“Iris Secret” Avoiding Spring Algae
I should start by saying that this works in properly maintained water gardens. If you refer to your water garden as fish pond or koi pond that is the first signal you might lean more on the fish and less on the garden. In the spring remember not to begin feeding your fish until [...]
Hibiscus Sunrise (Hibiscus acetosella ‘Sunrise’)
New for 2010! Buy this pond plant and others at Pond Megastore
Hibiscus Sunrise (Hibiscus acetosella ‘Sunrise’)
This bog plant was developed by Florida Aquatic Nurseries. A seedling of the Red Night Booming Hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella) Hibiscus ‘ Sunrise’ displays bright yellow flowers with a red throat that are open during the night and into the [...]
Experts Grant Mitchell & Warner Orozco-Obando
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2010 Eastern China Lotus Exploration
& Water Garden Tour
With Grant Mitchell and Warner Orozco-Obando
July 15-30 and Aug 3-17th 2010
Please contact if interested!
Day 1 : Arrive Guanzhou Bai Yun Airport transport to hotel
Day 2 : Day excursion to Lotus Mountain gardens. This garden is about 100 acres and includes many different parts. It overlooks the Pearl River [...]
Natural Shoreline Restoration
Recently I was asked about deteriorating shoreline on a lakefront property. Natural shorelines whether it be the ocean or a simple farm pond seem hard for us humans to keep exactly where we want them. Erosion can be caused by many things from wave movement to animal invasion. Often shoreline problems are caused by [...]
‘Bogbean’ also known as ‘buckbean’ or ‘march clover’
(Menyanthus trifoliata)
A marginal water garden plant or bog plant that can be grown down to about 9 or 10 inches deep. does well in slow moving water like streams too. In summer the plant has attractive clusters of small star shaped white flowers. Plant in early spring in baskets directly in the pond at a [...]
NEW Nesaea pedicellata “Golden”
This year we added a few new submerged plants to our availability and 2009 looks like we will have at least one additional submerged mid-ground plant. Now adding a deep golden to orange beautiful variety. A few months ago Brandon McLane sent us some sample plants after our great success growing Red Star Ludwigia (Burgundy/Red) as a [...]
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