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Once a pond has been created, plants
will colonise it naturally over time. For
a quicker outcome, you could get some
cuttings from trusted local garden ponds
(with permission).
Alternatively, you could plant-up your
pond, making some careful choices.
Avoid at all costs non-native plants, many
of which could have a detrimental impact
on local wildlife. The best practice is to
keep it local and keep it native.
It can be tricky to locate suitable sources
of native pond plants. Some garden
centres are unclear about the origin of
their plants. Do your research, use a
specialised centre or consider buying
online (e.g. www.floralocale.org).
For more information about plants to
avoid see Defra’s Be Plant Wise campaign
(http://beplantwise.direct.gov.uk).
making your wildlife pond
Planning for plants
12
Yellow flag iris
*
Iris pseudacorus
Cuckoo flower
Cardamine pratensis
Gipsywort
Lycopus europaeus
Flowering-rush
Butomus umbellatus
Water mint
Mentha aquatica
Bogbean
*
Menyanthes
trifoliatea
Rigid hornwort
Ceratophyllum
demersum
Common water-
starwort
Callitriche stagnalis
*
Can dominate so for large ponds only