Water Gardens and Drought Resolution
For many years gardeners and homeowners alike have had to deal with water restrictions around the United States. Some temporary some permanent law. If you are from a state or area with long term water problems you may have years of experience in some water solutions for gardens and being able to use more [...]
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 [...]
Cartoons Pond/Garden/or Frog
Live Chat tonight at 9pm Eastern 8 pm Central … enjoy 2 garden/pond cartoons below If you see any Pond / Frog / Garden cartoons send them in!
CAC Surprise Build San Angelo
CAC Builders of San Angelo Project A little background: CAC stands for Certified Aquascape Contractors. These are water garden and water feature builders from across the country trained and certified to install ponds from Greg Wittstocks Aquascapes headquarters in St. Charles, IL. In July the International Waterlily and Water Garden Society toured the Aquascapes Facility and [...]
So you might not ever see the “first” Blue Hardy Lily…
Unfortunately I did not stay until the end of St. Charles IL symposium. Over the weekend Pairat Songpanich, creator of “Nymphaea ‘Siam Blue Hardy’, spoke about the creation of the worlds first Blue hardy Waterlily. From what I know and I don’t know everything, there may not be a second plant. Though completely possible [...]
2010 Aquatic Plants!
What I mean to say is I want to know over the next 6 weeks or so what additional species you would like to see from our nurseries. We offer more aquatic species than any other retail supplier in the world thanks to our superior Florida growers who are constantly creating new impressive species but [...]
Memorial Day Gardens
By Nancy G. deGarmeaux Many of our readers are getting ready for the Memorial Day Holiday. Hanging our flags, putting out our porch furniture, slipping in our screens, cutting grass, planting bulbs and flats of flowers, making our annual trip to the greenhouse for plants and flowers that will beautify our yards and water gardens. [...]
“Good Friday” began in this Garden
Good Friday (Today) is remembered as the day Jesus was crucified and died. That day began in the Garden of Gethsemane. The garden at Gethsemane is still a garden you can visit in Israel; located on a slope of the Mount of Olives just across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem. A garden of ancient olive trees [...]
Winter Holds Strong into Early Week!
You know now that we have had quite a few nice sunny warm days it makes the frigid cold days seem three times as bad. Tulips, crocus, cherry blossoms all a sign spring is near, but it surely isn’t here… The great plains have seen three big snowstorms in the past 10 days as far [...]
The New Battle stations, Part one
Loads of training, preparation and installation of the new North offices in Canton Ohio are almost finished. Thanks so much to Steve Mears for all his help and influence over the fall and winter months, a very good man. Some pictures of the new offices we have built for the new phone service people are included below. My dad and I built the new desks last August and they are working wonderfully.
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