Legislation to destroy Pond Owners, Builders, and Businesses
At last nights Saturday meeting IWGS executive director brought back chilling news fromhis NAPP (National Association of Pond Professionals) meeting in Georgia. The anti-business movement legislation is afoot across the US. In Texas, effective the first of 2011 a “white list” goes into action. At that time it will be illegal to own, sell, or [...]
The Journal Lives
Tim Davis has continued some great work on the International Waterlily and Water Garden Society website this week. This is a great time to become a member as more information and services are available than anytime before as far as the web goes. Larry Nau (Executive Director of the IWGS) and Tim Davis (Website [...]
Botanica Magnifica
From the Abbeville Press,
The original edition of Botanica Magnifica, consisting of five lavishly hand-bound volumes, was limited to just ten copies, the first of which was recently donated to the Smithsonian Institution. The extra-large “double-elephant” format of that edition was chosen in homage to the famous double-elephant folio of The Birds of America, and indeed, [...]
Aquatic Lingo “true aquatic”
A question yesterday from Cathy of Houston Texas as to what a true aquatic was. As stated by the IWGS, “True aquatics grow either underwater – submersed, or partly underwater – emersed.” This would make of course waterlilies true aquatics, and you may think of submerged oxygenators as true aquatics, but not all (even some [...]
Christmas Delivery Special …….. Nymphaea “Infinite Love”
Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings. Much to prepare for in 2010, the beginning of a new decade and our full second year here. On December 12th 2009 Water-Garden-Blog.com turned 1 year old! How could I miss that I was going to do a special post that day and forgot.
On the good news front I [...]
Landon Fest
For myself, the most anticipated event in years will occur in 2010. I would like to tell you there are many hero’s of waterlily history but the numbers of the past are quite few. There are a few people today that have an incredible collection of nymphaea (waterlily) history and have worked for years [...]
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