How to keep your pond wildlife-friendly without chemicals

Peter Mills interviews Lincolnshire Pond Plants

Maintaining a wildlife-friendly pond is a fulfilling endeavor that not only enhances the beauty of your outdoor space but also supports the local ecosystem.

Many pond owners are eager to foster a thriving habitat for aquatic and terrestrial creatures without resorting to chemical treatments. While chemicals may offer quick fixes, they can disrupt the delicate balance of nature and harm beneficial organisms.

In this video, you can learn which water plants are good for frogs, toads and newts.

Which pond plants are non-invasive and suitable for your pond? Aquatic plants to oxygenate the water. Rafting plants for creating shade and miniature bullrushes for encouraging dragonflies, damselflies, hawkers and other insects to your pond as they emerge from their chrysalis and hatch out…

Here we get the best advice on how to make the water clear and reduce algae and blanket weed, in an environmentally friendly way without using chemicals in your pond.

I hope you find this video informative, instructive and inspirational, over the last few years I have created short videos and interviews for the  Silversurfers community with the help of Paul Mitchell.

I am Gardening Editor at Siversurfers.com where you can see videos and interviews on Youtube@silversurfers50 and also at my own website www.petermillsgardening.com

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Peter Mills

Peter has spent his life gardening, working in garden centres and advising in all aspects of gardening, wildlife, and bio-diversity in horticulture. He managed Clandon Park Garden Centre in Surrey at the age of 23 and was a gardening radio presenter with the BBC. This continued for 15 years, running live broadcasts from Chelsea & Hampton Court Flower shows, South of England & Surrey County shows. Now self-employed, Peter works on a wide variety of gardens from private to large estates and also concentrating on consultancy and advisory work to fellow gardeners. He works with the RHS Gardening Advice team at Chelsea, Hampton Court, Wisley Flower shows and is an RHS External Gardening Advisor

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