1st Quarter 1996 Water Garden Journal

In This Issue

9 Fountain of Youth?
reprinted from Cooperative Farmer magazine. Does the lotus seed hold the secret to longer life? A non-water gardener investigates.

12 Nymphaea Cultivated
by Barbara Davies. An overview of Latour-Marliac's work, and legacy.

16 La Belle France
by Sarah Davies. All the details you need to get ready for your pilgrimage to Bordeaux, France this summer. Sarah Davies gives plenty of geographical and historical context to the symposium.

20 A Barrel of Fun
by Soni Forsman. Plenty of how-to tips for successful container water gardening.

24 Searching the Internet for Water Lilies
by John Honeycutt. Explore the intricacies of surfing the World Widw Web for water lily and water gardening sites. John has been there, done that.

31 A Learned Discussion
by Walter Pagels. An in depth, thought-provoking of Perry Slocum and Peter Robinson's new book.

37 Confessions of a Francophile
by Barbara Davies. Barbara shares her love of France, and water lilies, as she describes our upcoming symposium tour.

Columns

4 President's Letter

5 Dear Water Gardeners

6 FYI

7 Membership Update

8 Water Gardener's Exchange

10 Book Review

11 Product Review

40 Hall of Fame

41 Commercial Members