There are no dog days for tropical water lilies. In weather that makes people wilt, these fancy flowers put on a spectacular show. Homeowners love ponds and fountains. Even a tiny water garden in ...

For a small pond, choose marginal compact plants like the following: ... are great to look at for the pond. This water lily grows 12 to 24 inches and does not need to be removed over the winter.

Killer Aquatic, an El Cenizo-based aquatic plant and pet store, has been quietly working to partner with Laredo Parks and Recreation on a proposal to install water lilies across the city’s artificial ...

THE fat, spreading tubers of hardy water lilies -- the most commonly kind planted in pots sitting in a pond or pool -- need to be shortened and repotted if they are to keep blooming. It’s as ...

What made this lily pond so magical was the water surface: ... Create a small temporary water garden by setting the potted water lily pot at an elevation underwater that allows its pads to float ...

Plants like water lettuce and water hyacinth float on the surface, control algae and help filter the water. Aquatic grasses, irises and tarrow are also good choices, he said.

(It’s white water lily time again! The following Water Closet piece was published in the Tri-Town Transcript on July 4, 2008. Visit Stearns Pond in Harold Parker State Forest to see a mile long ...

Don’t laugh; even in high summer, you can see the winter allure of the gardens’ 44 ponds, large and small. But these water gardens in Northeast Washington come into their own during the dog days.

Most people think of them as tropical plants, but in fact both water lilies and lotuses grow as far south as Victoria. They thrive in small garden ponds, pots and containers, and bring life to a ...

Water lilies can be added in pots or put in pockets at the side of garden ponds. If you want a water garden, I recommend you start out small. You can always enlarge a water garden while decreasing ...