This lush wetland park on the banks of the Anacostia River is an oasis of lily pads and blossoms amid the city streets. The park land was originally owned by Walter Shaw, a hobbyist who cultivated and ...

Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens. Their green lily pads spread out across the surfaces of freshwater environs and, when warm ...

This self-guided tour highlights water gardens located throughout the St ... This year we are highlighting our civic project the planting and maintaining of the elegant and serene lily ponds at the ...