Water Gardening School???

Ok... so people who have their own watergardening stores and
greenhouses... Where do they go to school?? I'm assuming probably a
regular horticulture schooling but is there an actual school for taking
courses on water gardening or aquatic plants?? I've been fascinated
for 10+ years and would love to "really" learn all I can... would
potentially love to have my own place... God.. this happens to me
everytime I come back from Lilyblooms in Canton, OH :O) Everytime I
go it makes the desire to know more and DO more stronger!!! Problem
is that I have to work and I know there isn't going to be any schools
around here (Northern WV) that I could go to night classes for this so
it would almost have to be an at-home schooling or on-line schooling...
Anyone???

Leslie in WV

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Ok... so people who have their own watergardening stores and
greenhouses... Where do they go to school??

** I don't think they do. There's a pond store in my area where the people
know do little about fish and pond plants I never went back. I believe many
of them are just jumping on the pond bandwagon to make a living - because
the startup isn't too outrageous and there's $$$ to be made.

I'm assuming probably a
regular horticulture schooling but is there an actual school for taking
courses on water gardening or aquatic plants?? I've been fascinated
for 10+ years and would love to "really" learn all I can... would
potentially love to have my own place...

** It's a profitable deal. :-) Another one just opened up near us this
spring. I haven't stopped in there as yet.

God.. this happens to me
everytime I come back from Lilyblooms in Canton, OH :O) Everytime I
go it makes the desire to know more and DO more stronger!!! Problem
is that I have to work and I know there isn't going to be any schools
around here (Northern WV) that I could go to night classes for this so
it would almost have to be an at-home schooling or on-line schooling...
Anyone???

** Why not get your own education? Read every website you can find on water
quality, fish keeping, ponds, pond and swamp plants, landscaping, raising
fry etc. etc. etc. Visit as many businesses as you can. See how they're
set up. Ask questions.

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Ok... so people who have their own watergardening stores and
greenhouses... Where do they go to school?? I'm assuming probably a
regular horticulture schooling but is there an actual school for taking
courses on water gardening or aquatic plants?? I've been fascinated
for 10+ years and would love to "really" learn all I can... would
potentially love to have my own place... God.. this happens to me
everytime I come back from Lilyblooms in Canton, OH

What's Lilyblooms?

I think it's one of those things you mostly learn by experience, and reading
information available.


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Leslie, If WV has a land grant college, they will have many
agricultural courses, and many state colleges have extension programs.
They may even have courses you can take online. And ag people at state
colleges are usually a friendly bunch. If you have specific questions,
one of the profs might help you by telephone or direct you to a source
of good information. Good lluck!

There is a professional water gardening and
fish keeping magazine out there. PONDKEEPERS.

kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com
Pond 101 page for new pond keepers ~
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Lilyblooms is a watergarden/pond store in Canton, OH... they have
BEAUTIFUL plants and the fish are great... There's 2 greenhouses full
of tropical and hardy lily's and almost every kind of aquatic plant you
can think of... I've been going there for about 5 years and it's over
a 2 hour drive for me.... we made a point of going about twice a year
(my mom and I) and usually each spend well over $200.... :OP If
you're near Ohio, it's worth the trip :O)

Leslie

Oh, btw.... they have a website... lilyblooms.com and you can get a
catalog for free from there... :O) The people are so nice and very
helpful.... they don't know us by name but they know we're "the
ladies from WV that drive over 2 hours to get there" haha

Leslie

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Lilyblooms is a watergarden/pond store in Canton, OH... they have
BEAUTIFUL plants and the fish are great... There's 2 greenhouses full
of tropical and hardy lily's and almost every kind of aquatic plant you
can think of... I've been going there for about 5 years and it's over
a 2 hour drive for me.... we made a point of going about twice a year
(my mom and I) and usually each spend well over $200.... :OP If
you're near Ohio, it's worth the trip :O)

NC here, but we usually make trips up to Ohio once a year or so.. maybe
we'll work it into our schedule...

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Ok... so people who have their own watergardening stores and
greenhouses... Where do they go to school?? I'm assuming probably a
regular horticulture schooling but is there an actual school for taking
courses on water gardening or aquatic plants?? I've been fascinated
for 10+ years and would love to "really" learn all I can... would
potentially love to have my own place... God.. this happens to me
everytime I come back from Lilyblooms in Canton, OH :O) Everytime I
go it makes the desire to know more and DO more stronger!!! Problem
is that I have to work and I know there isn't going to be any schools
around here (Northern WV) that I could go to night classes for this so
it would almost have to be an at-home schooling or on-line schooling...
Anyone??? Leslie in WV

What others have mentioned, and also your extension agent, perhaps you have
a Master Gardener program in the area?

We just had a new WG place open here (W.Richland, WA), we have a "koi pond
store" (Koi Joy, Kennewick, WA) but not really a WG store with someone who
not only knows plants, but does his very best to display them, it is a very
cool set up. ~ jan

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