Pond Plants

A pond without plants can easily look like a puddle, whilst a well planted pond can look stunning. Throughout the season (April to September) we stock a huge range of pond & bog plants, to help you achieve a well balance pond.

Water Lilies We usually stock over 50 different varieties, from the common Nymphaea alba, to some of the more unusual varieties like arc en ceil and some of the newer American varieties, "Texas Dawn" is a particular favourite with our staff, huge yellow flowers held proud of the water & attractive mottled red & green foliage.
Lilies provide shade for the pond, giving the fish somewhere to hide from predators, and reducing algae growth. With lilies ranging from the pigmy varieties to the vigourous, and a range of flower colours, there is a lily variety that is suitable for almost every pond.

Marginal Plants As the name implies these are plants for the shallow edges of the pond. They include marsh marigold, irises, water forget-me-not and very many more. Marginal plants help break up the outline of the pond, provide some shade & also a provide a refuge for baby fish, tadpoles, etc.
We stock a very wide range of marginals in a variety of sizes.

Bog Plants These are plants for damp soil arround, rather than in the pool. There is however some cross over between these two groups, with some bog plants also capable of being grown as marginals & vice versa.

"Oxygenators" Sometimes refered to as "pond weed", "oxygenators" don't actually add much oxygen to the water. What oxygenators are good at is growing quickly, in so doing they remove excess nutrients from the water, and in so doing reduce the growth of algae. As a general guide we suggest 1 bunch of oxygenators for every 2 square foot of surface area. Although some oxygenators (eg hornwort) may be simply weighted down & thrown in, most are best planted. see our advice leaflet caring for you pond plants