Looking for inspiration of what to plant this autumn? We asked top gardening gurus to give their selection of the best plants ...

Pond plants should ideally be bought from a supplier of UK native pond plants - these can easily be found online ... Plantlife provides a list of banned plants (almost all are aquatic). It is best not ...

The key to a healthy pond is keeping the water clear and ensuring that plants do not take over. If you have the right balance of plants and oxygen, you will encourage wildlife and your aquatic ...

You can use virtually any watertight container for your mini pond. Old enamel sinks and stone troughs work well or choose a glazed ceramic plant pot with no hole. Once the pond is set up ...

Let's take a look at the best water plants for an aquatic area of the garden. Veronica (V. longifolia) thrives in moist soil ...

one of the rarest plants in the UK. "It's really quite beautiful," says Prof Sayer. "We only found a handful of these plants in the pond but we're hoping to cultivate this population and keep it ...

The nine-year project found rare plants almost trebled, while species that had gone extinct in the area returned Digging ponds in the countryside ... both across the UK and the globe." ...

2. Make use of high coverage, sheltering plants If you can't add or incorporate depth, including the best pond plants for copious surface coverage to your pond is a great way to protect the life ...

To provide nectar and pollen for bees and pollinators all-year round, our expert gardeners have put together the best plants for bees for every season. We've also grown many of these plants in our ...

or if their pond dries up, amphibians can happily forage, hunt and shelter on land. “UK amphibian species will feed on a wide range of invertebrates and provided their skin remains damp, they can be ...

Thursley Common is a large nature reserve full of heathland, ponds and woodland in the South West of Surrey, and it's the ...