196 Old Oaken Bucket Road
Scituate, MA 02066
P.O. Box 253
Greenbush, MA 02040
a "Peace" of Paradise
Doug Litchfield
781-545-6621
If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in the water. - Loren Eisley
Centratherum intermedium
Brazilian Bachelors Buttons
An annual that will reseed and
the leaves have a fruity scent.
The blooms of the Water Hyacinths
are gorgeous.
Parrot Feather
Beautiful plant for the water garden.
Very fast growing and acts as a water oxygenator.
Close up of a Water Hyacinth bloom.
Close up ofthis beautiful tropical
Pickeral Weed. Loves summer heat.
Asclopias currassavice or Annual Milk Weed
Excellent marginal for summer color and to
attract Monarch butterflys.
Oryza setiva 'nigrescens' - Burgundy Rice
Excellent aquatic or can be used as a regular garden plant.
Water plants can be grown in small containers such as this plastic half whiskey barrel.
The blooms of water hyacinth only last a day but in the heat of the summer they are non-stop color.
A green leopard frog hiding in a tub of Duckweed waiting for a mosquito or two.
Spring Peeper - Photo taken with a cell phone in the greenhouse (Jan 08)
Green Leopard Frog - Picture taken with a cell phone.
Heirloom Tomato (Garden Peach) Can't be beat for flavor and is very early.
Tulbeghia violacea variegata - Society Garlic.
Blooms from June thru October. Great Tender perennial worth wintering over indoors.
Caladiums make excellent shallow water plants for shade.
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