Calla Palustris-Bog Arum Calla Palustris is a single species aquatic pond plant that is native to the northern hemisphere including the UK. It also has the common names Bog-Arum and Marsh-Calla. It favours muddy margins and boggy conditions, and often grows wild at the edge of ponds, lakes, streams, ditches and in marshlands. Its glossy green […]
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12 Good Reasons to Buy Pond Plants and Water Lilies From us at Lilies Water Gardens 1.) Frost Hardy Pond Plants and Water Lilies NOT Tropical Pond Plants Being Advertised As Frost Hardy! All our pond plants are suitable for growing outside in the UK. There are businesses selling quite literally dozens of tropical marginal plants and Water […]
Read in fullNow is the time to plant Caltha Palustris (marsh marigolds) in your pond Late winter/early spring is the ideal time to add Caltha Palustris (Marsh Marigolds) to your pond. They are the first marginal pond plants to flower and you should have a vibrant display of yellow flowers from mid-March on wards. There are also […]
Read in fullCorrect Planting of Bare Rooted Pond Plants and Water Lilies Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of miss-guided information when it comes to planting bare-rooted pond plants and Water Lilies. What Are Bare Rooted Pond Plants? Firstly, the definition of a bare rooted pond plant is a plant that has […]
Read in fullAttracting Elephant Hawk Moths By Planting Menyanthes Trifoliata (Bog Bean) The great thing about water gardening is the amount of wildlife that water can attract to your garden. Menyanthes Trifoliata, commonly known as Bog Bean, can be grown in any sized pond. This marginal plant also known as Marsh Trefoil and Buck bean, produces leaves […]
Read in fullMarginal Pond Plants Or Bog Garden Plants There seems to be a lot of confusion and inaccurate information all over the internet on the categorizing of marginal pond plants and bog garden plants. Like before in many of my articles I will now endeavor to set the record straight. This information will be essential and informative […]
Read in fullOenanthes for Wild and Formal Pond Planting There are many species of Oenanthes that grow wild in various wetland habitats. They can be found in water meadows, streams, ditches, marshes, rivers, pond, lakes and bog-lands. Most resemble weeds, so are rarely grown for use in the garden, but there are however, a couple of […]
Read in fullThe Common Names of Marginal Pond Plants Explained The vast majority of ‘common pond plant’ names are self explanatory. For example ‘Flowering Rush’ is a rush that flowers and ‘Cotton Grass,’ is grass like and produces fluffy cotton looking seed heads. However, there are some pond plants that have common names that keep […]
Read in fullHow to Attract Dragonflies with Glyceria Maxima Dragonflies are simply amazing to see. These giant winged insects swoop and dart around at great speeds whilst they catch smaller insects to eat though they are also seeking out a suitable water environment where they can lay their eggs. However, it’s not just water […]
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, and 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 […]
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