IWGS Journal

The Water Garden Journal is sent to all IWGS members and is published four times a year.

The journal carries a range of material, for example:

  • News from the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society
  • General news items on water gardening worldwide - from other publications and the web
  • News of forthcoming events and International Symposia
  • Informative feature articles: e.g. on water gardening techniques; plant husbandry; water quality; hybridization; invasive species issues; and related topics of interest to more experienced hobbyists and water gardening professionals
  • Academic and historical articles on water plants and water gardens
  • Reviews of books of interest to water gardeners
  • Summaries of symposia activities and information resulting from fact-finding trips taken by society members
To obtain the journal please visit our membership page.

Back Issues

Most journals are still available going back to our early issues in the 1980s. Where a copy has run out, it is usually possible to supply a photocopy instead. An index is also available for the first eight volumes, produced by Walter Pagels. We hope to make it available on this website.

The cost for members (non-members in brackets) is as follows -
Journal issues: $7 ($10) each
Printed index for 1985-1992: $5 ($7.50)
Shipping and handling costs:
- for North America are $1.50 for one journal. Add $1 for each extra journal ordered.
- for the rest of the world (airmail) are $4.00 for one journal. Add $2.50 for each extra journal.
Please direct inquiries and orders to our main office.