Message From Editor-in-Chief Charles B. Thomas
Water Gardens Going Green
   

 In This Issue

 Cover Story - 

The World's First Hybrid between
Day Bloomer and Night Bloomer
Nymphaea 'Kew's Electric Indigo'

Complete 280K - For shorter download Gallery 1 | Gallery 2

Nymphaea 'Barre Hellquist' (subgenus Anecphya - day blooming) x
N. lotus
(subgenus Lotos - night blooming)
by Carlos Magdalena, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
United Kingdom
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 In conjunction with the launch of Victoria-Adventure's "Greening the Planet
One Pond at a Time"
, this and future issues highlight people and places doing their part.
   

 
Tropical Spice Garden
Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia
by Kenneth Khoo
 
TSG is Eco-friendly!
Photo Galleries with more details Complete 350K - for shorter downloads -
Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Trails - Photos and Maps
Profile - Kenneth Khoo
   

 
Conquer your own mountain of
Recyclable Nursery Plastic
by Dave Brigante, Oregon USA
Profile - Dave Brigante
   

 
Alternatives to
Invasive Water and Bog Garden Plants

by Charles Leach, Ohio USA
   

 Two professionals in
different regions
offer tips for
conserving pond water
(and they are surprisingly
similar!)
Green Friendly Pond Installation
SAVES WATER!

by Joel Police, Indiana USA
 
The Prudent Use of Water for Ponds
by David Curtright, California USA
   
   

Viviparity in the Hardy Waterlily
Complete 250K - For shorter download Page 1 | Page 2
Article and photos by Pairat Songpanich, Thailand
Translated to English by Guntapon Prommoon, Thailand
Edited by Dr. Slearmlarp Wasuwat, Thailand 
   

 
Second of the series designed to help you learn about
and identify the many varieties of
Koi - Sanke
by Pam Spindola, California USA
 
English | Spanish
   

 
Water Gardening at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
A Look Back at 2008
, North Carolina USA
by Tamara Kilbane, Horticulturist
Gallery of additional images
   

Antique Illustrations of Victoria
from the library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

by Pat Clifford, RBGE Senior Horticulturist 
Scotland, United Kingdom
   

Diary of a Professional Water Gardener
Chapter Six, Winter 2009
by Joseph V. Tomocik, Associate Director and Water Gardens Curator, Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado USA
   

 
"We now have many new choices for bringing a water feature into our landscape without the need for a pond."
Water Features for Small Gardens
Complete 250K - For shorter download Gallery 1 | Gallery 2
by Rich Sacher, Louisiana USA

Journal Archive
Index to articles by subject


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Editor-in-Chief - Charles B. Thomas
Publisher & Design Director - Kit Knotts

Contributors, Columnists & Correspondents 
  Argentina 
    Jorge Monteverde
  Australia 
  Nannette Bailey
Noelene Pullen
Pam Wilson
Jeremy Prentice
Paul Noonan
Andre Leu
Ivan Noziak
  Belgium   
    François van Avondt
  Brazil
    Bruno Rezende Silva - Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Felipe de Araújo Pinto Sobrinho
  Bolivia   
    Luzmila (Chiqui) Arroyo, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff M.
Tonchi Ribero
  China
  Dou Jian, Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen
Li Shu-juan, Xi'an Botanical Garden
  Cyprus 
    Andreas Protopapas
  Germany
    Dieter Bechthold 
Markus Germann
Werner Wallner
  Guatemala
    Alvaro Hurtado
  India  
    KK Agrawal 
  Israel   
    Michael Avishai
  Italy   
    Alberto Grossi 
  Malaysia
    Kenneth Khoo 
  Mexico 
    Fernando Molina O.M.
  The Netherlands 
    André S.J. van Proosdij, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
  New Zealand
    Darin Brenner
  Panamá 
    Carla Black
  Romania 
    Ana Veler
  South Africa 
    Pieter van der Walt 
Johan du Plessis
  Switzerland
    Peter Kacalanos
Beth Krasna
  Thailand   
    Primlarp Wasuwat Chukiatman
Pairat Songpanich  
Dr. Slearmlarp Wasuwat
  Trinidad/Tobago
    Kevin Kenny 
  United Kingdom
    Pat Clifford, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland
John Dawes, England 
Carlos Magdalena, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Dan Leighton, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Nick Veasey, England
  United States
    Laura Adams, Texas
Alexis America, Hawaii
Louis Belloisy, Connecticut
Dave Brigante, Oregon
David Curtright, California
Duane Eaton, Texas
Soni Forsman, Minnesota
Joyce Grigonis, New York
C. Barre Hellquist, Massachusetts
David Jones, Larry Schokman, David Blake, The Kampong, Florida
Tamara Kilbane, North Carolina
Charles Leach, Ohio
Leo Martin, Arizona
Joe Mascarenas, Colorado
Richard Moyroud, Florida
Walter Pagels, California
Joel Police, Indiana
Craig Presnell, Florida
Don Pylant, Texas
Rich Sacher, Louisiana 
Pam Spindola, California
Joe Summers, Missouri
Daike Tian, Alabama
Joseph V. Tomocik, Colorado
John Wiersema, Maryland
  Venezuela
    Fernando Santos 



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