obie trice Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 where could i get water lillies? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Plant shops often sell them, I have seen them at twiglands between Jvil and tawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 All garden centres have them but it may be a little early yet. They sell them in spring. I have just divided mine up and planted them in the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yeah should get round to doing mine, can you type a quick set of instructions?? I haven't done it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 When I say "I" I mean my dad divided up my plants while mum and I had a cuppa 8) Rinse the plant gently in cold water to remove excess mud etc. Don't let the plant dry out while you work on it. You can slice or break off the 'eyes' on the discarded rootstock to propagate more plants. Cut the rootstock with a sharp knife. This severs the new growth and creates a fresh palnt. Remove the long anchor roots from the new plant, making a clean cut close to the crown. Leave the smaller roots intatc. Removing the old roots encourages the plant to grow new, stronger, ones and will stop the old roots rotting and infecting the crown. Trim any leaves from the top of the plant. Carefully place the newly prepared crown on a perforated container with peat. Add a layer of small stones or gravel on top to stop the peat from floating free when the container is submerged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Wrights Water Gardens (Look them up on the online white pages) are GREAT! They have the biggest range in the country and are more than happy to post - I would really recomend them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 BTW - I work at the garden centre in Crofton Downs and we get them in about mid-October, but I'd give wrights a call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Oderings in Upper Hutt usually has them around mid spring, I think. Probably another month or two they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I don't know about Wright's postal service as I've never used it. Nothing like going and seeing the real thing tho. I have done two trips there and plan another this year. Follow out the Glenbrooke Rd to their establishment and you will not be disappointed, correct time of the year of course. Take a lunch and a drink, and good walking shoes, as it's not just a small outfit, more like a waterfarm. We got a Lotus last time there and it only cost $28. It was so big that it had to be put into a rubbish bag and the leaves still came out of the top, it was so heavy, it had to be wheeled in a wheel-barrow to the car, and to get it into the boot, lying down, some of the leaves and stems had to be bent over. If you are able to, I'd thoroughly recommend to go, view, note the ones you like and how they are growing, then purchase. Then sit down in their cafe over looking the ponds and admire. From my experience, you won't be disappointed. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obie trice Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 thanks, i cant find wrights water gardens on the white pages??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Google it!!!! Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 WOW that sound amazing Alan, always wanted to go and now i am differently goin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 The Ngatea Watergardens mentioned on the other site is brilliant too. Took lots of pics when we visited there http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... ergardens/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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