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		<title>New Web Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past few months we have added 700 waterlilies in total to the new website WaterlilyDatabase.com . Over 1600 photos and over 100 videos. At the same time we have been working with the International Waterlily Collection in San Angelo Texas and  Austin Texas on a Super World Waterlily Event in conjunction with LilyFest. Details on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pond Plants and Water Lilies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week more Pond Plants and water lilies are available for sale at Pond Megastore Nursery. Please be sure and check out the sponsor. Pond Plants are sold both retail and wholesale to all 50 states. Water Hyacinths are also now available. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>What we did this winter&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it looks like the blog has been away all winter we have been actively loading new content to the web since August 2011. Larry Nau, Tim Davis, Zac deGarmeaux and a few select other wonderful waterlily lovers have launched the first phase of a new waterlily organization. World Waterlily And Lotus Association (WWALA). The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/what-we-did-this-winter/</link>
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		<title>Prevent Fish Death over winter with a Deicer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deicers let toxix gases escape the from under the ice by causing a hole in the ice. The pond can then get enough fresh oxygen to keep larger koi and goldfish alive that may otherwise suffocate.]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/prevent-fish-death-over-winter-with-a-deicer/</link>
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		<title>Nymphaea Hidden Violet, from Randy McDonald</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nymphaea Hidden Violet. Properly N. &#8216;Hidden Violet&#8217;, is a newer hardy waterlily released by Randy McDonald. Originally a seedling of N. &#8216;Attraction&#8217;, from Perry Slocum, Perry sold about 100 seedlings to Brad McLane around the year 2000. Brad in turn sold many of the seedlings to Randy during a time there was a slight shortage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/nymphaea-hidden-violet/</link>
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		<title>Texas Dawn dedication as the State Waterlily of Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks ago our friends Ken Landon and Tim Davis put on the 7th annual Lilyfest celebration with over 240 waterlilies in Civic League Park in San Angelo. This year three new waterlilies were dedicated and the 1980s favorite Texas Dawn made by Ken Landon was honored as recently becoming the state waterlily of Texas. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/texas-dawn-dedication-as-the-state-waterlily-of-texas/</link>
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		<title>Video of my friend Mike Giles Purple Hardy Waterlilies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I have gone a month without a post and that is not common for me as it is some other blogs. I promise the amount of documented content I have gathered on trips this year will be worth it. I spent the past few days with my friend Mike Giles and many, many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/video-of-my-friend-mike-giles-purple-hardy-waterlilies/</link>
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		<title>Lotus Root Salad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On my aquatic adventures this year I was able to eat lotus in 3 spots. With my friend Laura in Alabama who introduced me to lotus seeds. Yummy! In Sarasota with my friend Paula Biles at the first Lotus festival I tried Lotus Salad. A pickled lotus in rice vinegar, sweetened. Finally, I went Kayaking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/lotus-root-salad/</link>
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		<title>Waterliles and Tree Frogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I visited my buddy Tim in Texas and hs wife Debbie last month I was shocked to see a pool full of Waterlilies and baby tree frogs in his yard. The Tree frogs hatched in the pool and find comefort in the daytime sitting inside the petals of the Waterlilies. Here is a short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emily G. Hutchings, James Brydon, and Wood&#8217;s Blue Goddess</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we look at three excellent waterlilies available from our sponsor www.PondMegastore.com , just to remember you can own these three. Many of the videos we share are of course new off the market waterlilies. We have Emily Grant Hutchings. One of George Prings most incredible night blooming waterlilies, this video though not narrated will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/emily-g-hutchings-james-brydon-and-woods-blue-goddess/</link>
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		<title>Waterlily Photos, What is Blooming Today?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we have many waterlilies we could show you outside here are 5 I took this morning. All are available shipped full grown with buds ready to bloom all summer at PondMegastore.com Alexis waterlily, (below) blue waterlily at www.pondmegastore.com &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allison and The Victoria Longwood, one year later</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year we brought you pictures of baby Allison laying on a victoria lilypad at the San Angelo International Waterlily Collection. This year as we returned we not only took some photos of now one year old baby Allison but shot a minute of footage with her sitting on the lilypad. Her mom, Melody, works [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/allison-and-the-victoria-longwood-one-year-later/</link>
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		<title>Tanzanite &#8211; the video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just how Purple is Tanzanite? It actually causes problems with our still photo as the purple (ultraviolet) wavelength is somewhat short and confuses the camera but our Camcorder did a fairly good job. Take a look, note also the fragrance on the flower is amazing. I never cut them and smell them but just being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/tanzanite-the-video/</link>
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		<title>Lotus Seedling with Tony Moore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Tony Moore, creator of such new waterlilies as the incredible Ruby Star and Black Cherry shares a lotus seedling growing out of the seed. Enjoy in full screen.]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/lotus-seedling-with-tony-moore/</link>
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		<title>Jack Wood &#8211; Great Red Waterlily</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jack Wood has been a popular red tropical waterlily for years. Recently outshined by &#8216;Charlies&#8217; Pride&#8217; by charels winch and then &#8216;Bull&#8217;s Eye&#8217; by Florida Aquatics. Jack wood remains an incredible red bloomer. Take a look at all the blooms on the plant in the second half of todays video blog. This waterlily is currently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/jack-wood-great-red-waterlily/</link>
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		<title>Waterily Seedlings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Mike Giles shows us many of his new hardy blue and purple waterlilies. These intersubgeneric waterlilies, Hardy x Tropical crosses are many of the first from North America. Mike has been crossing them since 2005 and these are the first ever videos of the plants. Beginning in 2012 PondMegastore.com will have exclusive sales rights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/waterily-seedlings/</link>
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		<title>Facebook Fix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We did fix the facebook link on the sidebar. Please Join over 6000 people on our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/PondMegastore There are constant water garden photo contests in which you can win free pond plants or waterlilies of your choosing. The new PondMegastore.com is also still being updated with new help and resource pages. New features [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/facebook-fix/</link>
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		<title>Purple Satin, The Purple Hardy Waterlily by Mike Giles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We hope these waterlilies will some day soon be available from PondMegastore.com. Purple Satin or one of the many new purple and blue hardy brother and sister plants created by Mike Giles. Last week I went and visited Mike on his farm and documented the first video of the Purple and Blue hardy waterlilies. All [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/purple-satin-the-purple-hardy-waterlily-by-mike-giles/</link>
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		<title>Rhapsody In White</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of now four Ken Landon flavoviren crosses we are selling. This one is already sold out after just 48 days of availability this year. We will have plenty more for 2012. I love the multiple tall white flowers over chocolate pads. I will post some new videos soon.]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/rhapsody-in-white/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Lotus update: Day 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Day 17, Three of the new Chinese Lotus, &#8216;Drunken Concubine out of Bath&#8217; (left), &#8216;Red Lantern&#8217; (right), and &#8216;Dasa Jin&#8217; (back). Each is growing faster as return to warm days in the 80s and lows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://water-garden-blog.com/chinese-lotus-update-day-17/</link>
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