The Tiny Workforce Keeping Your Pond Healthy
When you look at your pond, it's easy to notice the flowers and frogs. But beneath the surface, thousands of tiny insects and other invertebrates are quietly recycling nutrients, feeding...
Summer Shows 2026
Spotted our pond plants at an RHS show this summer?
Here you'll find everything growing in the display ponds. Whether you have a garden pond or a patio container pond, the right pond plants can transform it into a thriving wildlife habitat for bees, butterflies and dragonflies.
Plants for Small Ponds
Pond Advice
Summer Pond Care: Keeping Your Pond Healthy Through The Warmest Months
Summer is when ponds are at their busiest. Discover how to manage growth, maintain shade, support wildlife and keep your pond healthy through June, July and August without over-tidying or...
Pond Silt in Wildlife Ponds: Leave It or Remove It?
A muddy pond bottom is not automatically a problem. In a wildlife pond, silt can be a living habitat for invertebrates, amphibians and microscopic life. Here is how to tell...
Why Is My Pond Algae Bubbling? Blanket Weed Explained
Green strands and bubbles on a pond surface can look alarming. Often, it is blanket weed responding to sunlight, warmth and nutrients in the water.
Want More Frogs? Feed the Food Chain
If you'd like to see more frogs around your pond, start by looking at the insects. Learn how pondside planting creates habitat for pollinators and insects, helping to support frogs,...
Pond Snails, Your Pond’s Quiet Clean-Up Crew
Pond snails are one of the most misunderstood creatures in a wildlife pond. Discover how trapdoor and ramshorn snails help recycle waste, graze algae films and support natural pond balance...
