse people the most is the different water depth requirements. However, it does not need to be explained in a complicated way. To […]
Read in fullPond planting in the autumn For any type of gardening, the planting is the process before the reward. This makes Autumn a very good time to plant certain types of pond plants as they will already be established and therefore, put on a good display of foliage and flowers in the Spring. There are however, […]
Read in fullOxygenating Plants Out of all of the different types of water plants, it’s the oxygenators that are the most diverse in their uses and they play the biggest role in maintaining healthy, clean water. They remove excess nitrates by filtration preventing green water while at the same time, releasing thousands of small bubbles of oxygen […]
Read in fullFive FAQs and Answers for Growing Pond Plants! I’ve been passionate about the plants that I grow for 30 years and throughout my career I have been bombarded with frequently asked questions on how to grow pond plants. So, I have decided to write this article in the hope that it will answer some of […]
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