Water garden enthusiasts have something to be excited about: A purple-blooming water lily that can survive the winter right here in Lawrence. The new lily, Nymphaea “Purple Fantasy,” has been growing ...

This shows how a water lily plant growing in 88 days from a tuber to blooming. The chosen variety was a cold hardy Nymphaea ...

There’s just something about the shimmering charm of a sunlit water garden that turns our heads. "If you have a bowl with some lilies in it … near where people are walking by, everyone will stop and ...

Everyone is familiar with water lilies; they have round, floating leaves (lily pads) and elegant flowers. They are admired by most people and appreciated by small creatures such as damselflies and ...

As you enter the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, a sign says, "No Ice Skating." Don’t laugh; even in high summer, you can see the winter allure of the gardens’ 44 ponds, large and small. But these water ...

Have you considered bringing a water feature into your garden? Strange as it may seem, a water pond uses less water than a lawn of comparable size. Roughly speaking, there are two kinds of water ...

While everything else was wilting in the latest heat wave (people and plants alike), there was one group of plants that keep their cool. With at least their feet in the water, all the many interesting ...