>> Also see the main feature, “Waterlily Pests and Diseases: A Ten-Year Update.” Healthy waterlilies are very tough plants. They withstand rains, winds, droughts, hail storms, and neighborhood kids with sticks. And more importantly, pests usually ignore them. Thriving liliesMore…
>> Also see the main feature, “Waterlily Pests and Diseases: A Ten-Year Update.” Waterlilies are fairly low maintenance, especially compared to equally gorgeous terrestrial flowers. However, they do require some regular care to stay healthy and bloom well. Here areMore…
Author’s Note | We never guessed that our 2009 article on waterlily diseases and pests would be such a hit with readers for so long. As the author, I’m especially gratified that it has helped many Nymphaea growers. The article alsoMore…
Most of us who have been in this profession for a long time have had the experience of adding newly purchased fish or plants to an existing population, only to see them start dying within a couple of weeks. HoldingMore…
An optional pre-symposium will take place in Paris and Giverny from August 21 to 23 for those who want to be immersed in the world of Claude Monet. You will visit the remarkable Orangerie Museum in Paris, which is aMore…
In 2018, the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) held its third New Waterlily Competition at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. This year, 16 entries were submitted from around the world by waterlily hybridizers across the three categories:More…
So you have come home exhausted, poured your choice of evening beverage and sit down to enjoy your backyard. From across the way, you can see Mrs. Kravitz with drapes to one side, peering over to see what you areMore…
No more waiting on the edge of your seat, for the results are in for the 2018 competition. Visit our website at https://iwgs.org/new-waterlily-competition/ to see the winners. The full, feature article will run in the March/April issue of POND Trade. Congratulations toMore…
Ten Mile Creek Nursery had long specialized in general landscape plants, Gulf Coast natives and annuals — just your ordinary South Alabama nursery striving to survive in an uncertain economy. But on a warm afternoon in October 2009, we hadMore…
Life will find a way, as Jeff Goldblum’s character in Jurassic Park famously said. The need to reproduce is a basic motivation that drives all life on Earth, and modern aquatic plants have demonstrated this better than most of Earth’sMore…
