Rolf Nelson invites all to discuss the Texas White List at the IWGS September Symposium.
The Texas White List has passed legislation. Jan 1, 2011 most all aquatic plants will be banned in Texas unless species or varieties can now be added to the new “White List”. Unless marked on approved white list waterlilies and other aquatics will be banned from even owning within state lines. I stopped by Nelson’s [...]
Excitement in Bloom
Flower Barn co-owner spends a lifetime cultivating beauty Lori Shontz The Penn Stater magazine — At first, all George Griffith wanted was a pond. Just a little one, somewhere in a corner of his family’s land in western Pennsylvania. After getting permission to dig one, he saved his money to buy a couple of goldfish to live there. After [...]
Easter 2010, Dubai Fountain
I posted something for Easter last year, and my favorite sister-in-law shared something fascinating with me recently that I thought I would share with any blog visitors. This fountain in Dubai at the base of the worlds largest building plays the lords prayer (in rotation with other music). Baba Yetu, is actually “Our Lord’s Prayer” [...]
Old news is new again?
Tim Davis, who runs the International Waterlily Collection website and the IWGS.org site has added some great new additions for 2010 for the IWGS site. A step by step revamp of the International Waterlily and Water Garden Society is underway. Executive Director Larry Nau and fellow IWGS members are looking into getting permission from [...]
Lotus technology and science
Paula Biles, the worlds best friend of the Lotus and award winning co-author of the book “The Lotus: Know it and Grow it” pointed out a New York Times article last week about further discovery on how the lotus leaves stay dry. For readers of her book you will know that the lotus is [...]






