Growing Water Lilies - Tips and Tricks

Tip and Tricks for Water Lilies ...Fun (Pond) Fact

Tropical Night Blooming Lilies
open up when you get home from work

The cool spring weather delayed it a bit, but finally...
Water Lilies are here!

Available in our St. Louis store and online!
Locally our Water Lilies come ready to put in the Pond, in a basket with a handle and in a mix that will not cloud or foul the water. Mail Order, they come nice size, with several leaves and not a dried up tuber like other companies.
But if you have existing Water Lilies, here are some TIPS:
>>  Water Lilies are very heavy feeders, the more you feed them the more they will bloom!
>>  The size of the container helps determine the spread the of the Water Lily. If you want to cofine it to a smaller area then just keep it confined to a smaller container.
>>  Hardy Water Lilies start blooming earlier in the year, but also stop blooming earlier in the Fall. Tropical Water Lilies start blooming later, but will keep on blooming when hardy Lilies have stopped.
>>  Water Lily blooms make great fresh cut flowers for your vase or look wonderful floating in a glass bowl.

Fun (Pond) Fact (TM)

Goldfish are spawning!
Goldfish are egg scatterers and the eggs are sticky and cling to the pond liner, plants, rocks and whatever else is around. The Goldfish will also eat these eggs.
If you want baby fish, have plenty of Pond Plants around for eggs and babies to hide.
One of the best is "Parrots Feather". 

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