Water poppies spread quickly and provide shelter, good for warmer zones. Dwarf cattails filter water, grow in zones 3 to 11, and prevent erosion. Yellow flag iris brightens in spring, but remember ...

Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens. Their green lily pads spread out across the surfaces of freshwater environs and, when warm ...

Life (as far as we know) started in water and is still very much dependent upon it. Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we ...

This water lily needs to be close to the ... Each year females lay their eggs in nests made out of plants and leaves. Smooth newts lay their eggs in ponds in the summer. The female newt will ...