Water lily
Tall Pink Lily Wallpaper
This week’s wallpaper is another photo from my trip last fall to our partner nursery. The photo features a brilliant pink lily standing tall on a long stem. The tall... Read More »
Pink Night-Blooming Water Lily
Our last several free garden wallpapers have trended pretty strongly toward the warmer side of the color spectrum. This isn’t unusual, I think, in garden photography. Often, the most striking... Read More »
Purple Tropical Water Lily
This week’s wallpaper comes to us from Eriksberg, Sweden. It’s a tropical water lily, so not exactly a native of the Uppland province in Sweden, but thanks to the magic... Read More »
Pink and Yellow Water Lily Wallpaper
This week’s wallpaper features a pale pink, almost lavender water lily blossom, fully open to showcase its bright yellow heart. I love the flower in this image, of course,... Read More »
Ideal Planting Zones
Pond plants can be fickle creatures and how/where they’re positioned can make all the difference. The amount of sunlight, how deep the water is, and how much surface area... Read More »
Algae – It’s Not Easy Being Green
Kermit the Frog knows what it’s like to be misunderstood. To conquer algae, one must think like algae. Confusion over exactly where the assemblage of organisms commonly called algae fits... Read More »
Sacred Blue Lily of the Nile
Key to the Fountain of Youth? It’s no wonder the plant became scarce. The “Sacred Blue lily of the Nile” (Nymphaea caerulea), was so popular, the once abundant and common... Read More »
Over-wintering Hardy Water Lily and Lotus
It is not necessary to bring Hardy Water Lilies and Lotus inside, unless the pond is likely to freeze solid, including the roots. For over-wintering, the goal is to keep... Read More »
Leprechaun Garden Series – Lily Pot
A new Urban slogan – “miniaturize it”. The answer was no to “super-size it” and passé is the call to “legalize it”. This one is smart, useful and fun. A... Read More »
“Urban Oasis”
Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Image by Reto Stöckli The introduction of a water feature to a landscape, no matter how small or large brings with it an... Read More »
