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Upcoming Events
Waterlily
Festival
&
Invitational Art
Show
July 24 - August 01,
2010
Please join us at
Hughes Water Gardens for our Seventh Annual Waterlily Festival and Invitational
Art Show.
Extended Gallery Hours
July 16th - August 8th
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Tinkerbelle's
Pond Tips
 Tinkerbelle Hughes
Floating Islands
Floating Islands are plantable floating containers that work well in ponds, particularly ones that are deep with straight edges (predator proof).
They come in many convenient sizes and you can plant them with one plant or a grouping of plants. They have 2" side walls with mesh bottoms that allow the roots to grow into the water. This allows the plant to absorb the nutrients from the water thus leaving fewer nutrients available for algae growth.
Not only are they attractive, they also offer protection for your fish and shade for your water (which helps combat algae).
The staff at Hughes love floating islands and will be happy to help you put one together or help you choose one of our many pre-planted ones.
To shop on-line for floating islands click here
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June Classes Saturday 5th 10 am Building Ponds & Waterfalls
Sunday 6th
11 am
Planting Your Pond with Aquatic Plants
Saturday 12th
10 am
Building Ponds & Waterfalls
Sunday 13th 11 am
"Pondless" Urns and Bubbling Rocks
Saturday 19th
Building Ponds & Waterfalls
Saturday 26th10 am "Pondless" Waterfalls & Creeks
Sunday 27th
11 am
Water Gardening in Containers
Preregistion is requested
All classes are free, 1 to 2 hours long, at our nursery
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Our Mailing Address
25289 SW Stafford Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062
Spring and Summer Hours Monday - Saturday
9 to 6 Sunday 10 to 5
Our Telephone
503-638-1709
Copyright (C) 2008 Hughes Water Gardens. All rights reserved
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Hughes Announce The New Hardy Water Lily Retail Greenhouse
The new Hardy Waterlily house is open!
Come tour our wonderful new hardy waterlily
House. It features many gorgeous new varieties in easy to access water troughs.
Also, we have nearly completed a waterfall and large pond feature in this greenhouse. Hughes Water Gardens continues to grow with new plants and old favorites, fountains, bubbling urns and waterfall ponds! We look forward to meeting you and sharing the beauty and tranquility of water Gardening with you.  |
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Sarracenia - Pitcher Plants
Sarracenias (Pitcher plants) are incredibly
interesting carnivorous plants. They have prehistoric looking
pitcher-like leaves that have adapted to attract insects. These pitchers are
lined with fine hairs and are filled with water. The insect is lured by a
sticky substance and drowns as it becomes trapped. As the insect
decomposes the soluble nutrients are absorbed by the plant.
Sarracenias also have unusual flowers that look completely
different from the pitchers. (It is the pitchers that stand out visually) The
flowers are mainly pink to dark red but some are yellowish green and all have a
moderate odor. The flowers hang at the end of a leafless stem.
Thanks to the many new hybrids, Sarracenia pitchers come in a
multitude of colors such as bright yellowish, green (my favorite), off
white, pinkish, and reddish to dark purple. They want full sun to part shade
with soil that is rich in peat or sphagnum moss. They prefer a neutral to
acid p.h. They grow in moist soil or water to 1 inch deep (do not have
water over the soil in the winter). Sarracenias need a 3 to 5 month
dormant period. The pitchers brown and wither at frost and then reappear in
late spring. They do not need fertilizer. In fact, fertilizer can be
harmful to the plant. Height is anywhere between 6 to 25" tall
depending on the species. Most are hardy to zone 7 and must be given
protection against prolonged freezing.
Rain water should be used to water Sarracenias. They are
very sensitive to chemicals and minerals in water. Hard water or water
treated with chlorine generally should not be used. Bottled water
could be substituted for rain water if needed.
They are perfect for shallow water bowls, bog gardens,
floating islands, or the water's edge of a creek or a pond.
HughesWaterGardens has a great selection of
Sarracenias.
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Miniature Pillar Rocks
If space is at a premium and you would like an easy water feature that has a nice pleasing sound Hughes has what you need! A small water feature that includes miniature  pillar rock fountains would be just the ticket for an intimate deck or porch setting. These stones are composed of beautifully colored basalt and come in 12", 18", 24" and 30" sizes.
Hughes has made several demo water features around the nursery using these pillar rocks fountains 
and found them very easy to construct with a huge wow appeal.
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