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A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« on: June 18, 2011, 01:04:24 AM »
 In the off street parking lot on Elysian Fields Ave, NOLA









The greenhouse



Gift Shop









Lilies, fountains , etc.





















The Display Pond



Wanvisa lily at the bottom of the next two  photos. Bloom closed before 2:30 PM.













Inside the giftshop











And there are several other areas I did not photograph.

AAGC is a must visit when ponders are in New Orleans.

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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2011, 04:27:25 AM »
Boy, they sure do have a lot of unique items for sale there. The place looks huge!  8-)~
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2011, 05:35:43 AM »
I got sweaty walking in that gift shop via your photos--good thing I wasn't there in person.   :o  It looks like they have something from every part of the globe.  What great pics, thanks so much for sharing them. 
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2011, 06:27:46 AM »
We went in the summer of 2004 and received a quick tour from Rich. I bought Andre Leu there!

Thanks for the great photos!
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2011, 09:20:50 AM »
Post an address too! O0
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 10:51:37 AM »


American Aquatic Gardens

621 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117 - (on the edge of the French Quarter)

http://www.americanaquaticgardens.com/
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2011, 10:54:14 AM »
Lots of plants & stuff  O0 O0  Our local garden center could learn from this place  {:-P;; 

Thanks for posting pics.
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 04:34:41 PM »
Yes Rich has done a nice job.  The Nelson's in Houston were an inspiration to him, but he also has some very unique hybrids.  But when I last visited him a few years back he had given up his hybridization since he had too much on his plate with his aquatic gardens and I can't remember the public garden in Nawlin's he also maintains.  Maybe Sean remembers if he catches this thread.
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2011, 08:14:51 AM »
Rich has worked with the Botanical Gardens in City Park to display lilies there. There are also lilies in a pond in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art . NOMA is a small museum well worth the time to see when every one comes to NO.
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2011, 12:51:58 PM »
Thanks for sharing your pictures. I met Rich Sacher once when he was here for a waterlily symposium, same time I met Sean for the first time. He was very nice :).
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Re: A visit to American Aquatic Garden Center
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2011, 04:51:31 PM »
Can't help but drool looking at all your fabulous photos!  I could spend hours looking at everything there!  Thanks for sharing!
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