Marginal plants and irises establishing around the edge of a lined wildlife pond
    UK plant nursery directory

    Find a pond plant supplier near you.

    Native marginals, hardy lilies, oxygenators and bog plants from specialist UK nurseries — filtered by region.

    Planting a lined pond

    Plants are what turn a liner into a pond.

    A well-planted pond largely looks after itself: oxygenators keep the water clear, marginals shelter wildlife and soften the edge, and lily pads shade out algae. The nurseries listed below are specialist UK growers of aquatic and bog plants — most offer planting schemes matched to pond size, and all stock natives suitable for wildlife ponds.

    If your pond has planting shelves, that's where marginals in baskets will sit — and it's worth sizing the liner with those shelves in mind before you order plants. Our calculator factors shelving into the sheet size.

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    Lilies Water Gardens

    Newdigate, Surrey · South

    250+ water lily cultivars & 150+ water iris

    Waterside Nursery

    Sharnford, Leicestershire · Midlands

    Grower of marginals, oxygenators & lilies

    Merebrook Pondplants

    Hanley Swan, Worcestershire · Midlands

    Hardy UK-grown pond plants, family nursery

    30+ years trading

    Aqualife

    Poynton, Cheshire · North

    Wetland & marginal plants, any quantity

    30+ years trading

    Woodside Garden

    Ancrum, Scottish Borders · Scotland

    Aquatic plants & pond supplies

    Puddleplants

    Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire · Wales

    British native pond & bog garden plants

    The Water Margins

    Pembrokeshire · Wales

    Aquatic, bog & moisture-loving plants (by appointment)

    Pond planting questions, answered

    Still designing the pond?

    Get the liner right before the planting plan — 0.7 mm reinforced polymer is plant-safe, wildlife-safe and rated for a 45-year lifespan.