The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Water lillies en masse.


Water lillies en masse.



Comments on this photo

 

WOW thats just so beautiful.

3 Aug, 2010

 

Just Gorgeous!

3 Aug, 2010

 

A very nice show of Water Lillies. I wish I had Duckweed in my lilly pond, it would cut down on the green algi.

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you both..surprised us this year...double the amount of flowers than last summer !

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Tanny...we didnt get any algae this year...think this duckweed came in on a plant...but it helps keep the water crystal clear..........

3 Aug, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Really beautiful Jane / Ray , I bet they attract allsorts of insects / dragonflys etc . as well :o)

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Amy...yes they were covered in hoverflies today,and even a couple of bees !

3 Aug, 2010

 

stunning BB

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Deida.

3 Aug, 2010

 

Very pretty BB....

3 Aug, 2010

 

Fantastic display beauty always multiplies :o))

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks Janette and Sixpence........

3 Aug, 2010

 

That's great Ray.

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Drb only a couple of years old so nice to see the extra flowers spreading.

3 Aug, 2010

 

Wow what a beautiful cluster. Brillliant pic. :o))

3 Aug, 2010

 

Love Waterlilies and that's a beauty ! :~)

4 Aug, 2010

 

stunning jane/ray, wish mine had been better, maybe next year ;o))

4 Aug, 2010

 

Looking good Bonkersbon!

5 Aug, 2010

 

can imagine you sitting gazing at this for ages - peaceful and lovely - contented sigh =)

5 Aug, 2010

 

There lovely BB

5 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you for all kind comments ..just managed to put on a nice display before the rain.

5 Aug, 2010

 

Beginning to think you keep posting pics of things I can't grow just to make me jealous... Well..., you succeeded !....lol. I'm simply drooling with envy ! They are quite simply gorgeous...;-)

5 Aug, 2010

 

Beautiful lilies - my duckweed's so bad the birds keep thinking they can walk on it, lol.

6 Aug, 2010

 

Flower...if you have a pond sure you can grow these ! Give your hubby something to do in his..spare ? time!??
Wagger..ours do ! lol But the water beneath is crystal clear.............

6 Aug, 2010

 

I have baby birds trying to land on the nymphaea leaves, Wagger! I keep an eye out now because I fished a couple of dead birds out of the pond last summer.
BB and Jane! You are inciting envy in just about everyone on goY...that is truly a gorgeous plant and you confirmed your expertise with the camera, Jane. I've tried to start a colony of duckweed...but the fish love it. It never lasts more than a week.
been fighting with filamentous algae that I brought home with some oxygenating plants...Grrrr... that is horrid stuff! and the worst part of that is that the fish don'l like it either!!

6 Aug, 2010

 

Believe me I've tried. ..lol. My pond is in almost total shade. I get lots of lovely leaves(until the koi and goldfish have there way with them), but very few blooms. Maybe there are some varieties that will bloom in full shade, after seeing yours, it's worth checking into !

6 Aug, 2010

 

Lori...too kind. We dont get the algae anymore...and we dont have fish...its simply a wildlife pond and luckily it seems to work....
Flower..sure yours is lovely in its very own way.......

7 Aug, 2010

 

Lovely waterlillies. We used to have a pond in our other garden and had waterlillies growing in it that flowered well every year, but it was a small one. The insects used to land on the leaves and have a drink and the fish and frogs liked it for the shade it gave.

9 Aug, 2010

 

Yes Lindak...the wildlife love it dont they ! The flowers were covered in hoverflies a few days ago....

9 Aug, 2010

 

BB what a wonderful sight......

9 Aug, 2010

 

Thank you Dd...two more buds on their way...its been a good year..

10 Aug, 2010

 

Just one flower on my water lily this year so hope I can capture a picture like this next year.

12 Aug, 2010

 

Hope so Stroller....they seem to get better by the year...good luck....

12 Aug, 2010

 

Wonderful display BB, no flowers for me as yet, but it is the first year and plenty of lovely foilage so not grumbling;0))

20 Aug, 2010

 

Same for us PP then 2 following year and now all these so guess you have to speculate to accumulate x

20 Aug, 2010

 

I am going to keep this picture Bonkersbon, it is so lovely.

5 Sep, 2010

 

I agree with you Bb, we have had so many lillies this year. We did start to count them as they opened, but gave up, but we did count the buds and at one time we counted at least 30 but they didn't open all at the same time. We have 4 different colours and the look really lovely in bloom

10 Sep, 2010

 

Wow...yours did really well Lin..lovely.......

11 Sep, 2010



Comment on this photo


Pictures by bonkersbon
251 of 255

What else?

Members who like this photo

  • Gardening with friends since
    27 Feb, 2009

  • amy
    Amy

    Gardening with friends since
    17 Apr, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    18 Aug, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    7 Feb, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    5 May, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    28 Jul, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    29 Aug, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    8 Apr, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Aug, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    20 May, 2010

  • Gardening with friends since
    1 Apr, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    18 Sep, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    21 May, 2007

  • Gardening with friends since
    19 Jul, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    12 Jan, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    24 Jun, 2007

  • Gardening with friends since
    10 Nov, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    26 Feb, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    14 Oct, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    2 Jul, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    21 Jun, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    30 Jul, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    27 Sep, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    25 Aug, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    19 Oct, 2007

  • Gardening with friends since
    7 Jun, 2012

  • Gardening with friends since
    23 Aug, 2012

  • Gardening with friends since
    1 May, 2013

  • Gardening with friends since
    5 Aug, 2013

  • Gardening with friends since
    23 Jul, 2012

  • Gardening with friends since
    24 Sep, 2017