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Waterlilies
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Pollinator Haven Garden Collection

£50.00

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£36.00

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£32.00

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Plants for Shady Ponds

Plants for Shady Ponds

Got a shady pond or low-light garden corner? These plants are perfect. They’re naturally adapted to thrive with less sun, offering texture, flowers and wildlife cover even in tricky spots.

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Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
 
Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
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Palm Sedge | Carex Muskingumensis

Dragonfly & Wildfowl Friendly
Grown for foliage interest
Light green palm-like leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
White petals, yellow centres
Glossy heart-shaped dark leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
 

Var. Yellow Flag | Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Golden-yellow iris flowers
Tall sword-like variegated leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £28.00
 
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Club Rush | Scirpus lacustris

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Brownish clustered flower spikes
Tall slender green stems
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Marsh St John's Wort | Hypericum elodes

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow saucer flowers
Soft woolly grey-green leaves
Partial Shade
£24.00
 

White Pickerel Weed | Pontederia cordata 'Alba'

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
White star-shaped flower spikes
Glossy heart-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
£28.00
Chives, pink/purple flowers that bees love!
 
Chives, pink/purple flowers that bees love!
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Chives | Allium schoenoprasum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Purple‑pink umbel flowers
Soft grass‑like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
£24.00
 
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Lawn Pennywort | Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes

Amphibian Shelter
Potted, Medium Growth
Small rounded scalloped leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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American Water Plantain | Alisma parviflorum

Pollinator Friendly
Soft pink-white flower clusters
Dark green spoon-shaped leaves
Full Sun or Partial Shade
From £15.00
 
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Sweet Galingale | Cyperus longus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Olive-green seed clusters
Arching narrow glossy leaves
Full sun or partial shade
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Primula beesiana
 
Primula beesiana
Primula beesiana

Bee's Primrose | Primula beesiana

Supports Pollinators 🐝
Magenta flowers
Bright green foliage
Full Sun to Partial Shade
£24.00
Carex Grayi or Mace Sedge, star shaped seed pods - Plants for Ponds
 
Carex Grayi or Mace Sedge, star shaped seed pods - Plants for Ponds
Mace Sedge (Carex grayi)

Mace Sedge | Carex grayi

Wildfowl Friendly | Amphibian Friendly
Mid-green flower spikes
Narrow, arching green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
 
Bee Foxglove (Digitalis) - Plants for Ponds

Pollinator Haven Garden Collection

UK Grown Garden Plants
Free-flowering, wildlife-friendly blooms
Nectar-rich planting to support insects
Full Sun or Partial Shade
From £30.00
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
 
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
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Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Greenish-yellow spike flowers
Sword-shaped aromatic green leaves
Full sun or partial shade
From £15.00
 
Fern - Polystichum-polyblepharum - Part of Fern Collection - Plants for Ponds

Fern Collection

UK Grown Garden Plants
Non-flowering ornamental foliage
Feathery or leathery green fronds
Partial Shade to Full Shade
From £30.00
 
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Elephant Ear | Colocasia rubra Black Magic

Grown for bold foliage
Large heart‑shaped purple‑black leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Var. Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus variegatus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers
Sword-shaped cream-striped leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

False Goats Beard | Astilbe Red

Supports Pollinators 🐝
Bold red feathery plumes
Fern-like, lush green leaves.
Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Summer Snowflake | Gratiola officinalis

Pollinator Friendly
White tube-like flowers
Narrow lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
Purple Lobelia (Lobelia verdrariensis)
 
Purple Lobelia (Lobelia verdrariensis)

Purple Lobelia | Lobelia verdrariensis

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
Tall deep violet-purple flowers
Narrow dark green-red tinged leaves
Narrow, dark green leaves tinged with red
From £15.00
Athyrium filix femina (Lady fern)
 
Athyrium filix femina (Lady fern)

Lady fern | Athyrium filix femina

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Cover for Amphibians 🐸
Lacy, light green, finely divided
Partial to Full Shade
£24.00
Primula veris
 
Primula veris
Primula veris

Cowslip | Primula veris

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Supports Pollinators 🐝
Pale Yellow flowers
Wrinkled green foliage
Full Sun to Partial Shade
£24.00
 

Iris louisiana 'Waihi Wedding'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
White blooms with purple hint
Tall sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
£28.00
 

Yellow Loosestrife | Lysimachia christinae 'Sunburst'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Bright golden-yellow star flowers
Yellow-green leaves with gold tint
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
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