In this Issue:   President's Column Club Corner Home Gardening Primer Invasive Plants Growers Corner IWGS Symposium Nymphaea Registrar Events Calendar New Plant Introduction A Look Back Happy with Waterlily and Lotus Pictures Garden Visit :  Yileen Water Gardens in …Read More

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Wakagoi Show 2013 With the growing influence of Asian Koi hobbyists on the main Koi shows in Japan, it probably did not surprise the worldwide Koi scene that last show season was dominated by hobbyists from Indonesia. Felix Denanta won the ZNA show, Yohanes Jusuf...Read More

This entry is part 15 of 15 in the series All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show 2013 It feels great to be present at the place where special moments within the Koi history occur. Actually, history was not made this time, but I would rather name it repetition of history. Anyway, it feels really special to...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Goldfish safari in ChinaFor the first time in my life I tasted the atmosphere of a real goldfish market. It felt great to finally be there and see it with my own eyes. The market was so big that I needed the entire afternoon to...Read More

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Wakagoi Show 2013Congratulations to Dirk from Elna Koi (Belgium) for winning the Grand Champion titel on the 30th edition of the All Japan Young Koi Show with a Hoshikin Kohaku! This Kohaku also won Adult Champio...Read More

When talking about Shiro Utsuri, people think about the Omosako Koi Farm, which is absolutely correct in my eyes. The Omosako Koi Farm has been awarded with many prizes. Although there are more breeders that are getting closer  and closer to the quality of Omosako Shiro Utsuri. One of these is the Okawa Koi Farm....Read More

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series The reversed sieve In my two earlier blogs about filtering with a Criel-sieve I have talked about the functionality of this particular sieve. I also said that I would like to make one in my filter line, which consists of round tubs. With the mild...Read More

This entry is part 13 of 15 in the series All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show 2013 Botan means peony and is a native plant in Japan. Traditionally it is also used in medicin. This is the final blog to complete the series of Major Award winners of the 44th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show. The...Read More

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series The reversed sieveIn my last blog about the Criel sieve I explained the functionality. Someone asked me the following question: Is it possible to make a inverted sieve in a round tub? I struggled with this for a while, but I can answer the question...Read More

This entry is part 14 of 15 in the series All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show 2013 The Tsubaki, known as the Camellia, is a genus of flowering plants in the Theaceae family which are spread all over eastern Asia. In Japan the most famous specie is the Camellia Japonica. Tsubaki is also the name of...Read More