by Biddi | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, How to, Lilies, Plant Care, Plants
Water lilies may look exotic and fragile, but in reality, they are the most forgiving of plants to grow. If your water lily is struggling, don’t despair! In our over 40 year’s experience in growing water lilies, we have found them almost impossible to kill. So, if... 
by Biddi | May 17, 2018 | Blog, Plant Care, Pond care
So, you have your pond, and you’ve bought your plants, now what? First of all, for best results, we advise our customers to grow all plants in individual containers (except for some oxygenators), often referred to as planting baskets or crates. Unlike standard... 
by Biddi | May 12, 2018 | Blog, Plant Care, Pond care
Natural ponds and other watery places, when left to their own devices, tend to be associated with surrounding boggy bits. These can provide a wonderful growing area for all kinds of special plants such as marginal plants or bog/wetland plants. Both native an... 
by Biddi | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Plant Care
When planting up a pond, there is more than just colour or appearance to consider. We offer a range of pond plants all sizes of ponds and they fall into roughly three different categories: oxygenators deeper water plants marginal plants Each category of plants grows... by Biddi | Dec 5, 2017 | Lilies, Plant Care
Premier among pond plants is the water lily. There are two main groups of water lily in the world, the hardy water lily and the tropical water lily. Tropical water lilies do not like our climate and are difficult to grow unless you have a specialist tropical...