Water meadow gardening

[shangman]

Me on UKAPS ignoring the beautiful garden behind me 😛😛😛

The new woodland area at the back looks amazing already! I love the path (as always such a creative way to use what you already have and make it look so elegant) and the new planting, and it's so good how you've mixed in the fruit trees with such ease. Honestly gang it's eve more beautiful IRL, especially seeing all the wildlife and fish up close living their best lives. A proper hidden eden.

 

[Courtneybst]

This garden never ceases to amaze me, despite seeing it in person!

The new additions look great too, especially the way you laid the planks on their side and backfilled the gaps.

 

[Guest]

Hi @killi69 any updates?

 

[Kaliilo]

Wow that is just beautiful. The local wildlife must love visiting

 

[killi69]

Hi all! Just to let you know, my water garden will feature on BBC Gardeners' World tonight! BBC 2 at 9pm. It will be available on BBC iPlayer after 😀👋👋

 

[Wookii]

Congrats @killi69 - well deserved! Fame and fortune await . . .

 

[LondonDragon]

Hi all! Just to let you know, my water garden will feature on BBC Gardeners' World tonight! BBC 2 at 9pm. It will be available on BBC iPlayer after 😀👋👋

looking forward to it 🙂

 

[Myrtle]

I just want to know why it's taken them so long!! Amazing piece of art cum landscaping.

 

[Geoffrey Rea]

The word epic gets associated with so many projects these days, but @killi69 … You’ve raised the bar for that label. In awe of what you’ve achieved, can’t wait to tune in tonight and well deserved attention from the beeb 😍

 

[Guest]

Oh wow, thoroughly deserved you’ve created something very special and unique. I’ll definitely be watching.

 

[Guest]

Watched it, one of the best Gardeners World segments I’ve seen in a very long time. We’ll done 🙂

 

[SteveMid]

Great feature on Gardeners World tonight - what a fantastic garden you have created. I had only just finished reading this thread this week so was delighted to see it on the TV tonight and get the recognition it deserves. What an inspirational project!

 

[PARAGUAY]

Missed your post, but l recognized it and thought it looked familiar🙂 Lovely garden

 

[LondonDragon]

Just watched it, needed a longer feature but a very good feature indeed 🙂 really need to come up to see it one of these days!!

Well done Andre and well deserved!! We just need to follow the Dutch now!!

 

[killi69]

Thank you all so much for your kind words! Much appreciated, really.

Here is the link to the show on iplayer. My garden is about 37 mins into the episode; www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001n4cy

Let's organise a UKAPS visit!

 

[Guest]

That’s a great idea 👍

 

[LFNfan]

Just watched - absolutely amazing. What an achievement!

 

[Kaliilo]

Congratulations, well deserved, doesnt matter how many times I scroll through the pictures its breathtaking

 

[Steve Buce]

An Absolutely stunning garden

 

[killi69]

Hi all,
I was looking at some recent pictures of the pond in the middle of my water garden and remembered this old post from a couple of years ago;

Along the edges of the lake where collected some of my plants, I found this marginal, which I quite liked the look of. I planted it a couple of baskets to try out. Does anyone know what it might be? Its pretty vigorous from the look of it.
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At the time, people here were thinking it could be either Fool's Watercress or Lesser Water-parsnip, as both look so similar, eg;

Hi all, It is almost certainly "Fool's Water-cress" (<"Apium ( Helosciadium) nodiflorum">). Have a look at <"Native plant ID">.

You can't entirely discount Lesser Water-parsnip (<"Berula erecta">) from the photo (<"they are very similar">), but I'm pretty sure it is A. nodiflorum.

cheers Darrel

Well, as predicted by @Wolf6 and @mort , the plant has spread considerably and will need reigning in, but looks beautiful in flower. Here are some recent pics of the central pond to share with you.

If anyone is able to ID the plant from the flower, do let me know!

Regards,
Andre