![]() Like all plants, they need sunlight and food in order to grow. They have roots, leaves, stems, and usually flowers. INTRODUCTION TO WATER PLANTS WHAT IS A WATER PLANT ? In most ways, water plants are just like any other kind of plant. This rich new resource will replace a whole boxful of old Speichert catalogs and article clippings in a much handier format, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. The Speicherts’ new Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants already has a place waiting for it on my reference shelf, and I am certainly not alone in this anticipation. As I have good reason to know, Greg and Sue are both solid, reliable, and efficient problem-solvers with a remarkable range and depth of experience. Thousands of home gardeners and professionals have come to rely on Greg and Sue for news about the latest trends in water gardening, hot new plants, cool new fish, and a whole lot more. Through their catalog and their Water Gardening magazine, Greg and Sue have introduced me to a terrific range of plants that thrive in heavy clay soils and tolerate winter immersion (common problems here in the maritime Northwest). Again and again in the years that followed, I used Greg and Sue’s enticing Crystal Palace Perennials catalog as a resource to help design clients choose just the right plant for a challenging situation. ![]() The talk he gave that day and the slides that accompanied it led me to explore the rich world of hardy marginals and streamside dwellers with new interest. I was immediately impressed by Greg’s enthusiasm, experience, and knowledge, as well as his obvious passion for water plants. I first met Greg Speichert many years ago, at a symposium in Chicago where we were both presenting. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zone MapĪppendix A. Plants for Special Places and Purposes Plants by Flower Color Native and Rare or Endangered Plants Measurement Conversion Charts U.S. S62 2004 581.7'6-dc22 2003016619Ī Catalogue record for this book is also available from the British Library. Encyclopedia of water garden plants / by Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert. Printed through Colorcraft Ltd., Hong Kong Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Speichert, C. Timber Press 2 Station Road Swavesey Cambridge CB4 5QJ, U.K. ![]() Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204 U.S.A. Copyright © 2004 by Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert. Mention of trademark, proprietary product, or vendor does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by the publisher or authors and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products or vendors. Half-title page: Nymphaea ‘Queen of Whites’ set off by Myriophyllum aquaticum among the rocks, Hedera beside the birds, and Weigela in the background Frontispiece: Waterfall framed by Hydrocotyle verticillata ‘Little Umbrellas’, left, and Eichhornia crassipes, Hibiscus, Lobelia cardinalis, and Ruellia brittoniana, back to front on the right WATER GARDEN PLANTS Greg Speichert & Sue Speichert Foreword by Ann Lovejoy The headwaters of this stream function as the filter for this pond.WaterPlants_001-007 1/6/04 11:29 AM Į N C Y C L O P E D I A O F W AT E R G A R D E N P L A N T S In the comments below, tell us what bog filtration system sounds interesting! Suggested Plants: Related Article | Click here to read “Bog Gravel Filtration | Water Cleaned by Mother Nature” Experiment and have fun! We’ve grown everything from cacti (yes, cactus!) to annuals to vegetables in our bogs! Most plants seem to like growing in a bog! Planting a Bog Filter? You don’t have to limit yourself to the plants listed below these are just guidelines.
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