Invasive Pond Plant Species

There has been a lot of publicity about the introduction of aquatic plants into the UK natural environment which have then gone on to cause problems by crowding out native species. Reputable aquatic retailers will not sell the species that are of concern and the best way to check is to look for the OATA logo which means that  they have signed up to a code of conduct covering the sale of these plants and the ethical treatment of fish too (Bradshaws are OATA members).

The best way to make sure that you don’t contribute to this problem is to never take plants from your garden pond to any open body of water or river. Compost the plants properly at home or put them into your local council’s compostable waste. These are then composted at much higher temperatures and this is sure to kill off the plants and seeds.

The other thing that you can do is to only buy British native species. Some suppliers are marking their products with a Union Jack on the label to denote this and others will produce a list

Click here for more information on invasive plants and to learn to 'Be Plantwise' (this link will take you away from Brashaws to the direct.gov website which is a government site.)

Now that you know about invasive plants, why not have a look at one of our other guides:
General Planting
Marginal Plants
Deep Water Plants
Floating Plants
Oxygenating Plants

Nature Ponds
Fountains
Waterfalls
Waterfall Pumps
Electrical supply to the pond

Or click here to see the full list of guides