New For 2018 New Marginal Plants for around your water garden, in your stream or container garden Hardy or Perennial: Hardy Arrowhead: Sagittaria latifolia 'Fantastic' Hardy Marginal/shelf Plant Great new color; each leaf is unique Beautiful, broad, arrow-shaped leaves Height 12 to 14 inches White flowers, with yellow center Discovered and perfected in the USA Mazus retans Hardy Marginal/Shelf Ideal for streams and floating islands Low growing 2 - … [Read more...] about New Marginal Plants
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Final Chinese Lotus Selections
As we approach the end of May, we are working on our final Chinese Lotus Selections for 2018. We hope by May 18th, our website will have all the remaining lotus tubers listed. We have hundreds of boxes to double check but if you are still looking to grow a Chinese lotus in 2018 consider: Buddha's Seat Lotus Colorful Cloud in the Sky Elegant … [Read more...] about Final Chinese Lotus Selections
2018 Koi and Pond Fish
2018 Koi and Pond Fish season is off to a delayed start thanks to record cold in western New York. With air temperatures reaching 50's during the day and dipping to the 30's at night, pond water temperatures are holding well below 60 degrees F. Remember that water temperatures should be above 60 degrees F before you add new fish to your pond. Above 60 F your fish's immune system will function properly and the fish will properly digest its food. To prepare for the upcoming 2018 Koi and Pond … [Read more...] about 2018 Koi and Pond Fish
Great Savings on Plastic Pots
Great Savings on Plastic Pots Thanks to the efforts of our UPS reps, we are excited to offer great savings on our plastic pots and UPS shipping! With a healthy UPS shipping discount, we are now able to substantially reduce our shipping costs around the USA. These discounts will be first realized with our promotion of 3 plastic pots shipped together - take advantage of 30% savings on our plastic pots! Shop: Trio Medium Plastic Pot Trio of Large Plastic Pot Trio Bowl Lotus Pot … [Read more...] about Great Savings on Plastic Pots
2010 Guangzhou China
The final stop on my intro to China was the famed city of Guangzhou or "Canton". Professor Huang provided a ticket, on the new high speed train, from Wuhan to Guangzhou. The train provided a wonderful view of the Chinese country side and proved to be a superb mode of transportation. Once I arrived in Guangzhou, I was met by Dr. Daike Tian, the new IWGS Nelumbo Registrar. Dr. Tian would take to his "work' at the time, the South China Botanical Garden, then to Sanshui Lotus World and a tour of the … [Read more...] about 2010 Guangzhou China
Packing Lotus Tubers
Packing lotus tubers for our 2018 shipment is now complete. The crew in China has washed, sanitized and packed several thousand lotus tubers for us. The lotus tubers are currently at air freight terminal in Guangzhou China waiting for the their Sunday flight to the USA. Exciting days ahead! Shipping to our customers starts on March 19, 2018; depending on your weather conditions and instructions. … [Read more...] about Packing Lotus Tubers
Water Features at Gardenscape 2018
Water in the garden can take the shape of many forms. It may be a stream, a small pond or a disappearing waterfall. The water features at Gardenscape 2018 were small, simple and affordable. A few were not practical, others were whimsical in nature. At Bergen Water Gardens, we prefer our old fashioned pond, filled with waterlilies and koi. Nothing came match the beauty of a pond filled with sweet tropical waterlilies! Nevertheless, here are the water features at Gardenscape 2018, in Rochester, … [Read more...] about Water Features at Gardenscape 2018
Edible Lotus
Lotus is a staple food throughout China, Southeast Asia and India. Lotus leaves, stems, tubers, seeds and flowers are all relished. When asking for edible lotus, the focus is on the lotus tuber. A lotus tuber is the primary growth of the lotus plant in the mud. Lotus tubers look like sausages linked together, with unique air passages on the inside. Once harvested, washed and peeled the lotus tuber may be sliced, boiled or stir fried. The tuber has a mild flavor, with a crisp texture. Lotus are … [Read more...] about Edible Lotus
2010 Wuhan China
2010 Wuhan China Part 2 After a busy three days in Qingdao, Professor Huang Gouzhen was anxious to take me to his former home in Wuhan, China. In Wuhan, Professor Huang taught at the Academy of Science in Wuhan and contributed much to the Botanical Gardens. Wuhan is an ideal location to work on aquatic plants as most of the terrain is wet a good portion of the year. Lotus, waterlilies, Sagittaria and dozens additional varieties of aquatic plants are studied and hybridized. Wuhan is the … [Read more...] about 2010 Wuhan China
2010 Chinese Waterlily World
2010 Chinese Waterlily World Part 1 Many people have asked "How did this lotus adventure start? Bergen Water Gardens has changed dramatically over the past 18 years. Our website has evolved into a leading source for Chinese lotus in the United States and beyond. Larry Nau has been most fortunate to travel to China on 9 separate occasions, over the past 8 years. In a series of posts, I will to share the story of the creation of Lotus Paradise and the beauty and magic that is China! ( Lili Liu … [Read more...] about 2010 Chinese Waterlily World
Lotus at Bergen Water Gardens
We will let our pictures do the talking...... as we share our Lotus at Bergen Water Gardens https://youtu.be/rmKMHPz_Cqc Order your Lotus Tubers here. Shipping starts on March 19th. … [Read more...] about Lotus at Bergen Water Gardens
Micro Lotus
In 2019 we are offering additional varieties of Micro Lotus: Spring Rain in Linan Flower Lantern Little Child Lotus Little Girl Lotus Little Green Lotus Little Pink Lady Lotus Luohan Lotus Pink Makeup #9 Red Spring Lotus Snow Chrysanthemum Some varieties may also be dwarfed such that they may grow as a small, bowl or micro lotus. IF a tiny tuber is available and it is planted in a 6 inch pot it is possible for it to grow as a a micro lotus. Two good examples of … [Read more...] about Micro Lotus
Larry’s Lotus Selections
Larry's Lotus Selections is in response to the question, "Which lotus should I choose?" At Bergen Water Gardens, we grow over 400 Chinese lotus varieties. From these, we offer about 200 Chinese lotus cultivars for sale to the public. It is still overwhelming and it challenging to choose which are the "best" lotus. Chinese lotus are beautiful additions to your water garden but also may be grown in a pot on your deck or patio. Here are Larry's Lotus Selections for 2018: Cloud in Yaochi: … [Read more...] about Larry’s Lotus Selections
Stone Garden Art
Stone Garden Art is created at various stone factories in eastern China. The summer of 2017 brought us to Qingdao, China for my fourth visit since 2010. Qingdao is where my journey to China began in 2010, as I laid out the groundwork for the 2011 IWGS International Symposium. About two hours outside Qingdao is a progressive and creative stone factory. Here the workers and artisans create magnificent stone carving. The stone might be grey granite, green marble, basalt or yellow sandstone to name … [Read more...] about Stone Garden Art
Bergen Water Gardens 2017 Recap
Bergen Water Gardens was most fortunate and blessed during 2017. Here is a quick Bergen Water Gardens 2017 Recap: During 2017 we expanded our Lotus Paradise Collection and displays, finished constructing GH 4 for our tropical carnivorous plants, construction of our pole barn and GH 5 for our lotus collection. 2017 allowed to us to expand our lotus, waterlily, Nepenthes and pitcher plant collections. For the first time we brought in a container of porcelain and plastic pots from China. In … [Read more...] about Bergen Water Gardens 2017 Recap
Gardenscape 2018
Bergen Water Gardens is excited to participate in the return of Rochester's premier garden show: Gardenscape 2018. The dates of this year's Gardenscape are March 8 until March 11, 2018. Thursday to Saturday 9:00 till 8:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 till 5:00 PM. The location of the show will be the The Dome Center in Henrietta, New York. Gardenscape offers wonderful gardens to experience, superb educational talks and a fabulous Garden Marketplace featuring vendors from around the … [Read more...] about Gardenscape 2018
