The park land was originally owned by Walter Shaw, a hobbyist who cultivated and sold rare and exotic water lilies and lotus flowers; in contrast, these historic man-made ponds are surrounded by ...

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Cultivate deep water plants within 10 inches of the surface. Miniature water lilies, lotus flowers, and yellow pond lilies. Although aquatic plants are beautiful, some varieties are invasive in ...

The artist ended the day by giving instructions to his gardener, out on the pond, “in a barge removing the dead vegetation from among the water lilies.” The precious flowers, drifting ...