Water Features

The term “water garden” indicates the culture of water and bog plants. This uninspired definition fails to give the gardener a picture of the lily pool as a cool, enchanting

Something dramatically new in terrace gardening will soon find its way onto American patios from Italy, where large pots—what might be called water planters—containing waterlilies or lotus is a new

What looked like a wild, cream-colored water lily in abundant bloom was seen last fall in the backwaters of certain slow-flowing Kansas streams.  It was striking in appearance and worth

A splashing fountain, quiet pool, or meandering stream can transform a sun-parched yard into a refreshing beauty spot.  Here is the opportunity to garden in a new way—a sparkling clean

This is the time of year when we long for gardens that require no hoeing, weeding, or watering. The answer is a water garden. So why not make plans for

Summer is here, and with it, the garden’s soul-satisfying abundance of luscious color, graceful and varied form, and delectable fragrance!  But whether the garden is a highly intensified development within

Those flowers show dream gardens I see each year in March fascinate me.  Bursting with flowering bulbs, dainty primroses, running brooks, and colorful native shrubs, they spur me on in

No matter what else you have in your garden, a pool will be the center of interest.  Perhaps it’s the utter “difference” of water plants, the lure of water, bringing

The sacred lotus lily is, I think, the king of all aquatics. Although it has also been called queen, aristocrat, and lord of the pool, I have always preferred to