My pick of the aquatic plants you'll need to create a healthy, happy ecosystem Pre-eminent garden pond plant: water lily Last week we took a look at how to create water features for your outdoor ...

COSTA GEORGIADIS: When it comes to gardening, I'm at one of my favourite places in the known universe - the Kimbriki Tip and Eco House and Garden on Sydney's Northern Beaches - and I'm here to lend a ...

Showy irises are standouts in any flower garden, whether you use them as a border or as the star of the show. The distinct shape and petal arrangement make these flowers easy to identify, even though ...

One of the joys of having a pond or water feature in your garden is that you can grow plants that won’t grow anywhere else. I studied horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin where, in ...

Perfect for experienced and novice gardeners alike, this June bloomer is reliable, rugged and easy to grow and look after. And there's plenty of variety to choose from: there are some 300 species in ...

The water lily is the queen of the water garden. The classic pink lotus —our national flower — is too big for a mini-pond. But there is a whole range of water lilies that can be adapted to the size of ...

Dear Helen: A natural pond on my property has no water in it now, because of the dry spring. It usually contains water until August I’m concerned about drought, but on the other hand this does give me ...

As five aquatic hooligans are banned in Britain, Deborah Long chooses the most good-looking, environment-friendly native water plants Beautiful and British: water mint is a good choice to grace your ...