On August 15, 2025, Kelly Billing was inducted into the IWGS Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Kelly! As they say, “You’ve come a long way, Baby!” I don’t know a more step-up/can-do/engaged and advocating crusader for our water gardening industry. Read full article here.

In February 2025, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting one of Singapore’s most iconic destinations: Gardens by the Bay. Tucked right next to Marina Bay, this futuristic nature park is a blend of cutting-edge architecture, horticultural artistry, and environmental innovation. But what truly stole my heart were its two botanical jewels: the Cloud Forest…

Almost anybody who grows flowering plants as a hob by or business has wondered about seeds and their po tential to produce new varieties. How best to produce them, how to get desired results, what to do with them once you have them, and, of course, whether what you produce is worthy of a name…

In Memoriam Richard Gallehawk By Charles Overton, Herefordshire, UK “Running a waterlily nursery is a young man’s game”—so said Richard Gallehawk to me, when he was 56 and I was just a “Read the full article here.”

Plant Profile Dulichium arundinaceum By Soni Forsman Plant Name: Dulichium arundinaceum Common Name: Dwarf water bamboo. It looks like bamboo, but is actually a sedge—sometimes called a “Read the full article here.”  

I live in Belgium, and like the Netherlands, we have a temperate climate with mild summers and mild winters, which is not the ideal environment for these plants. Initially, this was no issue because I could pre-cultivate the plants indoors in a heated aquarium. My goal, however, was to eventually keep the plants outside in…

What makes a plant not just garden worthy, but highly recommended for its looks, hardiness, and interest for the amateur gardener? In the UK, look out for the acronym AGM–Award of Garden Merit, created and awarded by a panel on behalf of the Royal Horticul­tural Society (RHS). Read the full article here.

…For it was in a remote wetland adjacent to a geothermal ecosystem that in the summer of 2023, our small international species recovery team, celebrated the rescue of a wild population of the extinct miniature waterlily–Nymphaea thermarum. Read the full article here.