Marginal and Damp Ground

Alisma Plantago -Aquatica  Common name water plantain or mad dog weed. This plant is robust aquatic perennial forming rosettes of long stalked gray green leaves.

A striking looking plant with ovate leaves that produces unusual white flowers July-August, the leaves take on a pink tinge in autumn. It is best planted in water 15-25cm over the crown in full sun.

Height 30 – 40cm

A marginal plant with rush-like narrow green leaves being umbels of many cup shape pink flowers during June- July.

Height 90cms

Water depth over the rhizome 5-20cm.

This plant has heart shaped leaves and produces white flowers in March-May. It will grow well in boggy ground and pond or stream margins in sun to part shade.

Height 22cm

This plant has heart shaped leaves and produces waxy buttercup like flowers in March-May. The plants will grow in the boggy edges of ponds and streams it will do well in shallow water 8-10cms over the crown. It will thrive in sun to part shade.

Height 30 – 40cm

This plant has heart shaped leaves and produces double yellow flowers in March-May. It will do well in boggy ground and pond or stream margins in sun or part shade.

Height 15 – 20cm

This barred horsetail is a pretty member of the horsetail family with fleshy evergreen stems with black rings. It is attractive addition to the boggy edges and shallows  pond margins. Adds winter interest.

Height 80 cm. Plant in medium / large containers with aquatic soil and cover with pea gravel.

This striking plant has black banding horizontally on stems resembling porcupine quills. It is an excellent structural plant providing interest and contrast in the pond margins. It will thrive in boggy ground or pond edges with up to 15cms over the crown. This plant does well in sun to part shade. It is advisable to plant in a container to control the spread.

Height 60 – 90cm

This is a pretty clump forming plant with mid- green leaves bearing nodding reddish purple flowers from May-August. It looks very effective in the moist ground at pond and stream sides in full sun to part shade.

Height 25 – 30cm

This unusual looking plant grows half in and half out of the water. It is an excellent oxygenator and nitrate remover. Due to its growing habit it provides cover for spawning fish, baby fish and wildlife, growing in sun to part shade. It can be grown in water from 6-20cm.

Height 10 – 20cm

This unusual looking plant grows half in and half out of the water. It is an excellent oxygenator and nitrate remover. Due to its growing habit it provides cover for spawning fish, baby fish and wildlife, growing in sun to part shade. It can be grown in water from 6-20cm.

Height 10 – 20cm

This creeping plant has eye catching variegated leaves with single white flowers June-July. It is suitable for bog gardens, pond and stream sides. It can be grown in up to 2-5cms of water over the crown in full sun to part shade.

Height 35 – 45cm

A creeping marginal with heart shaped green leaves and pretty bracts of pure white flowers June-July. It is suitable for bog gardens, stream and pond sides. It can be grown in 2-5cms of water over the crown in full sun or part shade.

Height 30 – 45cm

This is a pretty plant with dark foliage and scarlet flowers borne on tall spikes in late summer. It does well in pond edges with 10cm covering the crown in full sun to part shade.  During very cold weather it would benefit from being moved to a cool greenhouse for the winter.

Height 60 – 75cm

This very pretty creeping plant is ideal for softening the pond edges. It has soft green leaves with delicate yellow flowers along the stem. This plant flowers in midsummer doing well in sun to dappled shade. This plant will be sold as 3 rooted cuttings.

Height 15cm

A striking upright growing plant with lance shaped leaves and topped by pink/purple flowers in summer. It does well in pond shallows with water over the crown grown in full sun to part shade.

Height 75 – 90cm

This Variety of Loostrife has tall spikes of soft light pink flowers. Suitable for edges of streams, ponds lakes, bog gardens and moist borders in full sun, Flowers July – Sept

This pretty white alpine produces a carpet of white flowers in May-July. It is suitable for rockeries, bog gardens and stream or pond sides in full sun.

Height 10cm