Perennial plants can be found in every colour of the rainbow, from diminutive to stately and in a multitude of intricate flower forms ... health of the water. Marginal pond plants are happiest ...

The key to a healthy pond is keeping ... as dead leaves and flowers. A form of algae known as blanketweed is often found in ponds, and if left unchecked can choke the plants and restrict the ...

It grows to almost two metres and produces purple and white flowers. Pebbles, rocks and boulders not only create an ...

The sun, water, and pot need to be the perfect combination for plants to thrive. But for those who love a pop of pink, are ...

Emergent plants allow insects that start life in the water - such as dragonflies - to exit the pond when they are ready to transform into adults. For a bigger pond you should also aim to have marginal ...

The best time to see this plant ... pond, or perhaps inside a mysterious Carolina bay. By the hundreds, the modest flowers, arising from their slender stalks, appear collectively like bright pink ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out ... in the water near the edge of a pond, which is where Hill believes ...

“Sweet Alyssum is a low-growing plant with a sweet, honey-like scent and delicate white, purple, or pink flowers,” says Miller, “It’s perfect for borders or filling in gaps in your yard.

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

Pollen is carried by insects or blown by the wind from one flower to another ... Some of the seeds will grow into new plants.

Most bumblebees will find food wherever they can so, although native flowers are always best, you don’t need to plant anything specific. However, in early spring there are few things that flower and ...