Pond plants

Found a good source of pond plants. David Kerr of Devon Pond Plants is very helpful and his prices are competitive. Here's what we bought:

Marsh

• Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) x 1
• Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) x 1
• Ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) x 3
• Snakeshead (Fritillaria meleagris) x 3

Marginal plants (0-150mm deep)

• Water mint (Mentha aquatica) x 1
• Water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) x 1
• Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) x 1
• Water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) x 1
• Lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula) x 1

Emergent (deeper water)

• Bog bean (Menyanthes trifoliata) x 1
• Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) x 3

Floating leaved and bottom rooted

• Amphibious bistort (Polygonum amphibium) x 1
• Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) x 1
• Water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) x 6

Oxygenators

• Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) x 6
• Water starwort (Callitriche Spp) x 3

This is in addition to some native flag iris (Iris Pseudoacorus) and mystery pond weed I brought back from my mum's two weeks ago.

The Snakeshead Fritillary, complete with flowers, came through the post in perfect condition!

Tree planting

Midland Hawthorn (Crataegus Crimson Cloud)

Opal Plum Tree (Prunus Opal)

Apple tree, blueberries, wild flowers

Pond gradually filling up in the Spring showers