It needs a moist environment and prefers standing water, with papyrus ideal for planting on the edge of shallow ponds or ...

Pond plants should ideally be bought from a supplier of UK native pond plants - these can easily be found online. Sometimes garden centres sell plants that are problematic if they escape into the wild ...

Dig out the centre ... plants are established. According to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA), children below the age of five are most at risk of drowning in garden ponds.