How to create a wildlife garden (part four)
Follow Monty Don's video guide to planting marginal plants in your pond, using an aquatic basket and aquatic compost.
Plants are vital for a successful wildlife pond, including marginal plants. Monty Don demonstrates how to plant a Caltha palustris (marsh marigold) at the edge of the pond. He also explains the importance of using aquatic compost and an aquatic basket.
Watch other videos in this sequence:
- How to create a wildlife garden (part one)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part two)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part three)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part five)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part six)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part seven)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part eight)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part nine)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part 10)
- How to create a wildlife garden (part 11)
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