Expert gardener and author Sarah Raven is excited to announce the launch of her latest Sarah Raven pond plants range, available for purchase through the online retailer from Tuesday 19th March 2024.
Sarah’s dedication to enhancing biodiversity and wildlife in home gardens shines through in her new range, which introduces water and pond plants as a practical, natural, and homely method of promoting biodiversity.
Pond plants serve as vital habitats and shelters for wildlife, both above and below the water’s surface. Sarah’s new range is carefully curated to provide perching and resting places for insects like dragons and damselflies. Additionally, plants such as waterlilies offer surface shade and a platform for creatures to access the water easily. Incorporating pond plants into garden water features is an excellent way to maintain them, as they facilitate essential oxygenation and absorb excess nutrients, thus keeping the water clear and preventing unwanted algae growth.
Reflecting on the importance of ponds in creating nature-friendly gardens, Sarah remarks, “Nothing beats a pond for making a garden nature-friendly. Each plant has an important purpose, from marginal pond plants that provide essential structure, to bog and moist ground plants that thrive in even the dampest of ground. Fit one in wherever you can, however small, and the bugs, bees, birds and all sorts of small mammals will be grateful.”
Below is a selection of products from Sarah Raven’s new range, all available via https://www.sarahraven.com/:
Marginal Pond Plants include:
- Alisma plantago – aquatica (Common Water Plantain)
- Baldellia ranunculoides (Lesser Water Plantain)
- Butomus umbellatus ‘White Form’ (Flowering Rush)
Bog and Moist Plants include:
- Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp agrimony)
- Geranium palustre (Marsh Cranesbill)
- Primula vialii (Orchid Primrose)
Oxygenators include:
- Marsilea quadrifolia (Water Shamrock)
- Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)
Waterlilies include:
- Nymphaea Pygmaea ‘Alba’ (Water Lily)
- Nymphaea Pygmaea ‘Rubra’ (Water Lily)
- Nymphaea ‘Rose Arey’ (Water Lily)