'James Brydon' Nymphaea 'James Brydon'
James Brydon' a popular hardy waterlily is one of my favorites. Its unique peony-shaped blooms are a rich deep red color that grow 4-6 inches and has a spread of about 4-12 feet wide in full sun to part shade. Its leaves open a burgundy color but change to a medium shade of green. Depth […]
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Marsh Marigolds - Planting
Marsh marigolds are one of the first bog plants that will appear in your pond in the spring. Little yellow flowers with dark green leaves. Here is a picture of how you can plant them around your pond right in the rocks around your pond, bog area, along edges of your waterfall or in a […]
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Pink Butterfly Flower (Asciepias incarnata)
Pink Butterfly Flower is a great pond plant. Butterflies love this plant and are attracted to its fragrant pink clusters of flowers. This popular bog plant will grow to a height of 24 to 36 inches tall and can tolerate up to 5 inches of water. Its foliage is narrow and often turns color in […]
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Planting Profile of a Hardy Lily
When you plant a hardy water lily you want to first place the tuber at a 45 degree angle with the non-growing end against the side of the pot. Add aquatic fertilizer tablets right in front of the crown (growing end) of the tuber. Hardy lilies are heavy feeders and should be fertilized about every […]
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Planting Bog Plants
Most bog plants only like a few inches of water above the container they are planted in. Follow these instructions when planting your bog plants. Plant the bog plants making sure that you don't cover the crown of the plant. You want to make a mound in the center of your container with your dirt. Around […]
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Dividing & Planting Hardy Water Lilies
Here it is Spring....the task begins for us water gardeners. Clean the pond, check the water, make sure pumps are working properly, tell the fish "I know you think your hungry, but I cannot feed you until the water temperatures get a little higher..." and then the task of dividing those water lilies to start new ones. […]
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Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Bog Bean is a great addition to your pond. Its hardy in zones 2-7 which makes it a popular pond plant for pond owners. The leaves are fairly large, three-lobed that are markedly veined. Flower buds are pink clusters that open to a white, star-shaped bloom that is highly fragrant. It will stand high above […]
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Water Lettuce
When putting floating water lettuce in your pond you need to make sure the water temps are 65 degrees or above. This is a picture of what happens to lettuce if put in water temperatures that are below that. We often get anxious to start up our ponds in the spring. Especially since we need to get some […]
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Comment from Customer
Hi Barb I received an order from you last week and I wanted to let you know how wonderful your plants are!! I have ordered from several different aquatic plant places, small ma & pa shops and some large corp stores, your plants look far superior to any of the other plants we have […]
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Changeable Hardy Water Lilies
A hardy waterlily that will change from day to day. Some of the flowers will open with yellow blooms and change to red by the third day. Others open light peach to apricot on the first day and change to dark pinkish orange or dark peach by their third day. The changeable waterlilies are suitable for the small to […]
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