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Marginal baskets (bottom end)
Mint, rushes and iris, 27 Sept 2026

Marginal baskets (bottom end)

Iris, Juncus, Mentha and others

A group of planting baskets at the bottom end of the pond. Contents as far as known:

• Flag iris (likely yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus): the broad sword-shaped leaves

• Rushes (Juncus, species tbc)

• Water mint (likely Mentha aquatica): the smaller division split off from the big mint in the bottom

• Small round-leaved creeper at the basket edges: possibly creeping Jenny or brooklime, tbc

• A small variegated grassy plant in its own basket, tbc

Yellow flag iris gets big and spreads fast, so keep it in its basket and split it every few years.

Common name
Marginal baskets (bottom end)
Section
Pond
Spot
Garden
Soil
Aquatic compost (tbc)
Options
Potential

A mixed marginal display, combining foliage shapes and seasonal flowers around the water’s edge.

From
A mail-order nursery, 2026
Age
About 1 year
Next repot
tbc
Edible
❌ Not for eating.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £20
RHS guide (flag iris)

Care & updates

  1. Observation

    Baskets at the bottom end of the pond doing well. The mint has a few late lilac flowers, and the iris has one browning leaf to pull off.

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