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Iris Louisiana
Iris Louisiana About 20 years ago I was given an Iris species plant called Iris Fulva. I was very excited as this was new to me, having a lovely brick red colour. Cultivating it and increasing...
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Typha (bulrushes)
Typha (Bulrush) Typha are one of the most symbolic of all plants. Also known as Bulrushes, Reed Mace and Cattails, their bold, graceful, elongated seed heads are often used as logos and as an...
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Swimming Ponds On my book shelf, I have a book called Wild Swimming. Inside, is a guide to all the natural beauty spots and remote locations in the UK where you can swim, dive or bathe? Swimming...
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Five FAQs and Answers for Growing Pond Plants!
Five 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...
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Oxygenating Plants
Oxygenating 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....
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October’s Water Garden
October’s Water Garden With the onset of winter and an end to those lazy sunny summer days, October can be seen as a miserable month with excessive rainfall, early frosts and grey clouds, but on a...
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Ranunculus (water-Buttercups)
Ranunculus (Water-Buttercups) There are about 600 different wild species of Ranunculus (Latin name Ranunculaceae) and they can be found growing in a vast range of different locations, ranging from...
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Deep Water Marginal Pond Plants
Deep Water Marginal Pond Plants Here at Lilies Water Gardens, we have created our own name for a category of very special plants and some of these pond plants belong in several different...
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Mazus Reptans
Mazus Reptans Also known as ‘Chinese Marsh Flower’, Mazus Reptans is a variety of Alpine that gives very good ground cover. It produces matt-forming, bright green, foliage and a mass of purple or...
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Bog Gardens Exsplained!
Bog Gardens Explained! Wild Bog Gardens True Bogs are a classified type of natural wetland; they collect natural rain water and are home to Sphagnum Moss which compresses over the years to form Peat...
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Pseudata New in the World of Iris
Pseudata New in the World of Iris Iris Pseudata is a cross between Japanese Iris Ensata and our native Iris Pseudacorus. The results of matching these two lovely Iris, are quite stunning. The...
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Over-Wintering Pond Plants
Over-Wintering Pond Plants Over-wintering pond plants is easier than you think, but it’s more about tidying up to please the eye than anything else, as after all, most of the time there is no manual...
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Design and Shelving for Lined, Fibreglass and Concrete Ponds
Design and Shelving for Lined, Fibreglass and Concrete Ponds When we think of ponds or water gardens, we build an image in our minds of Bull Rush Pokers, Water Lilies and fish etc, in fact, usually...
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Lobelia species and cultivars colour and bees
Lobelia species and cultivars colour and bees Some Lobelia species and cultivars are well suited to Water Gardens. Not only do they bring colour to the pond and their surroundings in the summer...
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Acorus Calamus-Sweet Flag
Acorus Calamus-Sweet Flag This forever popular marginal plant also known as ‘Scented Rush’ or ‘Sweet Flag’, is one of my favourite plants to propagate as the rhizomes give off an addictive aniseed...
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Butomus Umbellatus, Flowering Rush,
Butomus Umbellatus (Flowering Rush) Also known more commonly by its name ‘Flowering Rush’, this plant is one of the most striking perennial marginal plants. With its rich, narrow green leaves and...
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Stratiotes Aloides, Water Soldiers
Stratiotes Aloides, More Commonly Known As Water Soldiers Water Soldiers also known as Water Pineapples, are native to Europe and North West Asia. These gems are extraordinary looking with serrated...
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Pests and Diseases of Pond Plants
Pests and Diseases of Pond Plants As a grower and supplier of a wide range of interesting, rare and unusual pond plants, I frequently get bombarded with questions about pests and diseases, so this...
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Eriophorum Cotton Grass
Eriophorum (Cotton Grass) Cotton Grasses are very popular for a reason. Their flowers heads of cotton give a whole new visual aspect to the water garden. They all grow in shallow water and are...
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Marsilea Four Leafed Water Clover
Marsilea (Four Leafed Water Clover) Also known as Four Leafed Water Fern, Marsilea are Aquatic Ferns that grow in water up to 30cm in depth and there are many different species from all corners of the...
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