PLANTS WITH PURPOSE Part 4: Pond plants
When we bring water into our gardens, there is a whole new vocabulary of plants to discover. In common with all our plants, wild and cultivated, they live by natural laws but the rules for their cultivation and care are slightly different. Plants that live under the water derive nutrients from that water, some also have wide, thin leaves that can utilise sunlight easily and air-filled cells in their leaves and stems.
The waterlily is one of our most beautiful aquatic plants. Its ancient relatives were among the earliest flowering plants on Earth and their evolution and adaptations were so successful that they still look much the same to this day. And we are lucky enough to be in a position to offer waterlilies, and many other wetland plants, a home in our garden ponds.
Wetlands support some of our most outstanding wildflowers, from the golden globes
