Newsletter of the North Texas Water Garden Society
August, 2005
In this Issue
Aquatic Plants and How to Care for
Them· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1
President’s Pad Aug‘05· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2
August Program · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3
Backyard Wildlife Festival · · · · · · · · · · 3
TDG Pond Cleanup Project · · · · · · · · · · 3
NTWGS Elections · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3
Let’s Plant the Bog · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5
Upcoming Programs · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8
August Meeting
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
7:00 PM
Michael Masser, Ph.D., Professor
and Extension Fisheries Specialist
at Texas A&M
WaterGardens–Observations of a
Fisheries Biologist
North Haven Gardens
7700 Northaven Road
Dallas, TX
Mapsco 26A
The NTWGS congratulates Kevin Fuess for being
named President of the Texas Association of Pond
Societies (TAPS). More information about TAPS can
be found at www.texaps.org.
Aquatic Plants and How to Care for Them
By Joanne Becker
Mack Cook, owner of Cook Water Farms
in Askov, Minnesota, shared a wealth of
information on water garden plants. Mack
outlined some ground rules for us to follow
in purchasing and growing water garden
plants. He also explained how temperature
ranges affect planting considerations; and
he gave a detailed demonstration of various
plants and planting techniques that could be
used to enhance the water garden.
Mack’s ground rules are:
Purchase “finished”plants. Since we have
a short growing season, it is desirable to
purchase large, attractive, full grown plants
whenever possible.
Purchase plants that have not crossed a
lot of temperature zones. If plants are
shipped to you, they are coming from a zone
with different temperatures and light
periods than ours. These plants will take
longer to acclimate to your water garden.
Buy “field tested”plants. These are plants
that have been proven to grow well in our
area, taking into consideration our growing
season, our summer temperatures, and the
amount of daylight in our zone.
Mack emphasized that if you need to
“break” any of the above rules, you need to
do something to compensate for the
conditions that were violated. Several ways
to do this are:
Start your plants early if they are starter
plants or not yet full sized plants. This gives
your plants more time to mature so you will
still be able to enjoy them during the current
water gardening season.
Acclimate your plants and give them
adequate protection if you purchase plants
from a warmer temperature zone. They will
need your help in adapting to their new
home.
Quarantine new plants for a few weeks. A
temporary home can often be set up in a
large plastic container or tub garden. This
enables you to observe the plant to see if
there are any undesirable freeloaders that
have come along with the plants such as
snails, weeds, or diseases.
Do your research on the size and growth
habit of the plants you purchase. This will
assist you in determining where to place
them in your pond to best enhance the
esthetics and symmetry of your water
garden. For example, a new zebra rush
might look small enough to place as a bog
plant in the front of your water garden.
However, a little research will show that
zebra rush reaches 4-5 feet in height and
hence should be placed where it will not
block the view of your pond.
Mack broke down our planting time into
three seasons,each determined by a range of
water temperatures. The three planting
seasons are:
50-60 degrees: This period starts approximately in the first week of May. At this time,
oxygenator plants such as anachris, hornwort, etc. along with native plants such as
horsetail, sweet flag, and marsh marigold
can be safely placed into the water garden.
60-70 degrees: Our water gardens usually
reach this temperature range around the
middle of May. At this time, hardy water
lilies can be placed into shallow areas of the
water garden. The shallow areas will provide
warmer water to stimulate their growth.
Many marginal plants such as pickerel rush
and iris can also be placed into the shallow
areas at this time.
70-80 degrees: By the end of May or the
beginning of June, water temperatures have
usually stabilized enough to place your
tropical water lilies and tropical marginal
plants into the water garden. Placing these
tropicals in cooler water would put them at
risk.
Next, Mack discussed four groups of
water garden plants,giving examples of each
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President’s Pad Aug‘05
Water Works is published monthly by the North Texas Water
Garden Society.
NTWGS Officers & Directors
President
Linda Love, (214) 358-0204
Vice President
Joe Copeland, (972) 625-8037
Treasurer
Yvonne Gausman, (972) 381-1947
Secretary
Penny Fuess, (817) 491-4332
Member at Large
Program Director
Position Open
Pond Tour
Steve Love
Membership
Kevin Fuess, (817) 491-4332
Projects
Position Open
TAPS Delegate
Tarrall Arnold, (972) 422-5348
The North Texas Water Garden Society is a non-profit
organization with the following objectives: To encourage a
greater appreciation of and interest in water gardens; to
disseminate information of interest and help to the members;
and to stimulate the study and culture of aquatic plants, fish and
ponds.
Editor, Susan Moore
Ph: (972) 783-0261, Fax: (972) 783-0261
email: [email protected]
North Texas Water Garden Society
http://www.ntwgs.org
Contributions to Water Works are always welcome and may
be submitted to the editor by mail, fax or email. Letters to the
Editor will be printed as space permits. NTWGS accepts no
responsibility for the accuracy of the contents of this newsletter.
Reproduction is permitted provided that this newsletter and the
original source are credited.
I guess you could say that Summer is now here in full force. The
hot days have come. Now is the time to sit back and enjoy some of
the fruits of your labors this Spring. I know that the sun does take a
lot out of the flowers, but the fish are still cool, and the waterfalls are
cool sounding and refreshing. I hope you continue to enjoy your
gardens through these next few months as much as we do.It is always
cooler near the pond with the sound of running water.
This last weekend we had the opportunity to go to Amarillo to
the 4th Annual TAPS Conference. We had a great time, the people
from the hosting clubs (Ogallala Water Gardeners, Amarillo Koi
Society, and Las Pampas Koi and Water Garden Society) were just
wonderful. The Botanical Gardens was a great place to meet, also.
The speakers were very informative,and,I guess we thought the best
was when we learned how to make our own rocks. Maybe sometime
in the future, we can have a workshop on that for our group. You all
should start planning for next year’s Conference. We’re hoping it will
be in Fort Worth with the new Fort Worth Water Garden Society
hosting, and with the help of the rest of the clubs in the area, of
course.
Oh yes, I almost forgot. Our own Kevin Fuess was elected
President of the TAPS organization for the next year. Congratulations,
Kevin. I know he will appreciate your support.
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The NTWGS Website
www.ntwgs.org
Have you checked out our website lately? Our website
has been updated and is sporting a new look. You can
now see who our speaker will be as well as the topic of the
night for our general meetings. We also have a new page
with links to our member’s home pages. If you are a
member and want a link to your home page, send us a
note and we will be happy to hook you up.
NTWGS Membership Information
Join the North Texas Water Garden Society.
Membership fees are:
Single Membership (per year) $15.00
Family Membership (per year)$24.00
Make your check payable to the North Texas
Water Garden Society and send your name,
address, phone number and information to:
Remember April 22 is the deadline for
the June, 2005 issue of
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NTWGS
Post Office Box 9127
Dallas, Texas 75209-9127
August, 2005
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See President's , continued on Page 3
Having just returned from a vacation,
away from our fish, I was thinking it would
really be nice to have a network of persons
(Pond Lovers) who would be willing to help
each other take care of the ponds/fish when
vacation times rolled around. If anyone has
any ideas for a listing like this, or some other
way to connect people who need help with
those who would be willing to help with
gardens/ponds while you’re on vacation,
please let me know. Maybe we could start a
whole new service for all pond lovers in the
area, or at least in our group.
We will soon be coming to the end of the
year for the officers of NTWGS, and I would
like to encourage some of you to get active in
our organization. We can always use the new
ideas and energy from our newer members.
If you are interested in helping out in some
area on the Board, please contact any of the
current members. None of the offices are
difficult, and we have a fun time at the Board
meetings, and getting to know each other
better.
Have a great rest of the Summer.
Linda Love, NTWGS President.
NTWGS Elections
Joe Copeland, V.P. NTWGS
The NTWGS Elections are just around
the corner! Our annual elections will be
held September 13, during our general
meeting at North Haven Gardens. We will
have several open officer positions in the
NTWGS. The experience level required
ranges from novice to expert. If you have
planning, secretarial, bookkeeping, or scheduling skills, and have an interest in holding an
office, please send an e-mail to vicepres
@ntwgs.org or leave a voice message at
972-994-1140. The Board meets once a
month and each term is one year.
The newly elected
TAPS Board
Backyard Wildlife Festival
August Program
Which wild animals are visiting the
garden at night? Find clues and play a
detective game to solve the mystery. Learn
what to do if you find an injured or
orphaned animal. Get humane, effective
solutions to wildlife problems, such as
squirrels in attics, raccoons in chimneys and
ducks in swimming pools. Exhibitors
include: DFW Wildlife Coalition and Critter
911. Bring your whole family—this event is
geared for all ages.
The Backyard Wildlife Festival will take
place from Friday, Auust 12 through
Monday, August 15, 2005. Hours are from
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Friday, Saturday and
Monday; and from noon to 5:00 PM on
Sunday.
Live Animal Programs will include:
Scales & Fur
At 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM Saturday, meet a
strange creature that frequently visits
backyards throughout the Metroplex, but is
rarely seen. Is it the missing link between
reptiles and mammals? The truth about this
animal is stranger than fiction!
Feathers & Talons
At 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM. Sunday, meet
native Texas hawks, owls and falcons from
the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. Don’t
miss this opportunity to see these majestic
birds up close!
Scales & Fangs
At 2:30 PM Sunday, meet beautiful,
beneficial native Texas snakes. Can you tell
which are venomous?
The Festival will take place at the Texas
Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Dallas,
TX 75210. Ths cost is $3.00 for adults, $2.00
for seniors (60+) and $1.50 for children
from 3 to 11. This event is free for children
under 3, and parking is free.
Be sure to join us for our August meeting
to welcome Michael Masser, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Fisheries Specialist at
Texas A&M. He will discuss “Water
Gardens—Observations of a Fisheries
Biologist.” He will discuss aquatic plants,
water quality and conservation techniques.
He believes a balance of plants and fish help
to maintain good water quality. This is
another opportunity to make our ponds
more enjoyable features in our yards.
Our September speaker will be Dian
Smith from the Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility.
TDG Pond Cleanup Project
Joe Copeland, V.P. NTWGS
Back in March,members of the NTWGS
cleaned the Leftwich Reflecting Pool at
Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park. We
also divided, repotted, and fertilized the
plants. Now, it is almost time for “part two”
of this project. We will clean the pond and
fertilize the plants so the pond will look
great when the Texas State Fair opens. Our
project will be held Saturday, September 17,
9 AM until noon. Members who participate
will receive a NTWGS T-shirt or hat. If you
have any questions about this project, please
email me at [email protected] or leave a
phone message at 972.994.1140.
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Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows
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Aquatics, continued from Page 1
group and demonstrating how to transplant
certain varieties. When transplanting water
garden plants, Mack recommends staying
away from commercial soil mixes. Garden
dirt (well decomposed) or clay soil, mixed 4
to 1 with sand is an excellent planting
medium. Clay soil has the benefit of holding
nutrients very well for water garden plants
and will not dissipate into the water as
readily.
Group 1 - Submerged Plants:
Examples of this group of plants are
anachris, hornwort and vallisneria (ribbon
grass). These plants do not need to be
planted in soil.
These plants take all of their nutrients
from the water, helping to starve out algae.
They are often bunched together with
lead weights and placed in the bottom of the
pond.
One bunch per two to three square feet of
pond surface is recommended.
Group 2 - Emergent Plants:
This group of plants consists of plants
that come through the surface of the water.
They help lead the eye up and out of the
water to the rest of the landscape. Examples
of this group are iris, pickerel rush, sweet
flag, fiber optic or spike rush, variegated
rush, taro, thalia, dwarf papyrus, horsetail,
and arrowhead among others.
If your pond does not have any shelves to
set these emergent plants on, you can use
cinder blocks or plastic crates from a local
dairy or similar items to raise the plants off
the bottom of the pond.
Sweet flag grows from a rhizome and
roots at every other node. To transplant and
divide sweet flag, remove it from its pot and
rinse the soil from the rhizomes. Then cut at
a 45-degree angle at nodes to make the
number of divisions desired. The cut end of
the rhizome can be powdered with dusted
charcoal to prevent fungus.
Mack uses a fungicide called Subdue in
his greenhouses.He also uses Botanigard for
aphid control.
When potting water garden plants, a
piece of landscape fabric or burlap placed in
the bottom of the pot will prevent soil from
escaping into the water.
To pot a plant of the rhizome variety,
place some dirt into a pot at an angle. Place
the rhizome with the cut edge against the
side of the pot with the roots spread out
towards the other side. Finish filling the pot
with dirt, leaving room for ½ inch to 1 inch
of small gravel on top of the soil.
The fiber optic rush or spike rush grows
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less than a foot tall and is a good edge plant.
To reduce transplant shock while transplanting this rush do not remove the soil
from its roots. A serrated knife such as a dry
wall saw works excellent for cutting apart
the root ball. This is a hardy plant and may
be pruned periodically to maintain its
attractiveness during the season. Just give it
a haircut by trimming off the top ¼ of the
plant.
The variegated rush has a yellow stripe
running vertically on the right side of the
leaf and the zebra rush has horizontal
stripes. The zebra rush grows 5 to 6 feet tall
and does best in ½ day sun. If the leaves
loose their variegation cut off the old leaves
to generate more new growth, which in turn
will have more color variegation.
Corkscrew rush can be a very interesting
addition to the water garden. It is a small
plant and only grows to 1 to 1 ½ inches.
Thalia is a 5 to 6 foot tall emergent plant.
The leaves of the plant grow to 4 feet with the
flower stalk growing 2 feet higher. This plant
is not hardy and needs a 65 degree
greenhouse for overwintering.It is an excellent
tall plant because of its wind resistance.
Taro is another popular plant. It is
temperature sensitive and can not be placed
out until the temperature of the water reach
70-80 degrees. The Green Taro is the least
temperature sensitive, the Imperial Taro is
moderately sensitive, and the Black Taro is
the most sensitive. These are excellent shade
tolerant plants, requiring only approximately 5 hours of sunlight daily. The size of
the plant can be controlled somewhat by the
size of the pot.
The umbrella plant is another very
desirable emergent. It can be identified as a
sedge by its triangular stems. You should
wait for the water temperatures to reach
60-70 degrees before placing this plant into
the pond. The umbrella plant grows to 4 feet
tall and can be treated as a houseplant
during the winter. Just keep its soil moist at
all times. If leaves begin to brown, they can
be given a haircut. When dividing this plant,
do not remove the soil and do leave 5-6
stems per clump.
Dwarf papyrus grows to 2 ½ feet tall.
New plants can be produced by division,
seed or by the plant itself. This plant is
viviparous and forms a new plant in the top
crown of the stems. When you see a new
plant forming, cut it off from the top of the
main plant leaving 2 to 3 inches of stem. Set
this cutting in water until it is rooted.
Horsetail is an emergent that can become
invasive if not potted. A dwarf horsetail is
not as invasive, but can go dormant later in
the season.
Arrowhead is often called duck potato
because it will produce hardy tubers. Aztec
is an interesting arrowhead with larger
white flowers than the native variety.
However, it is not hardy in our area.
Native arum and bog arum, which are
not hardy, are also good additions to the
water garden.
Star grass, a member of the sedge family,
is another interesting emergent that
produced white star type flower brackets at
the top of 12 to 18 inch plants.
Last but not least, is a group of emergent
plants that can be used as low growing edge
cover around the water. They are also good
ground cover, filling in between the water’s
edge and the surrounding landscape. Plants
in this group are primrose creeper, which
has yellow flowers (zone 5), parrots feather,
and creeping jenny.
Group 3 - Floating Plants:
Plants in this category are not potted and
simply float across the surface of the water.
They assist in controlling algae by taking
nutrients directly from the water and as
surface cover for the pond. Examples of
plants in this category is the water velvet,
also called caterpillars. All are tropicals.
Their roots are prone to damage by fish,
especially Koi. One sign of root damage will
be a yellowing of the plant. Yellowing will
also occur, if there are not enough nutrients
such as nitrogen and phosphorus in the
water.
Water velvet or caterpillars are small but
multiply rapidly to provide a comprehensive surface cover. Interestingly, what appear
to be small roots is actually a third type of
leaf on the plant.
Group 4 - Surface pad plants:
This group consists of water lilies, lotus,
water poppy, snowflake and floating heart.
The snowflake and floating heart are
small plants that are excellent plants for tub
gardens. They have a lily pad type leaf with
small yellow or white,star flowers during the
summer.
There are two distinct groups of water
lilies—hardy and tropical. Both have many
variations in leaf and flower color. Tropical
water lilies can be divided into day and night
blooming lilies. They bloom more often
than hardy varieties and can be overwintered as tubers.
More details on water lilies and lotus will
be provided at future meetings.
To increase the enjoyment of your plants
and pond, you need to consider how you
will control the natural bloom of algae that
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Let’s Plant the Bog
always comes as water temperatures rise.
One of the ways to do this is to introduce
natural control measures into the pond.
Barley straw can be placed in your pond in
early April to assist in controlling algae
during the summer months. The barley
straw needs time to begin decomposing
before water temperatures get too warm.
The decomposing barley straw releases
compounds that result in hydrogen
peroxide as a byproduct, thereby helping to
control algae.One pound of barley straw per
100 square feet of surface area of water
should be placed in an area of the pond
where the peroxide can be distributed by
moving water. One bag will last for several
months. Be sure to have another bag
decomposing in the pond for several weeks
before removing the old bag of straw. Don’t
worry, you can’t overdose very easily with
barley straw. Salt blocks from the feed stores
can also be used to help in controlling algae.
Two pounds of salt per 100 square feet of
water surface should be all that is required
without adversely affecting most plants. The
last item in natural algae control is water
surface area coverage. You should plan to
have approximately 1/3 of your water
surface covered by plants during the growing season. This coverage inhibits the
amount of light that reaches the algae, hence
inhibiting its ability to reproduce.
Minnesota Water Garden Society Newsletter,
Waterlog
“Pond Side Breakfast
Breakfast in the Bundt Pan
2 cans biscuits—cut in quarters
1 lb sausage (cooked)
1/2 cup butter (melted) 1 stick
1/2 cup parmesan with 1/4 tsp cayenne
pepper
1 bunch green onions with
tops—chopped
1 tsp onion powder
Place all but butter into greased bundt
pan.
Pour melted butter over ingredients in
the pan.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Grab the coffee, fish food and head on
out to the pond.
Clear Water Times, newsletter of Koi and
Water Garden Society of North Texas, July,
2005
August, 2005
By Joanne Becker
Bog plants or edge of the water plants can
help create a transition from the water
garden to the surrounding landscape. On
the average, most bog plants need to be in
very moist soil. Most prefer to be in from 0 6" of water. They can add additional color,
texture and height to the pond landscape
and can also be used as bold accents. Canna
and Taro have large striking leaves that add
great interest to the planting area. The
beautiful flower stalks that the Canna
produce in abundance provides aesthetic
appeal and focal point. If we use plants in
groups or masses in bog areas along the
edges of our ponds, plants such as iris create
a fantastic display when they are in bloom.
Many plants also provide nutrient consumption and water quality filtration, consuming
the nutrients that would otherwise be used
for algae growth.
I would briefly like to discuss three
categories of plants for use in and around
the bog garden: bog and edging plants,
plants for filtration, and moisture loving
perennials for finishing the edge of the bog
garden.
Let’s briefly discuss bog or edging plants.
I like to put these in three categories:
M hardy bog plants,
M marginally hardy,
M tropical.
Hardy bog plants are those plants that
over winter easily in our Minnesota winters.
Moneywort or Creeping Jenny, Watercress,
Watermint, Bog Bean and Marsh Marigold
are excellent edging or transition plants.
These plants thrive in shallow water and will
creep not only over the surface of the water
but also up onto the rocks along the edge of
the pond to soften the pond edge. Next,
there are the taller bog plants that can go in a
little deeper water and provide additional
color, height and texture to the landscape.
These include Arrowhead, Rosy Bistorrt,
Narrowleaf and Dwarf Cattail, Yellow and
Blue Flag Iris, Pickerel Rush, Horsetails and
Variegated Sweet Flag. Be careful when
planting Horsetail. The dwarf variety is
fairly confined, but the tall variety can be
very invasive just as some varieties of cattail
are.
Marginally hardy bog plants are those
plants that perhaps need some assistance in
overwintering and still might not come
through reliably.They may be stated as Zone
4 and often even Zone 5/6 plants. This
category can change depending on where
your pond is and how protected a site you
have. I include plants such as Lizards Tail,
Corkscrew Rush, Water Celery, Fiber Optic
Rush and Golden Sedge (Carex) in this
category. Some plants such as Water Celery
have a standard green variety that seems to
be hardier, while the variegated form is less
hardy.
Tropical bog plants are the plants that we
need to treat as either annuals, simply tossing
them out at the end of the season, or bringing
them in as houseplants for the winter months.
These would include popular plants like
Parrots Feather,Pennywort,Primrose Creeper,
Canna, Dwarf Papyrus, Umbrella Palm and
Thalia.
The next group of plants can be used
very effectively for filtration purposes. They
have large, fast growing root systems, are
vigorous growers and many are floaters that
take their nutrients directly from the water,
which makes them the best for filtration. In
order for this group of plants to do their best
job, their roots need ready access to the
water. Don’t put these plants in hard-sided
pots! If you have a situation where you need
to have them in some kind of a pot, use one
of the newer plastic pots with mesh sides.
There is also a new type of pot made out of a
very firmly woven landscape type fabric.
These pots,since they are fabric,help to hold
the soil and roots in place but are very
moldable to tuck into rocks and are much
easier to camouflage. These plants can do
their very best filtration if you have a gravel
base in your creek or bog and can plant
them directly into the rock, with no dirt
attached to the roots. The best plants for
filtration are Water Celery, Watercress and
Watermint, followed by Pickerel Rush,
Dwarf Papyrus, Umbrella Palm, Cattails and
Canna. Last summer I had a fantastic crop
of jumbo. Needless to say, I had crystal clear
water in my pond.
The last category of plants is moisture
loving perennials for the edge of the pond
and bog garden. These plants are hardy
perennials that prefer moist, but not
waterlogged soil. This distinguishes them
from bog plants that want their feet in water.
They are excellent choices to use as
transition plants from the bog garden to
other perennial flower beds or landscaping.
Some plants like Astilbe are usually
considered shade plants, but with adequate
moisture, they can tolerate half-day sun. In
fact, some of my best flowering Astilbe are
growing in these conditions. Other plants
like daylilies come in a wide variety of colors
and sizes. They are also very adaptable in
their light requirements and soil moisture
needs. Plants like Siberian and Louisiana
Iris usually prefer lots of moisture in the
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spring and early summer when they are preparing to bloom. Then,
later in the season when they become a little more dormant, prefer a
dryer soil. Siberian Iris is very hardy in our zone and is available in
many colors at local nurseries. Some of my favorite moisture loving
perennials are as follows: Ajuga, Aruncus or Goats Beard, Astilbe,
Brunnera, Cimicifuga, Hemerocallis or Daylilies, Eupatorium or
Joe-Pye-Weed, Euphorbia or Spurge, Ferns (Maidenhair, Ostrich,
etc.), Grasses (Ribbon Grass, Miscanthus, etc.), Heuchera (Coral
Bells)-moist but well drained soil, Hosta, Iris-Flag, Louisiana,
Siberian, Ligulara, Lobelia-Cardinal Flower, Great Blue,
Dortmanns, Lysimachia or Moneywort, Monarda, Obedient Plant
(very invasive!), Primula (moist but well drained), Spiderwort,
Trollius and Turtlehead.
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BOOKS with more information simply use more pages.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly
into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet.
BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by opening it.
BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though like other
display devices it can become unusable if dropped overboard. The
“browse” feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and
move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an “index”
feature, which pin-points the exact location of any selected
information for instant retrieval.
An optional “BOOKmark” accessory allows you to open BOOK
to the exact place you left it in a previous session—even if the BOOK
has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a
single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various
manufacturers. Conversely, numerous BOOK markers can be used
in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once.
The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with
an optional programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic
Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS).
Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a
precursor of a new entertainment wave. Also, BOOK’s appeal seems
so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the
platform and investors are reportedly flocking. Look for a flood of
new titles soon.
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