Great tip for the continuing hot weather. Cut back Iris pond plant foliage to 6" above usual water level once flowered. Tall leaves use up a lot of...
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Growing British Native plants from seed is easy. Many British Native species of pond plants like Caltha palustris, Alisma plantago aquatica, Iris pseudacorus, Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum and Ranunculus...
Think about propagating rafting pond plants in your pond or container pond now if they have been vigorous this year and spread out across the water surface. Tidy...
After the pond Iris have flowered in late May or June it is time to look at the size of the clump and decide whether to divide any...
Did your waterlily leaves stand high above the water last Summer? Last year that waterlily plant was trying to tell you it needs to be divided as it...
Oxygenating plants are dropped loose into the pond water either with or without a lead strip to bunch them together dependent on the species of the plant. They...
In late Summer many pond plants have started to close down for Autumn but for others there is still time to divide to make more for next year....
Rafting pond plants like Veronica beccabunga and Oenanthe javanica Flamingo will be growing fast in these summer months and some may need trimming back as they travel too...
You can lift and divide 2 groups of pond plants in late Spring. Those that have finished flowering for the year already - Caltha species and those not...
The Sagittaria sagittifolia (Arrowhead) are no longer looking good enough to send out by mail order. We have them on the Nursery still but they are like a...
After flowering has finished this is the time to lift and divide the moist loving Iris sibirica and ensata clumps. Discard the central sparse sections. Split the remaining...
Once Caltha palustris species have flowered they often need attention. Lift and divide the clump if it is getting too large. To follow step by step instructions on...
Do you know where to plant different species of Iris? There are many varieties and it can be confusing so : Varieties of Iris laevigata, Iris pseudacorus, Iris...
Waterlilies repotted last month should have rooted through on a shallow shelf by now and can be placed down about halfway to their final depth. Leave them there...
Some pond plants outgrowing their baskets can be lifted and divided now but not those due to flower before June like Caltha or Iris species. Do those immediately...
Method to divide and repot a waterlily: A waterlily can be split and repotted when it is actively growing ideally Spring: [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="3729"] 1. Use...
How different pond plants grow and reproduce themselves: For more details on how to do these repotting tasks: See Repotting a pond plant. 1. Rafting pond plants that...
Propagating or repotting a pond plant: Get ready with a supply of new mesh baskets, aquatic compost, a sharp knife and scissors. All pond plants should be propagated...
Maintenance to emergent and rafting pond plants during the season Pond plants in Spring: 1. After flowering in Spring cut back the foliage of the Caltha family as...